Turner on Alternatives to School Police
Coalition says redirecting funds away from policing and toward expanded mental health and academic counseling programs will improve LAUSD students’ well-being.
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Coalition says redirecting funds away from policing and toward expanded mental health and academic counseling programs will improve LAUSD students’ well-being.
Progress on curbing deadly shootings is hampered by weapons trafficking across state borders, a lack of firearm violence research and lingering effects of income inequality.
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In public transit projects, cost overruns, delays in opening and changes in ridership demand are not unexpected.
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“This is about working together with an ideal of who we want to be as a society,” he says, stressing that he’s optimistic change can come.
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