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February 13, 2013
Calendar Picks and Clicks: Feb. 16-22, 2013
Twelve artists explore personal spiritual healing in the works on display in this new exhibition.
Obituaries: Nov. 15-Dec. 3, 2013
Evelyn Ackerman died Nov. 28 at 88. Survived by husband Jerome; daughter Laura (Mark) Shaw; 1 grandson. Hillside
Iranian Jews honor local Jewish nonprofits, HIAS
Nearly 500 local Iranian Jews packed two auditoriums at UCLA’s Fowler Museum on Jan. 28 for an event honoring three prominent Los Angeles-area Jewish nonprofits and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS).
Five candidates for L.A. mayor vie for your vote
Los Angeles’ next mayor will oversee a city with thousands of miles of streets in need of repair. The mayor will inherit a budget with a $216 million shortfall and similar-sized gaps expected on into the future. The next mayor will almost certainly have to renegotiate public employees’ pay and pension packages with those employees’ powerful unions.
House clears path for disaster funding for religious institutions
The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed legislation that makes clearer the eligibility of religious institutions for disaster relief.