Third-year teacher at Westminster Elementary School in Venice, California
Melisa Lauer on KCRW
More from KCRW
LA’s small businesses are recovering so slowly, it’s troubling economists
Business & EconomyMore people are returning to stores, clubs and bars after some 16 months of the pandemic, but LA’s economic growth is still fragile and happening unevenly, and small businesses are…
South LA fireworks blast victims reject LAPD’s apology, saying it would not have happened in other neighborhoods
Los AngelesCommunity activists and some city leaders say they are not satisfied with the LAPD’s explanation about the “miscalculation” that led to the dangerous detonation of illegal fireworks in…
Vaccines, masks, carrots, sticks
NationalJosh, Megan and Gustavo discuss vaccine mandates, the bipartisan infrastructure deal and the end of federal eviction moratoriums.
Netflix is still the streaming king, but lost US subscribers
EntertainmentIn its most recent earnings report, Netflix shared that it gained 1.5 million subscribers around the world in the last quarter.
Sierra Madre gym owner to patrons: ‘If you're not vaccinated, you can't enter our facility’
Small Business & EntrepreneursSandy Duvall, who owns Sierra Health and Fitness in Sierra Madre, says she has been threatened over her business policy to mandate COVID vaccinations to her members.
LA’s latest COVID surge: 1000 cases for fifth day in a row
CoronavirusOn Tuesday, for the fifth consecutive day, LA County reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.
OC ethnic studies panel lacks diversity and expertise, says CSUN professor after dropping out
Race & EthnicityAs OC continues to debate whether ethnic studies should be included in the local K-12 curriculum, professor Theresa Montaño withdrew from the conservative-leaning OC Board of…
Project Roomkey to end in the fall, but some unhoused people remain in limbo
HomelessnessProject Roomkey, a statewide effort to place medically vulnerable unhoused people in hotel rooms during the pandemic, is scheduled to close at the end of September.
This Week in Weed: LA County could gain hundreds of millions of dollars if it lifts its ban on cannabis
CannabisChuck Schumer unveiled a draft bill that would remove the plant from the federal list of controlled substances and expunge some federal cannabis-related criminal records.