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Health reporter Jackie Fortiér's story revealed people with developmental disabilities wanted their in-home aides to be added to the list of health workers required to get the shot. Her story won a 2022 regional Edward R. Murrow Award in Hard News.
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After a surge in anti-Asian incidents, support is growing to build a memorial at the massacre site in downtown L.A. Josie Huang's story won a 2022 regional Edward R. Murrow Award in the Excellence in Writing category.
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Child care was labeled essential during the coronavirus pandemic. Still, preschool teachers, family child care providers, relatives and nannies have long been doing the critical work of helping young kids grow and thrive. Mariana Dale's and Stefanie Ritoper's project won a 2022 regional Edward R. Murrow Award in the Excellence in Innovation category.
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California has consolidated nearly every medical parole patient at a single facility — one with a troubled track record.
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Current and former medical staff describe a working environment that is dysfunctional, abusive and detrimental to providing health care, with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sean Henderson at the center of the storm.
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As one scholar puts it: “The hidden curriculum is the rules of the game that some people get the rulebook for and some other people don’t."
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Can't maintain your own compost pile? Consider community composting. It's kind of like a community garden but for food scraps.
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Harry Sidhu is a subject in an FBI probe that alleges he gave insider information about a stadium deal to the Los Angeles Angels in the hopes of securing campaign contributions.
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Frank Miuccio teaches youth from South Central and East LA to expand their academic horizons through rocket science.
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The LA REPAIR program is similar to efforts undertaken by other cities, including Long Beach.
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Diane Williams' piece is part of L.A. County's anti-hate campaign.
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Efforts are underway to get funding in the state's 2022-23 budget to increase salaries for CSU staff following release of a state-funded study.
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Advocates say it's a way to prevent overdoses, slow the spread of HIV and inspire drug users to seek help. Opponents warn of an "open drug scene."
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A White House official said Biden's comments did not reflect a policy shift, even though the U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan.
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Ruether, a graduate of Scripps College, was among the first scholars to think deeply about the role of women in Christianity, shaking up old patriarchies and pushing for change.
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Pfizer plans to submit new data to the Food and Drug Administration this week, bringing families with young children one step closer to a long-awaited vaccine.
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California has twice extended the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims, prompting nine state bishops to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the law unconstitutional.
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