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They say much has improved since Green Dot took over the beleaguered campus in 2008, an unprecedented move for the nation’s second-largest school system: It was the first time that L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In Texas, the county judge presides over and votes in the county’s commissioner court, which handles county government administration.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

In less than a month, Riverside’s Mission Inn has gained a new owner, lost two prized pieces of art and sparked a heated debate over the line between private property and community history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Unified turned over a high school and all its students to an outside organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

When we get home, Dad fusses over me and asks if I want to go back to therapy, like I did the first few months after Mom died.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold