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Some IATSE members have concerns about the agreement, which still has to be ratified.
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News
She's a beauty who's two to three years old and weighs 75 pounds.
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News
Women firefighters in LAFD previously had voiced concerns about being ignored when making racist and sexist complaints.
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Health
It’s now illegal in California to harass people on their way into a vaccination clinic, under a law signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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News
LA’s female firefighters report routine abuse and harassment, Hollywood avoids a strike, and Palm Springs Pride returns.
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Arts and Entertainment
Palms Springs Pride will return in-person during the first week of November.
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Health
Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors.
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Arts and Entertainment
Union officials said they will now brief local leaders early this week and then move to an online ratification vote.
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Politics
Ridley-Thomas’ political trajectory spans since 1981, and then continued to serve on the L.A City Council, L.A. County Board of Supervisors and State Senate.
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Health
About 30% of city workers haven’t gotten a shot.
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Housing and Homelessness
People living on the south side of MacArthur Park have to leave Friday night. Outreach continues for those living on the park’s north side.
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