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Cooper the Goldendoodle is Glendale Fire Department’s first wellness dog – Daily News

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Cooper the Goldendoodle is Glendale Fire Department’s first wellness dog – Daily News

Cooper is the first wellness canine for the Glendale Fire Department and Verdugo Fire Communications and he was honored on Monday, March 4, for his first year on the job. Cooper will be two years old in May and is a Goldendoodle. His handler, Korin Peltier, says the department chose a Goldendoodle “due to their […]

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Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem (white), discussing Congresswoman Maxine Waters (African-American):

“Being a loud-mouthed cunt in the ghetto you would think someone would have shot this bitch by now”

District Attorney Mike Ramos (Hispanic), discussing Selyem:

“We have been made aware of the negative comments and they do not represent the views of the District Attorney’s Office. Since this is a personnel matter I cannot comment any further.”

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Daylight saving time ends, clocks should be set back

Daylight saving time ends, clocks should be set back

WASHINGTON — It’s time for a change for most of the United States.

The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.

Until almost next spring, in states red and blue and in between, it’ll be lighter earlier in the morning and darker earlier in the evening.

And there’s no debate about the immediate benefit of the time shift: an extra…

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KLOS-FM 95.5 hosts Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps inducted into Radio Hall of Fame

KLOS-FM 95.5 hosts Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps inducted into Radio Hall of Fame

Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, who for 25 years were ringleaders of the KLOS-FM 95.5 radio circus known as The Mark & Brian Show, were inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame on Thursday.

In their acceptance speeches, Thompson and Phelps were alternately funny and sweet as they spoke remotely from North Carolina and Los Angeles respectively. The ceremony, normally held at the Museum of Broadcast…

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Proposition 25: Future of cash bail system in voters’ hands

Proposition 25: Future of cash bail system in voters’ hands

The fate of California’s controversial cash bail system is in the hands of voters, but disagreements over what could take the place of bail has divided those who have long fought to bring it to an end.

If approved, Proposition 25 would overhaul the pretrial system by doing away with cash bail and instituting a risk assessment system to determine if a defendant should remain behind bars while they…

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World Series victory by Dodgers sends fireworks up and fans to the streets; police on alert

World Series victory by Dodgers sends fireworks up and fans to the streets; police on alert

As soon as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their first World Series title in 32 years on Tuesday evening, fans across the city spilled from their homes in glee, launching fireworks into the sky, some hopping into cars to form honking parades, others waving flags from sidewalks.

Within minutes of the Dodgers recording the last out of the game, the LAPD issued a city-wide tactical alert.

“Police…

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Dodgers’ long journey to first World Series title in 32 years

Dodgers’ long journey to first World Series title in 32 years

ARLINGTON, Texas — Thirty-two years is a long time.

Long enough for Dodgers fans to wonder if this day might never come. And it nearly didn’t.

From Oct. 20, 1988 when Orel Hershiser threw the last pitch of the Dodgers’ five-game World Series victory over the Oakland A’s until Tuesday night, when Julio Urias did the same against the Tampa Bay Rays – a franchise that didn’t even exist in 1988 –…

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LA County, city rolls out pilot program to respond to mental health crisis calls

LA County, city rolls out pilot program to respond to mental health crisis calls

Los Angeles County and city will create a new pilot program to provide response vans staffed with specially trained teams to each of the county’s five districts to help those experiencing mental health crises, officials have announced.

Officials from the county and city announced the yearlong program on Monday, Oct. 26, declaring it time for a more compassionate approach to helping people having…

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Dodgers tilt World Series back in their favor, move within one win of title

Dodgers tilt World Series back in their favor, move within one win of title

ARLINGTON, Texas — Can you taste it? Vindication with undertones of elation and relief, mixed with a lingering note of devastation.

It’s that close.

The roof was closed to keep out the demons Sunday night and the baseball fates that have toyed with the Dodgers for 32 years – and Clayton Kershaw for the past eight – took the night off, no doubt exhausted by their shenanigans a night earlier.

Ke…

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Dodgers blow lead after lead, lose roller-coaster ride in Game 4

Dodgers blow lead after lead, lose roller-coaster ride in Game 4

ARLINGTON, Texas — Seven Flags Over Texas is located just down the road from Globe Life Field. It sits mostly empty these days, its rides still with the park all but shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.

It could have been going full bore. The Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays would still have provided the best thrill ride in town Saturday night.

Every pitching choice Dave Roberts made in Game 4…

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California’s last-ditch effort to stop abandonment of toxic LA County plant fails

California’s last-ditch effort to stop abandonment of toxic LA County plant fails

A U.S. District Court judge has denied California’s request to delay Exide Technologies’ abandonment of a heavily contaminated battery recycling plant in Los Angeles County until a newly filed appeal is resolved.

The state Department of Toxic Substances Control filed its appeal Sunday, alongside an emergency motion to prevent Exide from dumping the site before the matter is heard. Attorneys for…

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Metro board OKs boost for bus services across L.A. County

Metro board OKs boost for bus services across L.A. County

Los Angeles County transportation officials have voted to initiate the NextGen Bus Plan, which is designed to create a faster and more reliable bus network with more routes.

The county’s Metropolitan Transportation Agency board of directors said they expect some of the changes to bus routes to be implemented in December in areas that have the most need for service improvements.

“…NextGen is the…

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Survey shows special ed parents dissatisfied with LAUSD programs

Survey shows special ed parents dissatisfied with LAUSD programs

More than six months after their children were forced into distance learning because of the coronavirus pandemic, parents in Los Angeles Unified continue to voice dissatisfaction with the special education services provided by the district.

In fact, the lack of adequate support and services for students with disabilities amounts to unacceptable failure on the part of the district, members of the…

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Los Angeles could see more than 300 homicides this year, police chief says

Los Angeles could see more than 300 homicides this year, police chief says

Dozens more people have been killed and more have been shot in Los Angeles this year than in the same time the year before, the city’s police chief said Tuesday.

Already in 2020, there have been 266 killings, according to Los Angeles Police Department numbers as of Friday. That’s 53 more victims killed than over the same period of 2019. The number is also already more than the total number of…

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2 men wounded during robbery at Glendale home

2 men wounded during robbery at Glendale home

A man was shot and another was injured during a robbery at a Glendale residence, and the suspects were at large Tuesday.

Officers went to the 2000 block of Broadview Avenue about 9:45 p.m. Monday on a shots-fired call, said Glendale Police Sgt. Christian Hauptmann.

“Upon arrival, officers located one adult male suffering from a gunshot wound and another adult male who had been struck on the head…

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Dodgers-Rays World Series is a matchup of baseball’s best

Dodgers-Rays World Series is a matchup of baseball’s best

ARLINGTON, Texas — This time, the Dodgers aren’t going to the World Series. The World Series is coming to them.

The 2020 season provided several unique challenges for MLB teams – coronavirus outbreaks, health and safety protocols that changed the sport’s daily way of life, empty stadiums, quarantine bubbles for those who made the postseason where they played at neutral sites and shared their…