Libby Rainey

Los Angeles

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producer Southern California Public Radio @LAist 89.3. steward @LAistUnion. formerly @democracynow & @MorePerfectUS. views my own.

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Nate Holden, former LA councilmember and state senator, dies

6 days ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

Former Los Angeles city councilmember Nate Holden has died at the age of 95. A lifelong public servant, Holden represented South Los Angeles on the city council from 1987 to 2003. Before that, he served four years in the California State Senate. "Nate Holden leaves behind a legacy of service and strength," said Mayor Karen Bass in a statement. "Throughout his life, he put the South Los Angeles community front and center.
Parents feel betrayed after LA says it can't keep running most childcare centers

1 week ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . As the news spread from family to family, parents were crestfallen, and then angry. They were among the first Angelenos to send their kids to free childcare centers that the city of Los Angeles had renovated and reopened during the pandemic. They considered the new programs to be a huge success, and planned to send their younger children to the programs, too.
California is leading the country in public pre-K expansion, report finds

2 weeks ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

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L.A. will soon have no money for most free childcare centers launched during COVID

2 weeks ago | theeastsiderla.com | Libby Rainey

The city of Los Angeles says it will no longer have the money to run most childcare centers launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the city allocated federal relief dollars to renovate and reopen 10 licensed childcare centers for young kids in economically disadvantaged areas. Eight of those centers are open and running, including in Pacoima, Echo Park, Boyle Heights and Crenshaw. Two more have not yet opened, according to city officials.
LA says it will no longer have money to run most of its free childcare centers

2 weeks ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

The city of Los Angeles says it will no longer have the money to run most childcare centers launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the city to renovate and reopen 10 licensed childcare centers for young kids in economically disadvantaged areas. Eight of those centers are open and running, including in Pacoima, Echo Park, Boyle Heights and Crenshaw. Two more have not yet opened, according to city officials. It was a small but significant expansion aimed at a big problem: Los Angeles .
California passed a law allowing new parents to apply early for paid leave. When will it take effect?

3 weeks ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . In September, California passed a law that allows people to apply early for paid family leave . More than half a year later, the change hasn't been implemented yet, nor is there a specific timeline. The shift sounds simple enough: Currently, people have to wait until their first day of leave to apply for it.
Today is the deadline for LA fire survivors to join government debris clearing program

1 month ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

April 15 is the deadline for property owners whose homes were lost in the Eaton or Palisades fires to join a government program to clear the ash and debris from their properties. The deadline is at midnight. That process is being led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has contracted more than 3,000 workers for the job. So far, those crews have cleared , according to an Army Corps tracker. Most eligible homeowners have signed up for that program, according to tracking the process.
The government is clearing fire debris from thousands of plots. Here’s what it looks like

1 month ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

The corner of Thurin Avenue and West Loma Alta Drive in Altadena offers a snapshot of recovery, three months after the Eaton Fire. The burnt out cars, mountains of ash and all those chimneys have to go somewhere before rebuilding can begin. And on a recent weekday morning, crews contracted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were on this block cleaning out plots.
Fast food workers want more job protections. What will LA City Council do about it?

1 month ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to look into how it could expand rights on the job for fast food workers and establish a "Know Your Rights" training program for the industry. In 2022, the council , the , that established protections for workers at large retail establishments.
Some Childcare Providers Lost All in the Eaton Fire. Why Can't They Get Relief Money? - EdSurge News

1 month ago | edsurge.com | Libby Rainey

Do you remember the last time you were on endless hold with customer service? Or in line at the DMV with no end in sight? Take those experiences and multiply them together and it might begin to explain what life's been like for Felisa Wright since January. She lost her Altadena home, where she also ran a childcare business, in the Eaton Fire. That was just the beginning. A few dozen other local childcare providers are in a similar situation.

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