Getty fire: These schools are closed Monday due to Brentwood blaze

The Getty fire burns near a home on Tigertail Road in the Brentwood area on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Photo by Rick McClure/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News) By STEVEN ROSENBERG | PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 7:38 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 9:52 am Due to the wind-driven Getty fire in the Brentwood area, the following school closures have been announced for Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Classes were suspended Monday at Mount Saint Mary’s Chalon Campus in Brentwood as well as at the Doheny campus, which was not reported threatened by fire.…

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Groundbreaking quartet honored with special Oscars

David Lynch, Lina Wertmuller, Wes Studi, Geena Davis feted for work on and off the screen by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Director David Lynch accepts his honorary award as Kyle MacLachlan, from left, and Laura Dern look on at the Governors Awards on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) By TOM BRAY | tbray@scng.com | Southern California News Group PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 10:27 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 10:58 am Filmmakers David Lynch and…

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California Jazz & Blues Museum

2018 PROGRAMS Harmony Classes for children – An after-school class offering instruments, music lessons, group playing,concert performances, progress and check-ins, field trips, family support and college scholarships. The Los Angeles Harmony project services 2000 students across an area of 120 sq. miles. Youths meet three times a week. CJBM adds vocal instruction, theatre arts, and mentoring programs for all age levels. Jazz Hot Seat – one-on-one interviews, performance and Q&A with jazz and blues greats. The shows are masterclasses for students, televised on local cable TV, allowing the students to ask questions of…

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L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged After Allegedly Lying About Weed Warehouse Robbery

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy accused of lying about a marijuana warehouse robbery involving another deputy has been charged, prosecutors said Wednesday. Bradley Scott Dietze allegedly lied to a Los Angeles Police Department officer investigating the heist in downtown L.A. last fall, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities have said 1,200 pounds of weed and $645,000 in cash and money orders were stolen. Dietze, 45, has been charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer and could face up to…

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California African American Museum

Founded in 1977, the California African American Museum has a long and rich history. The first African American museum of art, history, and culture fully supported by a state, CAAM was the direct result of a sustained, multiyear campaign of activism undertaken by visionary founders and community members. Its creation was an early and tangible recognition by the State of California of the critically important role African Americans have played in the American West’s cultural, economic, and political development. CAAM began formal operations in 1981 and was initially housed in…

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Leimert Park

Dubbed the “Black Greenwich Village” by the late filmmaker John Singleton, the historic neighborhood of Leimert Park is widely regarded as the cultural hub for African Americans in LA. Leimert Park was the brainchild of developer Walter H. Leimert, who began the subdivision business center project in 1928. One of the first planned communities in Southern California designed for upper and middle class families, Leimert Park was considered a model of urban planning – car traffic near schools and churches was minimized, utility wires were buried or hidden from view,…

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Venice Beach

Known for its bohemian spirit, Venice is a buzzing beach town with upscale commercial and residential pockets. Free-spirited Venice Boardwalk is the site of funky shops, street performers and colorful murals. There’s also a skate park and Muscle Beach outdoor gym. Abbot Kinney Boulevard features foodie hot spots, stylish boutiques and coffee bars. A picturesque enclave of canals is surrounded by modernist homes.

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Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. About 70% of the studio lies within the unincorporated county island known as Universal City while the rest lies within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is “The Entertainment Capital of LA”.[1] It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios sets and is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks located across the world. Outside the theme park, a…

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U.S. Marine veteran who fought in Iraq faces imminent deportation

The Long Beach resident, who saw combat in Iraq, served time for felonies. His supporters are asking Gov. Newsom for a pardon.   United States Marine Jose Segovia Benitez By ROXANA KOPETMAN | rkopetman@scng.com | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am | UPDATED: October 14, 2019 at 11:23 am A large tattoo of the Statue of Liberty is spread across the left side of Jose Segovia Benitez’s body.  A second tattoo memorializes his service to the U.S. Marines. Neither will serve him well in El Salvador. But that’s where the honorably discharged veteran…

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Armed man shot and killed by police at El Monte bus station

Police shot and killed a man at an El Monte Metro station on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Authorities said officers fired on the man when he took out a handgun. (Photo by Jonah Valdez, San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Southern California News Group) By JONAH VALDEZ | jvaldez@scng.com | San Gabriel Valley Tribune PUBLISHED: October 12, 2019 at 5:38 pm | UPDATED: October 12, 2019 at 7:56 pm El Monte police shot and killed an armed suspect at an El Monte bus station on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting occurred about…

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