Underworld Turns

LAUSD teachers call for April 14 strike if district won’t budge on demands

Thousands of Los Angeles public school teachers and education workers rallied in the shadow of city hall Wednesday after a decision to strike in the coming weeks was made if district officials do not meet their demands. The looming April 14 deadline for a potential walkout comes as union leaders with United Teachers Los Angeles say their members have been working without […]
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Details emerge in bizarre L.A. County homicide involving nonbinary suspect

New details have emerged in a bizarre homicide investigation involving a nonbinary suspect and a 92-year-old victim who was discovered after a seven-hour standoff inside his Hermosa Beach residence over the weekend.   The March 14 incident occurred just after 12:30 p.m. in the 500 block of The Strand, near the intersection of 6th Street and Beach Drive, according to HBPD. Police officials told KTLA that officers initially responded to the […]
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Man, 33, found dead outside upscale Pacific Palisades condos identified

While the case remains under investigation, officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office have identified a 33-year-old man found dead in the driveway of an upscale Pacific Palisades condo complex this week. The March 17 incident, which occurred just after 2 p.m., was initially reported as an apparent fatal hit-and-run. As the investigation unfolded, detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA that was not the case and that they did […]
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Cesar Chavez’s imprint on California unraveling after abuse accusations

Allegations that labor rights icon Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted and abused women and young girls are triggering sweeping changes across California, where dozens of streets, parks, schools, and public buildings bear his name. In Bakersfield, city leaders have withdrawn plans to rename H Street after Chavez. In Fresno, a city councilmember who championed renaming a […]
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