Metallica Wins Big At SoFi
Forty-one years into their career, Metallica showed no signs of mellowing during their two-night, record-breaking stop at LA’s SoFi Stadium.
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LAUSD Candidate Richard Ramos on PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would LAUSD candidate Richard Ramos protect students with Special Education needs who are receiving services in closets because charter schools were allowed to take their previous classrooms using PROP-39?
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LAUSD Candidate Andreas Farmakalidis on PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would LAUSD candidate Andreas Farmakalidis protect students with Special Education needs who are receiving services in closets because charter schools were allowed to take their previous classrooms using PROP-39?
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The Less Than Helpful Honda Center
As my wife and I continue to navigate the challenges of her progressing disability, we learn at a concert at the Honda Center that basic human functions can result in humiliation.
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LAUSD Candidate Forum: PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would these candidates protect students who are negatively affected when LAUSD public schools are forced to share space with charter schools under PROP-39?
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Hey Bigot, Leave Our Kids Alone
A speaker’s comments to the LAUSD School Board and a murder in Lake Arrowhead highlight the fact that hateful rhetoric has consequences.
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A History Of Silencing Parents
The controversy over the selection of members of the LAUSD Special Education advisory committee highlights a system that abhors genuine feedback.
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Sunday Mailbag August 13
Gallimaufry
"C.J.P. in Los Angeles, CA, writes: Anthrax? I didn't see that one coming! I knew there was something I liked about you guys, but I always assumed it was the snark.
I've lost count of the number of times I have seen Anthrax, but I have seen them more than any other band. The first time was at the Capital Theatre in New Jersey and the most recent was at The Grove in Anaheim. I purchased the VIP package as a Christmas present for my sister and we ended up right at the edge of the mosh pit.
As a blogger, I sometimes include song lyrics at the top of the page and last December I was able to use "Got The Time." So mixing commentary and Anthrax is not completely unheard of!"
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Yet Another Challenger Enters LAUSD School Board Race
Andreas Farmakalidis is the sixth person to declare his intention to run against incumbent Scott Schmerelson in LAUSD’s Board District 3.
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Will The LAUSD Take on Its Parasite Problem?
Under the way that PROP-39 is currently implemented, rooms used for the delivery of Special Education services are considered to be “empty” and available for charter schools to take. Is the LAUSD finally ready to implement a policy to end this discriminatory practice?
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