The charter school entity is reported to be among a variety of targets between Turkish President Recep Tayyip and his political nemesis Fetuhullah Gulen, a respected Muslim cleric
In five short years, the cable giant Comcast has achieved incredible success with its Internet Essentials program, connecting 750,000 low-income households to the power of the Web.
The cities of Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena warned residents about an ongoing utility scam that has claimed victims in all three cities. In a recent two-week period, Burbank Water and Power logged more than 40 incidents in which customers reported receiving illicit phone calls from people posing as utility employees, said Burbank city spokesman Drew Sugars. The scammers attempt to convince their victim that their power is about to be turned off unless they make an immediate payment of hundreds, and sometimes thousands of dollars, Sugars said. The scam has affected utility customers in Pasadena and Glendale as well, but
There’s little dispute that the path to a vibrant and economically diverse Los Angeles begins with a population of well-trained workers. In Los Angeles, the challenge is that nearly 25 % of adults haven’t finished high school. Mayor Eric Garcetti, working with Workforce partners, has set out to tackle that challenge head on. Beginning in 2014, Garcetti redesigned the city’s workforce development system, tying job readiness more closely to educational attainment and industry-specific training. Garcetti worked closely with the Workforce Development Board, which oversees workforce programs, and Jan Perry, General Manager of the Economic & Workforce Development Department, to get
Chris Holden Assembly Majority Leader Chris Holden’s bill (AB 1097) to allow for electronic contracts that will provide more consumer protections over paper contracts has been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. AB 1097 would allow alarm companies in the state to fully utilize electronic contracts, at the discretion of the customer. “With the evolution of the digital age, technology has advanced to such a degree that electronic contracts can now offer consumer protection measures that exceed those of traditional paper contracts,” said Holden. “With paper contracts, it is virtually impossible to know who signed a contract, when they
Rainbow Push Coalition And Google Present: “Dream Makers, Risk Takers And Money Makers: Diversity And Inclusion In Tech Forum” In Los Angeles