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Fireworks shows in Long Beach, San Pedro canceled ahead of Independence Day
The show won’t go on for some fireworks shows throughout Southern California due to various issues. Long Beach’s Big Bang on the Bay, which takes place every July 3 over Alamitos Bay, and San Pedro’s Fireworks at Cabrillo Beach have been canceled due to permit issues, organizers backing out and other issues. The Long […]
Tiny but mighty. Meet Los Angeles County's smallest K-9
The Compton Sheriff’s Station has a hardworking therapy K-9, who is giving back to those who saved her life. Weighing only 5 pounds -- 6 pounds with her small K-9 vest -- 1 and a half-year-old Willowbrook may be tiny, but she has a big mission. “She’s our 'Straight...
In a first, the UC system is suing a union leading strikes across California
The University of California is suing a union leading strikes at UC campuses across the state, calling the protests over alleged workers' rights violations illegal as they violate a no-strike cause in labor contracts.It appears to be an unprecedented move for the University."As far as we know, this is the first time one of the unions the University of California has contracts with has conducted a full strike during a closed contract with a no-strike clause," Heather Hansen, spokesperson for the UC Office of the President, wrote in an email to KCAL News. "It is also the first time the...
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