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San Fernando Valley roundup: Immigration clinic, Pacoima gang member convicted of Valley robberies
Good morning, readers! Today is Saturday, October 20. The Los Angeles City Council is looking for ways to deal with a multi-million-dollar deficit. Two proposals to increase taxes might appear on the March ballot, reports the Daily News. A clinic that...Tags: Democratic Party, Hospitals and Clinics, Google+, Howard Lawrence Berman, Gang Activity
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Central and South American community thrives in the Valley
The greater Van Nuys area, with its apartment-rich neighborhoods, has become a thriving hub not of Mexican immigrants as much as Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Hondurans, Ecuadoreans and Peruvians. They are blending into towns next door — Panorama City,...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Catherine Saillant
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San Fernando Valley roundup: DMV mulls issuing driver's licenses to immigrants, Police arrest suspect in Chatsworth woman's death
Good morning, readers. Today is Saturday, August 18. President Obama is giving young immigrants a two-year break from deportation, but does that mean they qualify for a driver's license? On Friday, DMV reps said they are still reviewing the issue. L.A....
Tags: Google+, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Barack Obama
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Paying the bill for immigration
Rep. Adam Schiff paid lip service to the “challenging” problems of the federal deficit, health care and, in particular, immigration during a recent appearance at Burroughs High School in Burbank (“Schiff speaks at high school,”...Tags: Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Adam Schiff
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GM is latest sponsor to pull ads from 'John and Ken' show
General Motors on Wednesday became the latest company to pull ads from KFI’s "John and Ken" show in support of a boycott pressed by Latino and immigrant-rights activists who say the popular radio show promotes hate speech.
The National Hispanic...Tags: Radio, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, National or Ethnic Minorities, Verizon Communications
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Mailbag: Outraged over pay parking lot
I am writing to express my consternation and outrage at the conversion of the downtown Burbank, 135 E. Olive Ave., post office into a for-profit parking lot after 6 p.m. Let me get this straight: When I get off work at 7 p.m., I am expected to pay for...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Washington (U.S. state)
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Leonard Marsh dies at 80; cofounder and former CEO of Snapple
Leonard Marsh, a window washer from Brooklyn who struck it rich after he and two of his boyhood pals created a soft drink called Snapple, has died. He was 80. Marsh, Snapple's former chief executive, died Tuesday at his home in Manhasset, N.Y., his...Tags: Career and Workplace, Hyman Golden, East Village (Manhattan, New York), Brownsville, Labor Legislation
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Arizona sheriff illegally used racial profiling, judge rules
TUCSON — A federal judge has ruled that the immigration enforcement policies of the man who calls himself "America's toughest sheriff" violated the Constitution by using racial profiling. For years, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has ordered...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Social Issues, Judges, Minority Groups, Joe Arpaio
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Valley Police Beat: Prison inmate dies
Staff WriterPrison inmate dies CALIPATRIA — A Calipatria State Prison inmate died in his cell Wednesday, and the cause of death remains under investigation, a prison official said. Staff discovered inmate George Chavez, 37, of Los Angeles alone in his cell...Tags: Prisons, Medical Procedures and Tests
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When I hear immigrants and their supporters protesting in Spanish for immigration reform, it makes me wonder how serious they are about becoming American citizens. After the Benghazi tragedy, Congress should hold hearings whether the cuts in funding for...
Tags: Tim Tebow, Glenn Beck, Tea Party Movement, Benghazi, Internal Revenue Service
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Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of northwest...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Culture, Aftonbladet (newspaper), Stockholm (Sweden), Police Arrests
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Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance
LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Culture, Stockholm (Sweden), Sweden, North Korea
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