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Riverside City Manager Withdraws from Pasadena Job
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (120+ words) My News LA. com Riverside City Manager Mike Futrell has withdrawn from consideration to become Pasadena's next city manager, city officials said Saturday. Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo and the City Council said Futrell informed the city Saturday that he will…...
Granada Hills Charter High School Wins National Academic Decathlon
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (351+ words) Granada Hills Charter High School won the 2026 United States Academic Decathlon, extending California's remarkable streak to 23 consecutive national titles, officials announced Saturday. The 2026 USAD was held April 23-25 in Garden Grove, with a theme of The Roaring Twenties. Granada Hills' nine-member…...
Occidental College Students Launch Pro-Palestine Camp, Demand Divestment
14+ hour, 8+ min ago (208+ words) Pro-Palestinian students have erected an encampment at Occidental College and are demanding that the school's Board of Trustees divest from any financial ties with Israel, weapons manufacturing and private prisons. Dubbed the "Rafah to Jenin Liberated Zone," the encampment sprung…...
Little Lake Superintendent Moves Up Departure Date Amid Teachers Strike
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (330+ words) The superintendent of the Little Lake City School District has moved up his departure date to Monday, according to the union representing the district's striking teachers. Jonathan Vasquez had previously said he would leave in the summer, according to the…...
LA, Glendale Schools to Close for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (400+ words) Schools will be closed Friday in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 111th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. The…...
LA, Glendale Schools to Be Closed for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (400+ words) Schools will be closed Friday in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 111th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. The…...
Striking Little Lake Teachers, District Set To Resume Negotiations
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (299+ words) Striking Little Lake City School District teachers and the district are set to resume negotiations at 10 a. m. Thursday, three days after district officials walked out of their latest talks, according to the union. The union resumed bargaining Monday "after calls from…...
UCLA Health Survey Adds Armenian
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (311+ words) UCLA's California Health Interview Survey is now being offered in Armenian for the first time, expanding the state's largest health survey to better capture data from one of California's largest ethnic communities, officials announced Wednesday. The CHIS survey, administered by…...
National Urban League Conference Returns to LA in 2027
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (213+ words) My News LA. com The National Urban League's annual conference will return to Los Angeles in 2027 for the first time in 25 years, with a formal announcement scheduled to be made Wednesday. National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, Los…...
Bonta Issues Reminder to California Schools on Student Safety Obligations
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (327+ words) A month after reaching an agreement mandating new student safety measures in a Los Angeles County school district, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an alert Wednesday reminding K-12 schools across the state of their legal obligation to prevent and address…...