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L.A. Today: Graffiti, Pink Slips, And More

Andrew Khouri |
March 22, 2011 | 8:47 a.m. PDT

Staff Reporter

The head of Los Angeles’s housing authority is out of a job as of Monday night.  The housing authority’s board fired Rudolf Montiel, who has had a rocky last year.  The Times has the story here

 

  • Another round of public hearings kicked off last night for the Subway to the (almost) Sea.  Check out the schedule via Neon Tommy

  • Three years of budget cuts in California have hit public education hard.  A new UCLA study found overall quality has dropped and the gap between rich and poor schools has increased, reports the Associated Press

  • The newly elected members of the Bell City Council can now take their seats sooner after action by the California legislature, reports KPCC.

  • Also, check out Neon Tommy’s look into an L.A. institution: graffiti art.
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