Staff writer for the Los Angeles Times
Staff writer for the Los Angeles Times
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To the Point
UFO Images on YouTube Have Believers, Skeptics Debating The videos " UFO Haiti " and " UFO Dominican Republic " recently hit the "most viewed" list on YouTube. As UFO's pass over the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, "wind whips through palm trees, dogs bark and a woman gasps in disbelief--all very real seeming.
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The last time L.A. teachers went on strike L.A. teachers last went on strike in May of 1989, and what L.A. Unified teachers demanded back then isn’t that different from what they’re demanding 30 years later.
To the Point
Trump‘s Wall and the Politics of ‘Us Versus Them’ Politically, Trump’s great wall may not be worth the government shutdown. But it appeals to his base, including evangelical Christians. As the country’s white, protestant majority gives way to diversity, some fear that the essence of America is changing. Opposition to immigration in Western Europe is no coincidence.
The Mixer
The march toward a teachers strike sounds familiar Higher salaries, larger class sizes, more counselors, librarians and nurses. Those are just some of the demands that members of United Teachers, Los Angeles - the union that represents teachers' at LAUSD - are asking for.
KCRW Features
What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?