Capistrano Unified School District voted against enacting a parental notification policy Wednesday night, the first Orange County school district to outright deny such a proposal. As it was written, the Capistrano Unified parental notification policy focused on mental health, saying a designated school counselor would notify a student’s family “when they have reasonable cause to…
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By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON — Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he will back a temporary U.S. House speaker as he works to shore up support to win the gavel himself. Jordan delivered the message at a closed door meeting at the Capitol as…
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Panda Express has a spot in Pasadena where the menu is slightly different than other locations in the chain and new items created at headquarters in Rosemead get tested on the public. It’s called the Panda Express Innovation Kitchen and it’s currently serving new items called Dim Sum Bites. They include Lobster & Shrimp Dumplings,…
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It is difficult to spend all day in school when your stomach growls like a hungry lion. Hungry kids have trouble learning and participating in class work, and hunger even affects recess and sports activities. Fortunately, all Brea Olinda Unified School District students, from preschool through high school can receive free breakfast and lunch every…
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Congress and the Biden administration seem unaware that rising interest rates are about as “transitory” as they told us inflation would be — meaning, likely to be around for quite a while. Why does this matter? Ask someone who’s been enticed by a mortgage with a variable interest rate that starts low and then rises…
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At Oso Grande Elementary School, students start and end their school days with a bright smile and wave from the friendly neighborhood crossing guard, Larry Lanterman. Lanterman has been a staple of the Ladera Ranch neighborhood, showing up every day to keep kids safe as they cross the street. But it is not just the…
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Safiya Sinclair’s mother and father grew up as lost souls in Jamaica, dealing with mistreatment, abuse and abandonment – then they found Rastafarianism and each other. This could have been a beautiful story. But as Sinclair portrays her own childhood in “How to Say Babylon,” her father, Howard, a talented reggae musician whose record deal…
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Next week’s entertainment inside Southern California casinos includes a Halloween show led by two of shock rock’s biggest names, a local Grammy award-winning multi-instrumentalist, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a Mexican group that paved the way for modern norteño. Be sure to check the official websites for the latest event information.…
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Buzz: California is home to 11 of 25 US metropolitan areas with the largest housing shortages. Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a study of housing underproduction by Up For Growth that looked at construction from 2012 through 2021 for 193 US metropolitan areas – including 23 from California. Topline The Golden State’s high housing costs…
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At least 50 Muslim community members and others gathered at a vigil Tuesday night in Garden Grove, mourning the death of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume, whom officials say was stabbed to death in his suburban home near Chicago last weekend. The Greater Los Angeles area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA)…
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