A special counsel for the Board of Supervisors finds that social workers don't have access to electronic files of clients during home inspections, and little progress has been made assigning experienced social workers to the most difficult jobs. |
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Steve Lopez
Waiting in the dark with Dad - July 17, 2011 - In the first decade of the 1900s, a Spanish couple boarded a ship in...
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George Skelton
In Washington's game of chicken, California has plenty at stake - July 18, 2011 - The sound bites booming from Washington, D.C., about spending and taxes...
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Sandy Banks
Who's the real victim? It's all about perception - July 9, 2011
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Hector Tobar
'Share the road' is a two-way street - July 15, 2011 - You're driving down the Hollywood Freeway and you see a guy in a two-...
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Notable names on the Walk of Fame
In Washington's game of chicken, California has plenty at stake
Capitol Journal: Treasurer Bill Lockyer sees similarities in the political behavior of federal and state lawmakers.
Los Angeles schools to revamp their ban on social promotion
One approach to ensuring that children are academically ready for promotion would be to provide extra help for students in key grades.
Nearly 200 patients move into new pavilion at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
In a delicate transfer process that took more than a year of planning, nearly 200 patients were moved into the new, high-tech, $636-million facility.
Breathing new life into Little Tokyo
The weeklong Little Tokyo Design Week showcases cutting-edge design, green technology and pop culture in a neighborhood known for preserving traditional culture.
L.A. downshifts, and the driving is easy
Motorists largely heed the warnings about 'Carmageddon' and stay off the freeways and roads officials feared could be gridlocked. A race between cyclists and a jetliner adds some drama.
405 bridge demolition work is proceeding briskly, officials say
Residents appear to have heeded the call to avoid the construction zone Saturday. 'It's going smooth because people are not getting into their cars,' Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.
Coliseum officials got big vehicle perks
The public agency not only has paid for luxury cars but also picked up costs for registration, service and personal auto insurance, according to public records.
Billionaire Ron Burkle acquires Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House
Wright's Los Angeles mansion, in serious disrepair, sells for about 70% less than its original asking price.
A curious task, however you slice it
A Burbank taxidermist explains how he preserved Lady Gaga's dress made of meat for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where it is on display. The job took more than a month.
UC Berkeley asks incoming students to say more than 'hello'
5,800 Berkeley freshmen and transfer students are asked to record their voices and accents, which will be mapped and compared to other students' samples. The project is part linguistic experiment, part social science and part ice-breaker.
Attempts to divide California have multiplied over the years
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone's proposal to create South California is the latest attempt in efforts dating back to the Yreka Rebellion and the 51st State Movement.
