city of Lancaster

Apr 19 2013

Elementary students encouraged to enter Fit to Draw contest

Students in kindergarten through sixth grade can participate in the “Fit to Draw T-shirt Contest,” and the deadline to submit an entry is June 3 at 5 p.m.

The Fit to Draw contest is designed to enable children to design a T-shirt for the Lancaster Corporate Challenge event which takes place in the city during the months of April, May and June.

Children should incorporate the theme of sports, physical fitness and teamwork into their designs.

Sep 27 2012

Launches Graffiti Abatement Volunteer Program

The city of Lancaster has announced the launch of its new Graffiti Abatement Volunteer Program, as well as a new Graffiti Reporting Hotline. Created to directly address the negative impact of graffiti on Lancaster neighborhoods, the Graffiti Abatement Volunteer Program sends a clear message to potential taggers that graffiti of any kind is not tolerated in the city.

Jun 21 2012

Investigation terminated

The housing discrimination complaint filed against the city of Lancaster has been formally withdrawn by the California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (CSCNAACP) with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In accordance with the withdrawal, HUD has terminated its investigation, administratively closing the complaint.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.