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When Power Targets the Vulnerable

When cruelty becomes policy, the vulnerable suffer and loyalty to power blinds even the most compassionate. Where are we going as a county?

5d ago

When Power Targets the Vulnerable

5d ago

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When Independent Oversight Becomes Optional: A Brewing LAUSD Bond Committee Scandal

LAUSD’s credibility crisis deepens: oversight appointment stalled, raising questions about ethics, transparency, and political retaliation.

Nov 4

When Independent Oversight Becomes Optional: A Brewing LAUSD Bond Committee Scandal

Nov 4

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Basslines and Bedlam: Remembering Limp Bizkit’s Sam Rivers

How a performance at the ill-fated Woodstock 99 festival helped define a generation’s rage, rhythm, and release.

Oct 20

Basslines and Bedlam: Remembering Limp Bizkit’s Sam Rivers

Oct 20

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A Shutdown of Compassion: The Latest Assault on Obamacare

For the second time in a generation, Obamacare has brought Washington to a standstill — not because it failed, but because it worked.

Oct 13

A Shutdown of Compassion: The Latest Assault on Obamacare

Oct 13

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Another LAUSD Incumbent Gets An Opponent

Parent advocate J.P. Perron challenges LAUSD incumbent Kelly Gonez, bringing years of special education activism to the ballot.

Oct 6

Another LAUSD Incumbent Gets An Opponent

Oct 6

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Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend The King

Jimmy Kimmel said the right thing. MAGA wants an apology. This isn’t about decency; it’s about demanding submission & eliminating…

Sep 29

Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend The King

Sep 29

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Carvalho’s Quiet Renewal: LAUSD Extends Superintendent’s Contract Without Public Input

School Board votes to keep Carvalho in power after closed-door deliberations. L.A. families left without a voice in their district’s…

Sep 25

Carvalho’s Quiet Renewal: LAUSD Extends Superintendent’s Contract Without Public Input

Sep 25

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Three LAUSD Incumbents Running For Re-election

In 2026, LAUSD voters in even-numbered districts will decide who controls the board — and possibly the future of charter vs. public…

Sep 17

Three LAUSD Incumbents Running For Re-election

Sep 17

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Am I A Patriot?

When patriotism is reduced to loyalty to one man, we all lose. Instead, it should represent compassion, justice, and equality.

Sep 15

Am I A Patriot?

Sep 15

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Why Democrats Keep Losing to Trump — and How Newsom Could Change That

Democrats cannot beat Trump with facts alone. Newsom shows fight, but must back his insults with bold action to protect the vulnerable.

Sep 8

Why Democrats Keep Losing to Trump — and How Newsom Could Change That

Sep 8

Carl J. Petersen

Carl J. Petersen

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com

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