Deadline Looms for Teacher Layoff Notices
Across the state, teachers are bracing for the annual ritual of preliminary layoff notices. Districts are required to let teachers know by March 15 if there is a possibility of being laid off. Los Angeles Unified already knows it can rescind some of the notices it sent out -- but other districts are just beginning the process.
Health Care Chief's Vision Brings Change, Challenge
Los Angeles County's public hospital system is one of the most beleaguered in the the nation. Many would-be reformers have come and gone over the years, but the latest one just may have the magic touch.