The Los Angeles City Council moved today to ban e-cigarette use, often called vaping,” inside bars, nightclubs, restaurants and other public areas where tobacco smoking is restricted.
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Apple and Danish company ReSound have teamed up on a new hearing aid
People wait in long lines and even camp out to get their hands on new Apple devices as soon as they’re available. But they drag their feet, sometimes for years, when it comes to purchasing another piece of technology that could greatly improve their lives: hearing aids
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Walmart helps African Americans pursue higher education, job placement
Walmart furthers its commitment to provide greater access to opportunities across 20 U.S. communities with the announcement of $1.75 million in grants from the Walmart Foundation to three of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Urban League (NUL) and United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The grant to UNCF will fund a program to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue as a source of quality degrees for African American students. In addition, the grants to NUL and NAACP will fund programs to help individuals receive support to secure and build meaningful careers through training and placement assistance, and help businesses create more job opportunities.
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Brothers’ Day
California public and private stakeholders are backing an historic, national call to arms by President Obama that will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in providing opportunities for young men of color.
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Crackdown on prostitution
Los Angeles officials announced plans today to target pimps and johns in the San Fernando Valley, while trying to help juvenile prostitutes who want out of the sex trade. “We’re standing here to declare that these streets no longer belong to the pimps and the johns, but that they belong to the families of the 6th Council District,” Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez said at a news conference in Van Nuys today.
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L.A. County Gasoline Price Rises
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose to its highest amount since Oct. 6 today,
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Prosecutors petition court to review ban on sex offenders
Orange County prosecutors this week filed a writ petitioning the state Supreme Court to review two appellate court rulings striking down a ban on registered sex offenders in the county’s parks and in more than a dozen of its cities.
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‘Water cops’ may become a reality for many southland communities
There may be “water cops” patrolling your neighborhood this summer. As the state drought continues to dry up pastures, crops, orchards and reservoirs, residents statewide could be fined for overusing water.
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Palmdale’s community garden project breaks ground tomorrow
The city of Palmdale will launch its first community garden project as part of its “Season of Service” program on Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the city’s Yucca Neighborhood House, located at East Ave. Q-3 in Palmdale.
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Lottery introduces California Black Exclusive Scratchers game
Lady Luck is back—and she’s on the hunt again, this time looking to award Californians with two dozen life-changing top prizes of $1 million each. Yes, we’re talking potentially seven figures for a $10 investment on the Lottery’s latest Scratchers game, California Black Exclusive.
