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UCLA Panel Calls for Limited Live Contact at Football Practices

July 8, 2014

July 8, 2014

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon called for high school football programs to follow in the footsteps of...

Los Angeles Council Supports Handgun Regulation

July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

A State Assembly bill proposing to regulate single-shot handguns has gained the support of the Los Angeles City Council, which...

Hit-and-Run Bill Picks Up Support from Santa Monica

June 27, 2014

June 27, 2014

A hit-and-run might be a perfectly strategic and timely play in baseball. Yet, when it comes to automobiles, hit-and-runs are...

Uber Faces Unrest from Within, Local Taxi Companies, and Sacramento

June 27, 2014

June 27, 2014

[KGVID poster=”http://smmirror.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/UberProtest_thumb19.jpg” width=”600″ height=”338″]http://smmirror.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/UberProtest.mp4[/KGVID] More than 100 Uber drivers congregated outside of Uber Technology offices in Santa Monica on throughout...

Sebastian Ridley-Thomas Pushes Bill To Raise Preschool Teacher Salaries

June 3, 2014

June 3, 2014

Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, D-Century City, aims to shore up preschool education in California with Assembly Bill 2125 (AB 2125), which...

Los Angeles Council Supports Film Tax Credits Legislation

April 8, 2014

April 8, 2014

The potential loss of middle-class jobs was the rhetoric used and the vote on the dais was more symbolic than...

Film Tax Credit Bill Aims to Keep Production in California

April 4, 2014

April 4, 2014

“There is no business like show business.” So said Irving Berlin in his song famously featured in the musical Annie...

Ridley-Thomas Introduces Bill for CNG and LNG Fuels

February 25, 2014

February 25, 2014

Filling up at the tank might become a little easier for compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Youth, New Leadership Touted At Sebastian Ridley-Thomas’ Community Swearing-In

January 26, 2014

January 26, 2014

A crowd of about 400 friends, family, dignitaries, and other supporters filled the Fine Arts Auditorium at West Los Angeles...