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Unprecedented March heat wave in SoCal has experts worried about what comes next
The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region's wettest holiday season.
United Farm Workers could face lawsuits over Chavez sex abuse claims, attorneys say
Attorneys who specialize in handling sex abuse cases say California laws could expose the UFW to major financial liability following explosive allegations against founder Cesar Chavez.
USC reaches settlement in Mike Bohn racial harassment and discrimination lawsuit
USC has reached a settlement with a former athletic department official who accused ex-athletic director Mike Bohn of racial harassment and discrimination.
UC Berkeley pays $1 million to settle antisemitism suit, says students cannot ban Zionist speakers
UC Berkeley said Thursday that it would pay $1 million to settle a suit filed after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and Israel's war in Gaza spurred campus protests.
Sheriff asks federal agency to review L.A. County jail conditions after inmate deaths
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna has asked the National Institute of Corrections to step in and conduct a review of jail conditions after 10 inmate deaths in less than three months.
'Nobody wants a strike.' LAUSD answers back after union leaders announce April 14 walkout
Los Angeles school officials defended their contract offers Thursday, saying "nobody wants a strike" — a day after the district's two largest unions set April 14 as a strike date if no agreement is reached.
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.
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 turns out, nowhere near as compromised.
Cesar Chavez accused of abusing girls, raping fellow leader Dolores Huerta, newspaper inquiry finds
Labor leader Cesar Chavez is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls and fellow farmworker leader Dolores Huerta, according to a New York Times inquiry.
Edison executive pay soars despite devastating Eaton fire
Edison International boosted the pay of its top executives last year despite their responsibility for the safety of the company's electricity lines before the deadly Eaton fire, which destroyed a wide swath of Altadena and killed 19 people
Democrats face the possibility of a historic upset in California governor's race, poll finds
Despite Democrats' long reign in California, a poll shows two Republicans leading by slim margins in the race for governor as the June primary fast approaches.
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