LAPD commander fired over drunken incident wins $5.7 million in discrimination lawsuit
Nicole Mehringer lost her job after she was caught drunk in an unmarked police car with a male subordinate, but she won a lawsuit against the city alleging that her conduct — while against department policy —
Deported 6-year-old deaf boy could die in Colombia without medical attention, his attorney says
Attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker said deaf 6-year-old boy Joseph Lodano Rodriguez, who was snatched from Northern California and deported to Colombia earlier this month, needs to be returned to the U.S. immediately or he may die.
LAUSD teacher and service worker unions announce massive April 14 strike if no deal reached
It would mean 60,000+ district workers — teachers, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers — would walk out, crippling school operations.
Cesar Chavez’s name is on buildings, parks, roads and calendars. Some are demanding change
Dozens of California schools, streets, parks and libraries bear the name of Cesar Chavez. But in the wake of new sexual abuse allegations, some are calling for change.
Israel Widens Scope Of Attacks, Hits Northern Iran, While Energy Sites Burn In Gulf Region
Israel widened the scope of its attacks on Iran late on March 18, saying it launched air strikes in the north of the country and with Israeli media saying Iranian naval vessels were being hit on the
Young Explorers abused by cops in mentorship program; Whittier to pay $3.5 million, lawyer says
Four former female Whittier Police Explorers who accused former police officers of sexually abusing them will receive a $3.5-million settlement from the city, an attorney for the women announced Wednesday.
As she and Cesar Chavez made history, Dolores Huerta carried a shocking secret
In the pages of history, they were a team that changed the world.
Hundreds of Edison customers, courthouse lose power during scorching SoCal heat wave
The outage comes as Southern California broils under a multiday heat wave that has sent temperatures climbing into the 80s and 90s across the Southland.
Developer found dead in his Hermosa Beach home. Suspect barricaded in house arrested
Demetrius Doukoullos, 92, was found dead inside his Hermosa Beach home Saturday, where authorities said a suspect barricaded themselves inside.
Arellano: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What’s next?
Much of the Latino civil rights, political and educational ecosystem will have to grapple with why they held up Cesar Chavez as a paragon of virtue for too long above others just as deserving and, as it