Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

Money’s a big deal for parent teacher associations. At the annual statewide PTA convention this weekend in Long Beach there’s a lot of talk about budget cuts and Sacramento advocacy. There’s also a lot of talk about how much PTA fundraising at public schools might be too much.

Thousands of people are heading to Long Beach this weekend for the 112th annual state PTA convention. There will be plenty of talk among parents and teachers about budget cuts, education reform and the disappearance of the once ubiquitous bake sale.

More than a thousand federal agents and Los Angeles Police Department officers took part in a gang sweep Thursday against the Rancho San Pedro gang. Officials said the alleged gang members dealt drugs, sold guns and intimidated witnesses in San Pedro.

Organizers of the prestigious Guadalajara International Book Fair raise their tent at the Los Angeles Convention Center tomorrow through Sunday for the first time. The book fair will feature author talks and booths filled with novels, children’s books and self-help titles from the Spanish-speaking world’s biggest publishers.

In pre-dawn raids across San Pedro this morning, police arrested more than 80 alleged members and associates of the Rancho San Pedro gang, authorities said.

The president of the California State Senate has proposed reforms to improve the way the state prepares young people for jobs and careers.

The California Assembly has passed a bill that would significantly change the way charter schools are created.

Plenty of college athletic departments sponsor halls of fame. But the one that has just opened at the former Compton Community College is epic. Since Compton opened nearly a century ago, the college has sent teams and athletes to national championships and on to gold medals at the Olympics. This hall of fame is central to an effort to uplift the campus after a spell of mismanagement nearly a decade ago that nearly sunk the community college.

The City of Los Angeles will save money on next month’s elections by suspending its city poll worker program.

For 13 years a Latino-themed program at one of L.A.’s top theaters produced innovative work and showcased playwrights’ and actors’ talents. A new book documents that program’s rise and fall.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced on Monday that it’s purchased eight new pieces for its permanent collection. The pieces include a work of art by a Chinese conceptual artist, currently detained in China — by most accounts for his critique of his country’s human rights violations.

Data released on Monday suggests that it’s becoming harder to gain freshman admission to the public University of California — unless you live outside the state.