Los Angeles proposes smoking ban for all public and common areas where people congregate
Nov 10 2010

Smoking is a voluntary addiction

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles City Council will consider banning smoking in "all public areas and common areas where people congregate.''

Councilman Bernard Parks, who proposed the ordinance, said "We need to implement legislation to regulate cigarette smoking by limiting it to specific places where there is no expectation of involuntary contact with people—wherever people congregate or there is an expectation of people being present, (then) smoking should be prohibited.''

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News Caltrans transportation information phone number
Nov 9 2010

1-800-COMMUTE to become obsolete

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A Caltrans 800-line for transportation information in Los Angeles County will be replaced with a new number, (323) GO.METRO, it was announced today.

Caltrans, the state agency, decided to discontinue 1-800-COMMUTE for financial reasons, said Jose Ubaldo of Metro. The service was costing Caltrans $800,000 annually.

Metro will take over the service, handling an estimated 50,000 calls a week from riders seeking assistance with bus and rail trip planning, Ubaldo said.

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'Missile' like object launched over SoCal sky can’t be explained
Nov 9 2010

News helicopter captures footage

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Military and aviation officials were still trying today to determine who launched a rocket-like object into the sky off the Southland coast, but they insisted the object did not present a threat to national security.

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Steve Cooley has lead against Kamala Harris for state attorney general
Nov 8 2010

Neither side is conceding

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—District Attorney Steve Cooley held a narrow lead today as elections officials continued tallying votes in the race for state attorney general.

When polls closed last Tuesday and initial votes were counted, Cooley found himself trailing San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris by nearly 15,000 votes. But with thousands of provisional and questioned ballots remaining to be counted, the race was too close to call.

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Motivated Men of Dorsey to hold ‘Afternoon of Excellence’
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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