LOS ANGELES — City and county officials denounced the Trump administration’s decision Sept. 5 to end the immigration program known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) during a rally outside the county Hall of Administration. County Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti held a pep rally for…
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VERNON — County Supervisor Hilda Solis has blasted a cleanup plan released by state officials for neighborhoods surrounding the shuttered Exide battery-recycling plant in Vernon, saying the plan moves too slowly and will leave thousands of residents exposed to dangerous levels of lead. “This community has suffered enough, not only at the hands of Exide,…
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VERNON — A majority of households near the closed Exide battery-recycling plant are concerned that someone in their home might get cancer or lead poisoning from hazardous materials, according to a survey released June 30. The Los Angeles County Health Agency announced the results of its door-to-door outreach effort, in which more than 1,500 workers…
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