The slew of local teacher misconduct allegations in recent months has shocked not only the Southland but the entire nation. Today, the Los Angeles Board of Education will vote on proposals that would make it faster and cheaper for the school district to fire teachers and notify parents sooner when an educator has been charged with a crime. more ›

Perpetual University of California (UC) tuition hikes have also heightened the stress and anger levels of students. But a group of UC Riverside students have proposed a solution to tuition increases. more ›

Two L.A. County jails could receive a $1.4 billion renovation package should a new proposal come to fruition. The Board of Supervisors will discuss the proposal to renovate the Men's Central Jail and the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic in a meeting later this month. more ›

Having a baby born at the right moment is a coincidence — but proposing at the right moment takes planning. Not only did Alexander Williams pick 11/11/11 to propose to his girlfriend Dionne Savage, he wanted to do it at the ticket counter where he met her two years ago. more ›

A new rule proposed for Los Angeles would require that all toy replica weapons be made in certain colors so as to distinguish them from real weapons, according to the L.A. Times. The proposal was made by Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and is being considered today by the Los Angeles Police Commission. more ›

A Los Angeles City Council committee voted to approve a new ban yesterday on "stand-alone" fast food restaurants in South Los Angeles, according to the Daily Breeze. Under this new ban, which can be viewed as an extension of the previously instituted moratorium on new fast food establishments, fast food restaurants cannot open "within a half-mile of existing establishments." more ›

For once, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out a budget proposal that does not cut money from state parks. That sounds great, however, it's one of those tricky smoke and mirrors ideas--he'll fund state parks using offshore oil money, says Traci Verardo-Torres of the California State Parks Foundation. more ›

Since Californians overwhelmingly rejected his propositions last week in the special election, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released his latest budget plan detailing $5.5 billion in cuts from a deficit estimated to be $24.3 billion by July 1 (that's higher than the $21.3 billion that was touted in the last few weeks). more ›

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may be out of state vacationing, but his people proposed yet another solution--their fourth--to the state budget problem, expected to reach a $40 billion deficit if nothing is done in upcoming months. Today's proposal combines a previous ones with more new ideas, the Sacramento Bee finds: more ›