The threat of wildfire hovered over the Southland today because of gusty winds, low humidity, and the possibility of dry lightning, forecasters said. Additionally, the region today faces a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the National weather service.
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#SchoolsNotPrisons Tour is Rocking across the State
A free tour that pairs hip-hop and R&B performances with information highlighting education over incarceration and empowering youth in activism and voting is making its way across the Golden State.
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Settlement reached for Aliso Canyon
The Los Angeles County District Attorney announced this week that Southern California Gas Co. will pay $4 million as part of a settlement to resolve criminal charges accusing the utility of failing to immediately report the massive gas leak at the Aliso Canyon storage facility near Porter Ranch.
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Jail nurses to receive better training
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have approved a plan to train more nurses to work with jail inmates.
Supervisor Hilda Solis recommended giving nurses already working with the Sheriff’s Department the advanced training they need to become family or psychiatric nurse practitioners in the jails.
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Proposition 57
This proposition has Gov. Jerry Brown on one side and child safety advocate Marc Klass on the other.
Proposition 57 allows parole consideration for persons convicted of nonviolent felonies upon completion of full prison term for primary offense, as defined by the state website.
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Supervisors mull special election to address county homelessness
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted this week to consider holding a special election in March to address homelessness and other issues.
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Proposition 58
Proposition 58 seeks to repeal most of Proposition 227 from 1998, which prohibited the use of non-English languages in the state’s public schools.
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Sentence for jogger attacks
A Palmdale man convicted of attacking two female joggers in the Antelope Valley has been sentenced to 23 years in state prison and ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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Board backs new payday loan lending guidelines
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to support federal regulations targeting predatory lending practices by payday, car title and installment lenders.
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99 Cents store posts losses, CEO remains upbeat
The 99 Cents Only Stores LLC have announced this week a projected net loss of $35.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017 compared to a net loss of $78.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.
