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Ask All Your Questions! Pregnancy and Birth, the Real Deal - A Live AMA
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 2, 2022
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COVID-19 and Kids: A Live AMACOVID-19 has challenged parents to manage their children’s health in a setting of unprecedented risk. In this live virtual event, KPCC/LAist health reporter Jackie Fortiér will delve into the effects of COVID-19 on kids and the upcoming vaccination for kids under five years old.
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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. -
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."
Spring Gardening
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It’s the best time of year to tear up your yard and plant sustainable foliage.
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They're beautiful, grow delicious fruit, and are so moist that they could potentially work to protect against fires. Could large scale banana plantings be the solution to some of our fire woes?
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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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LAist sent all candidates for L.A. County sheriff a questionnaire. Here are answers from candidate Cecil Rhambo.
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LAist sent all candidates for L.A. County sheriff a questionnaire. Here are answers from candidate Eric Strong.
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LAist sent all candidates for L.A. County sheriff a questionnaire. Here are answers from candidate Matt Rodriguez.
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LAist sent all candidates for L.A. County sheriff a questionnaire. Here are answers from candidate Robert Luna.
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This averages out to about 10 such attacks a week.
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LAist sent all candidates for L.A. County sheriff a questionnaire. Here are answers from candidate Karla Carranza.
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Thousands of reproductive rights supporters are gathering Saturday at rallies across the country in protest of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Abortion Rights Supporters Rally In Downtown LA As Part Of Nationwide 'Bans Off Our Bodies' ProtestsRallies were also held in Pasadena, Long Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Sherman Oaks and other locations in Southern California
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As part of the day of action, abortion rights organizations and supporters will be holding demonstrations throughout the country on Saturday, including at L.A.'s City Hall.
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A portion of the state’s record budget surplus would go toward low-income renters who applied for help before March 31.
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Despite California's Record Budget Surplus, No Easy Solutions For Longstanding Child Care ChallengesAdvocates say California isn’t investing enough into the long-underfunded child care and early education system.
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