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"Steel’s meals program cost taxpayers more than triple the amount per meal compared to two other districts." Plus no delivery. Excellent reporting by Nick Gerda & Josie Huang laist.com/news/politics/…

Fellow journalists, please take care over the next two weeks. Be mindful of your security. Stay in touch with colleagues and editors. Share all concerns about risk with your team. Be careful not to 'normalize' situations where you may be in harm's way. Have a plan and stay safe.

This kind of journalism is so important right now, days before and election

Honored to be profiled by Col. Gustavo Arellano in his column. He notes this work is what results when "news organizations invest in local journalism, let reporters dig instead of writing clickbait and stand by them in the face of critics real and imagined." latimes.com/california/sto…

Voters in LAUSD appear supportive of a $9 billion bond measure to repair and update schools. If Prop 2 passes, that brings in tons more money in addition. What we know about the district elections: laist.com/news/politics/… via Mariana Dale (she/her)

"While the former president has distanced himself from Project 2025 — a blueprint written by former Trump administration officials — the plan calls for an elimination of Head Start." laist.com/news/education… by Elly Yu

Los Angeles Unified students will be banned from using their cellphones and social media during the school day starting in February 2025. LAUSD officials will present an update on the policy at a meeting Tuesday. laist.com/news/education…

Could not recommend this “even as leadership changes” point more as a reason to unionize. I’ve found putting working conditions down in writing can be the best guidepost for smooth transitions as a steward. It keeps everyone (literally) on the same page.

LAUSD today unveiled all the details of its new smartphone ban. The district expects that when students come back from Presidents’ Day weekend in February, new policies will be in place at every school. More from Mariana Dale (she/her): laist.com/news/education…

Hi California voters 👋 — did you skip a race on your ballot this election? If so, I'd love to know why for a story I'm working on for LAist. Reach me here or at: 🗳️ chernandez at scpr dot org

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PYLUSD voted last night 3-2 to require a supermajority to fire the controversial superintendent. The resident who tried to get a judge to block the vote says he hasn't decided yet whether to continue the legal fight. Story updated here: laist.com/news/education…

Too young to vote, but not to care: Three LA high schoolers navigate the election’s aftermath laist.com/news/education…

If you’ve been feeling down about journalism's future, I invite you to read this story about the 100th anniversary of Santa Ana College’s student newspaper . . . w/ photos by: Brian Feinzimer laist.com/news/education…

We need journalists bc they are very important to this democracy. We have to keep fighting for our future and for the young journalists out here. We have to make our journalism ancestors proud. They didn’t fight this hard for us to give up now. laist.com/news/education…

Just experienced the first LA earthquake I mistook for for a large truck.

Honored and overjoyed to see Into the Mighty Sea on this holiday list! Thank you immensely to LAist and Mariana Dale (she/her) for this wonderful feature! 😊🌊❤️ laist.com/news/los-angel…