Starting All Over At Age 46
Comments (3) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Progress And Problems In South L.A.
Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporter

David Stokes gets an infusion of hope and training in Emerging Leaders program.



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Homeboy Industries To Suspend Services, Layoff Hundreds
Comments (2) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporter

Homeboy Industries will suspend services and layoff hundreds due to financial struggles.

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California Dry Cleaners Turn Green And Face Challenges
Comments (2) | @losangelesregion, California, California
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

California dry cleaners must stop using a common hazardous chemical by 2023; many have already made the switch to safer technologies.

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Group Hopes To Transform Freeway Into A 44-Acre Park
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

VIDEO:Supporters recently received some good news when Congressman Xavier Becerra, D-Calif, agreed to ask for $5.85 million in federal funding for the project. However the money is not guaranteed, and the project is expected to cost roughly $1 billion.

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Councilman Wants Subway To Roll Into Arts District
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Transportation
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

Residents say a subway stop would help connect the district, which they say suffers from a lack of transportation options.

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Watch The Debate Live
Comments (0) | @nationandworld, Nation and World, National Politics
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor
Watch the House debate the health care reform bill live, courtesy of MSNBC.com

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Villaraigosa Seeks Federal Dollars To Speed Up Transit Projects
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri, Christine Trang
Associate News Editor and Staff Reporter

Sen. Barbara Boxer supported the mayor's bid for federal dollars that would allow a series of transit projects in the county to be completed within 10 years.

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Protesters Face Roadblocks To Achieve Goals
Comments (3) | @education, California, Education
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

While students, faculty, and staff begin protests against education cuts Thursday, their goal of fully-funded public education will be hard to grasp.

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Democrats Push For Up Or Down Vote On Health Care
Comments (0) | @nationandworld, Nation and World, National Politics
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

With health care reform stuck in Congress, Democrats are pushing for a simple majority vote on the president's signature initiative.

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Protest Against UC Fee Hikes Turns Violent At UC Berkeley
Comments (0) | @california, California, California
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

A protest over cuts to the UC system turned into a riot early Friday morning, resulting in the arrest of two people.

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A Possible Last Ride On A Downtown Bus
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Transportation
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

SLIDESHOW: The Dash C line faces the chopping block, as LADOT tries to eliminate a $23 million deficit next year that grows to roughly $350 million over the next decade.

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LADOT Proposes Slashing Service To Close Budget Gap
Comments (1) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Transportation
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

Eliminating 11 bus lines and hiking fares are part of LADOT's proposal to close a multimillion dollar budget shortfall.

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La Canada Residents Continue Clean Up Before Oncoming Storm
Comments (0) | @los angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri, John Guenther
Associate News Editors

The Station Fire, which burned more than 160,000 acres, left foothill communities vulnerable to mudslides like those that damaged homes Saturday.

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'It was broad daylight -- it just don't get more blatant'
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Homicide Report, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri
Associate News Editor

HOMICIDE REPORT: Neon Tommy, in collaboration with the L.A. Times, tells the tragic story of Charles Montgomery, shot several times in the upper body in the middle of a Friday afternoon. Police believe it was gang related.

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25th Annual Kingdom Day Parade a Hit Despite Lousy Weather
Comments (0) | Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri
Associate Editor

Video: Thousands celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy.

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Half-Million Dollar L.A. Community College Payout Wasn't So Friendly
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Education, Los Angeles and Region
John Guenther, Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporters

Threatened litigation suggests more was behind the former chancellor’s sudden exit than a mutual desire to part ways.

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The Mysterious Departure Of Marshall Drummond
Comments (27) | @losangelesandregion, Education, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri, John Guenther
Staff Reporters

Board members won’t say why they paid the Los Angeles Community College chancellor $428,000 to leave office.



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UC Regents Blame State Budget For Fee Hikes
Comments (4) | @losangelesandregion, Education, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri, Paresh Dave, Madeleine Scinto
Staff Reporters

VIDEO: Protests continued over the weekend at UC campuses following the Regents' decision to increase fees by 32 percent.

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Man Who Killed LAX Officer Found Guilty
Comments (2) | @losangelesandregion, Crime and Justice, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporter

William Sadowski stole a patrol car then crashed it, killing the L.A. airport police officer inside the vehicle.

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City Council Rejects Trutanich Threats Over L.A. Live Billboards
Comments (5) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporter

Defying threats from the city attorney, The L.A. Dept. of Building and Safety issued permits Friday that will allow six controversial signs at its new L.A. Live movie theater.

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Transit Center Renovation Disrupts Downtown Compton
Comments (0) | compton, construction, intersections, Los Angeles and Region, South LA
Andrew Khouri
Intersections - The South Los Angeles Report
Delays in construction cause headaches, but authorities expect the new center to help revitalize the neighborhood.

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New Social Service System Aims To Streamline Service Delivery
Comments (5) | @losangelesandregion, CDD, L.A. City Council, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Politics, Social Services
Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporter

A new social service system for Los Angeles aims to simplify obtaining assistance and provide greater oversight of service delivery.

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Deal With Unions Moves City Closer To Balanced Budget
Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region
Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporter

WATCH:The L.A. City Council approved a deal that could avoid layoffs of city employees and save the city $78 million.

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