Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal of cutting 10 percent from the budgets of most departments within…
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50,000 people flee Zambezi flooding
Flooding along the Zambezi valley has displaced nearly 50,000 people in Mozambique, according to international…
Womens symposium scheduled
The Figueroa Church of Christ, 455 W. 57th St., schedules its 20th Annual Ladies’ Symposium,…
State budget cuts
California is facing a $14 billion budget shortfall for the 2008-09 fiscal year, and among…
Kenya in turmoil after election
As rioting rocked Kenya and thousands fled the country after Mwai Kibaki was sworn in…
Home front
A bill that went into effect Jan. 1 preserves $300 million in federal funding ($100…
Unemployment figures continue upwards
The national unemployment rate inched up .03 percentage points to five percent in December compared…
Leimert Park transient caught in police sweep
A Leimert Park transient identified as exhibiting bizarre behavior and threatening the merchants in Leimert…
Neighborhood Councils gain power
Under a pilot program approved Tuesday, Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils (LANC) would be able to…
New law forbids smoking in car with minors
Drivers caught smoking in a car with minors ages 17 and under will face a…

