A Los Angeles County supervisor concerned about allegations of abuse in juvenile halls and camps is set to ask next week for a detailed report on three years of incidents at the facilities.
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Black ringmaster leads the ‘greatest show on earth’
The greatest show on earth is being led by a Black man. Jonathan Lee Iverson is ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus as it makes appearances across Southern California. The circus has performed shows in downtown Los Angeles and Ontario and will be in Anaheim through Aug. 7.
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See LeAnn Rimes tomorrow
Country star LeAnn Rimes will perform at 8 p.m. tomorrow to begin the Palmdale Summer Concert Series at the Palmdale Amphitheater, 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd.
Posted inLocal Politics
Ask A Cop
How do you explain to an officer that your driver license is in your wallet in your back pocket, and registration/insurance is in a locked console?
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Across Black America
Alabama
Ellenae Fairhurst has become the first Black female to own a Lexus dealership in Huntsville. According to St. Louis Biz.com, even though women consist of 85 percent of car sales, they only own 975 dealerships out of 20,000, with ethnic women only owning 56 of those. According to the National Association of Minority Auto Dealers, six Black women own dealerships within these numbers.
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President Obama pens open letter to America’s law enforcement community
Every day, you confront danger so it does not find our families, carry burdens so they do not fall to us, and courageously meet test after test to keep us safe. Like Dallas officer Lorne Ahrens, who bought dinner for a homeless man the night before he died, you perform good deeds beyond the call of duty and out of the spotlight.
Posted inLocal Politics
Tax pot to fight homelessness; Antonovich rejects approach
The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 this week to ask voters in November to approve a special marijuana business tax of up to 10 percent of gross receipts to fund the fight against homelessness.
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Sharon Runner dies at 62
State Sen. Sharon Runner, R-Lancaster, who returned to public service after undergoing a double lung transplant but announced in March she would not seek re-election due to medical concerns, died yesterday at age 62.
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Increase in county filming
The picturesque vistas of the Antelope Valley have been a longtime favorite of Hollywood, and a new report indicates that filming has resumed here in a big way.
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Public safety fair Aug. 4
n recognition of “National Night Out: America’s Night Out Against Crime” scheduled Aug. 4, the city of Lancaster is encouraging residents to join its sixth annual Public Safety Fair and Emergency Expo that evening from 4 to 8 p.m. on Ehrlich Avenue between Kettering Street and The BLVD.