Jan 8 2009

Meeting proposed by Mark Ridley-Thomas

The idea of holding Los Angeles County weekly board meetings in any of the five supervisorial districts was proposed Tuesday by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. County Meetings The meetings are now held every Tuesday in the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles. Ridley-Thomas believes that the alternate locations would increase public participation and access to the county government. A feasibility report to include location sites will be presented to the board by county staffers in 30 days.

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 8 2009

The Obama phenomenon: His personal economic stimulus package

President-elect Barack Obama has made somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 major promises to move America ahead and out of its deepening slump. He has assembled an A-list Economic Advisory Team, several new/old Economic Cabinet members, floated an assertive new stimulus package of huge highway-road construction and a broad slew of infrastructure jobs, and he has aggressively pushed for help for the Big Three American automakers, all before he has been sworn in (and before the December 15th date of the certification of the electoral college votes).

Jan 8 2009

Apple Valley resident counseled addicts

Los Angeles, CA - Dock Ellis, former major league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, died Friday Dec. 19 of liver disease at County-USC Medical Center. He was 63. The Apple Valley, Calif. resident was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver the day after Thanksgiving. Ellis reportedly suffered heart damage within the last few weeks that made a liver transplant impossible, leaving him on life support. Ellis was a pitcher in the major leagues from 1968 to 1979 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, compiling a record of 138-119.

Jan 8 2009

Defrauded county agency of over $600,000

Six people who allegedly defrauded the child care welfare programs of more than $1 million were arrested on Dec. 12 by district county investigators. Suspects were arrested on multiple counts of grand theft, perjury, conspiracy and welfare fraud, according to Deputy District Attorney James Cosper, head deputy of the Welfare Fraud Division. Between Nov.

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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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