William J. Johnston took the helm of the Los Angeles school district in 1971 — in the wake of a five-week teachers’ strike and not long after Latino students had marched out of their Eastside schools, even as black leaders were in court demanding integration.
He stayed in the job for 10 years,...
Enforcing gun background check law a priority, Nevada's incoming attorney general saysNevada’s incoming attorney general wants to find a way to implement a stalled, voter-approved gun background check law when he takes office early next year after his predecessor said the measure couldn’t be enforced.
Democrat… Read MoreCardi B closed Rolling Loud with a celebratory set, until Offset committed a made-for-social-media moment gone wrongCardi B must have known something unusual was happening during her Rolling Loud headlining set Saturday when men in black rolled giant road cases onto her stage between songs. The cases were decked out in red and white flower… Read MorePatient who broke out of his restraints steals ambulance and leads officers on pursuitA patient who broke out of his restraints and stole an ambulance led authorities on an hour-and-a-half-long pursuit from Lake Elsinore to Hesperia on Sunday before officers used spike strips to stop him, authorities said.
The… Read MoreSierra Nevada snowpack on track to shrink up to 79% by the end of the century, new study findsThe snow season, which started this month, is off to a good start.
A series of December storms covered the Sierra Nevada with heavy snow, leaving the snowpack at 106% of average, according to the state's snow survey.
But a ne… Read MoreArtist Shepard Fairey said he will insist on removal of his Robert F. Kennedy mural if LAUSD paints over controversial artwork at schoolIf the Los Angeles school district moves forward with plans to paint over a controversial mural at a Koreatown campus, artist Shepard Fairey said he will insist on the removal of his large outdoor portrait of Robert F. Kenned… Read More
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