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Promposals and a 14-piece band: welcome to a Boyle Heights prom
Y ou're invited to one of the most important rituals a high school has to offer: prom. Before the students of Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights scatter across the county, they have one last night on the dance floor.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenYou're invited to one of the most important rituals a high school has to offer: prom. Before the students of Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights scatter across the county, they have one last night on the dance floor.
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3 storiesYou’re invited to the Roosevelt High School prom
Like more than a thousand other LA high schools, Roosevelt High School has a big, fancy prom at the end of the year.
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LA released the numbers from its latest homeless count yesterday. It’s not pretty - there are almost 60,000 homeless people across the county. But some cities have been hit harder than others, and that’s causing tension between districts.
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