A Santa Clarita man suspected of breaking into a series of residences and assaulting a woman recently pleaded not guilty to seven felony counts.
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Palmdale offers landlord training classes
The city of Palmdale will conduct landlord training classes on Sept. 21 and again on the Sept. 28 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the administration training room at Palmdale City Hall, 38300 Sierra Hwy., Suite A.
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Prep seniors could receive free college tuition in 2017
This year’s Los Angeles Unified School District high school seniors will be eligible for one year of free community college tuition starting in 2017, under a program launched by Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles Community College District.
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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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Proposition 56
While cigarette use has dramatically declined over the years, there are a lot of people who still indulge, and despite media campaigns to discourage smoking, young people, especially teens, still seem prone to try them.
Adding to the situation is the e-cigarette, which imitates smoking while reportedly dramatically reducing its health hazards.
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Former child actress sues parents; appeared in Tina Turner biopic
The parents of a child actress who portrayed a young Tina Turner in a biopic about the singer wrongfully took money from their daughter for their own personal benefit, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled this week.
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Seeking witnesses to Compton killing
Detectives and family members of a 61-year-old woman fatally injured during a fight in a Compton park last month appealed again this week to anyone who witnessed the killing to come forward.
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New water treatment plant will replace aged facility
Construction work has begun on a new water treatment plant in South Los Angeles that will use chloramine, instead of chlorine, to disinfect drinking water.
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Black Caucus Foundation set to hold 46th annual Legislative Conference
About 10,000 policy makers, activists, business executives, and others are expected to gather through Sept. 18 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) 46th Annual Legislative Conference. The yearly conclave is one of the premier platforms for examining critical issues facing the Black community and setting an agenda for its empowerment.
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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.
