Howard Blume
Reporter at Los Angeles Times
L.A. Times education reporter. [email protected]. Recently retired his award-winning radio show Deadline L.A. Likes tap dancing; spicy ethnic food.
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4 days ago |
latimes.com | Howard Blume
L.A. Unified plans to spend $18.8 billion next year — a lot more than it’s taking in. Unions and advocates want to reshape the budget priorities. The Black Student Achievement Program may get a large budget boost. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday is slated to vote on an $18.8-billion spending plan for the next school year that officials say will keep cuts and layoffs at bay for exactly one more year.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Howard Blume
The Los Angeles school district will sell up to $500 million in bonds to pay for past alleged sexual misconduct — loans that must be paid back over time by the school system — part of a blizzard of claims dating back as far as the 1970s that are affecting government entities, churches and private organizations up and down the state. L.A. Unified alone has faced about 370 sexual abuse claims, according to information released Monday.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Ruben Vives |Howard Blume
The Riverside Police Department is seeking help from the public two days after the driver of a black SUV rammed through a group of demonstrators in downtown Riverside, running over a young woman who remains in critical but stable condition. The department is asking for help in identifying and locating the suspect in the incident that occurred around 9:10 p.m. on University Avenue between Main and Orange streets, according to Officer Ryan J. Railsback, a spokesman for the department.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Howard Blume
An attempted — and unsuccessful — copper theft in Van Nuys caused a widespread internet outage Sunday affecting swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, a Spectrum spokesman confirmed to The Times. “This morning, our lines were cut due to vandalism in Van Nuys that also affected our services in other parts of Los Angeles and Ventura,” said Dennis Johnson, the company’s senior director for west and northwest communications.
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2 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Howard Blume
Maywood Academy graduates were determined to enjoy their big day. Students and families also expressed worry about immigration raids. Earlier this month, one student and her mother were taken into custody when they reported to authorities. The soon-to-be Maywood Academy High School graduates processed, beaming, into an auditorium at East Los Angeles College to a recording of Pomp and Circumstance. The crowd pledged allegiance to the flag.
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