LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Faced with mounting questions about the propriety of the district’s handling of an effort to provide iPads to all of its students, Los Angeles Unified School District John Deasy today abruptly canceled the $1 billion program. Deasy sent a letter to members of the LAUSD Board of Education notifying them of […]
Deasy Cancels LAUSD iPad Program
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Shootings Leave Trail of Death in San Fernando Valley
When Pauline Gaitan heard two “bangs” early on Sunday August 24, she thought it was firecrackers. But she heard three other bangs soon after and she went outside her home to see what was happening on her block. In front of her house, a gray-colored Toyota Sequoia had its windows blown out and she heard […]
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Sylmar Man Is Charged in Merciless Shooting Spree
Alexander Hernandez, 34, a Sylmar man is the sole suspect in the killing of three people on Sunday in the City of San Fernando, Sylmar and Pacoima. Hernandez was charged Tuesday, August 26, with one count of capital murder and attempted murder, but not for the fatal shootings in the Northeast Valley, he was charged […]
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Suspect Alexander Hernandez has his First Day in Court
Alexander Hernandez, 34, charged with killing a tile worker in Pacoima and shooting at a westside couple, appeared at the San Fernando Courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 27, but his arraignment was postponed until Sept. 17 and was moved to the Criminal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles. Hernandez, is also suspected to be responsible for the weekend […]
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Horoscope for the Week of August 17, 2014
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There will be plenty of reason not to judge others this week, the most obvious being that none of us is without faults and peculiarities. But the most relevant reason is that the act of judging takes a person out of his or her own life to deal in the business of […]
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Nature Lover: Subaru XV Crosstrek
MAYNARD’S GARAGE One of the more enlightened automotive-marketing decision goes to Subaru for adding its first hybrid powertrain to the XV Crosstrek. A plan so logical in automotive marketing is uncommon, yet this plan is a natural. Subaru wagon/crossover owners, particularly those who favor the nature-loving upgrades to the Crosstrek, are outdoorsy types who value […]
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Milk Your Buck for All It’s Worth
FAMILY FEATURES Eating well doesn’t have to mean spending a lot. In fact, there are many ways to eat the foods that make you look and feel your best without hurting your pocketbook. For example, penny for penny, ounce for ounce, milk packs more nutritional value than just about any other beverage you can buy. […]
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Sticking With the Plan
The Savage Truth on Money It works! Making an investment plan and sticking to it — even in the most frightening of times — it does work in the long run. A new study confirms that those who had the discipline to stay invested and keep their regular plan of adding more money to their […]
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Volunteers A Buffer Between Police, Protesters
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The tall black man walked up and down West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, working a bullhorn, imploring protesters to behave themselves. “All right, y’all doing good!” Malik Zulu Shabazz told one group of young men. “Just keep it peaceful. Keep it peaceful, black man!” Shabazz isn’t a police officer. He […]