Thursday, August 28, 2008

08.28.08 - 9 PM Update

via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 8/28/08
Published: August 28, 2008 The following is the transcript of Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, as recorded by CQ Transcriptions....

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via MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines on 8/28/08
Republican officials say they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is on track to hit the Gulf Coast early next week.

via KABC - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports on 8/28/08
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department targets taggers in a major bust.

via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 8/28/08
Service Workers Begin Strike At LAXfrom CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California Airline service workers that serve three airlines at Los Angeles International Airport went on strike today...

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via L.A. Times - Business on 8/28/08
Union officials for baggage handlers, security personnel and janitors say the walkout will continue through the holiday weekend. Airline officials report no disruptions from the strike.

Threatening to inconvenience air travelers throughout the Labor Day weekend, several hundred airline service workers -- including baggage handlers, security personnel and janitors -- walked off the job Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after months of inconclusive contract talks with their employers.

via NYT > U.S. on 8/28/08
A proposed law encourages housing close to job sites, rail lines and bus stops in order to shorten the time people spend in their cars.

via KABC - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports on 8/28/08
Airline service workers at Los Angeles International Airport went on strike Thursday.

via Los Angeles Times - Top News on 8/28/08
The committee joins other federal authorities investigating the chapter's spending practices after a report earlier this month by The Times.

A congressional committee has opened an inquiry into disclosures that the Service Employees International Union's largest California local and a related charity paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to firms owned by relatives of its president.

via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 8/28/08
from SF Gate: *San* Francisco *Chronicle* via Associated Press Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim...

via knbc.com - Los Angeles Local News on 8/28/08
Airline service workers that serve three airlines at Los Angeles International Airport go on strike in a labor dispute that could spread to other airlines and airports, according to union officials.

via L.A. Times - Education Blog by Mary Macvean on 8/28/08

The Pew Hispanic Center has a new report looking at Hispanic students in public schools.

The number of such students nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, to 20% of all public school students -- or 10 million students. In 2006, Hispanics were about half of all public school students in California, up from 36% in 1990. They were more than 40% of enrollment in Arizona.

Strong growth in Hispanic enrollment is expected to continue for decades, according to a recently released U.S. Census Bureau population projection. In 2050, there will be more school-age Hispanic children than school-age non-Hispanic white children.

Some findings from the Pew report, called, "One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students" and issued this week, follow:

  • Eighty-four percent of Hispanic public school students were born in the United States.
  • Seventy percent speak a language other than English at home.
  • Nearly one-in-five (18%) of all Hispanic students speak English with difficulty.
  • Fifty-seven percent of Hispanic students live in households with two parents, compared with 69% of non-Hispanic white students and 30% of non-Hispanic black students.
  • More than a quarter of Hispanic students (28%) live in poverty, compared with 16% of non-Hispanic students. In comparison, more than a third of non-Hispanic black students (35%) live in poverty and about one in 10 non-Hispanic white students live in a poor household.

Pew Hispanic Center is a non-partisan, non-advocacy research organization based in Washington, D.C., and is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

via News by editor@dailynews.com () on 8/27/08

When will the Los Angeles City Council wake up to the fact that the more people we have, the more water is used?

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