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Tea Party Patriots Rally Against IRS ‘Intimidation’

Dozens of protesters were lined up at one IRS location along 6th Street in L.A. following acknowledgement from IRS officials that some conservative groups received inappropriate attention.

2013/05/21

LAUSD Votes To Keep Controversial ‘Breakfast’ Program

The Board of Education voted Tuesday to continue its controversial “Breakfast in the Classroom” program despite critics who claimed about reduced instruction time and and unsanitary classroom conditions.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/14

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Union Leaders, Ex-Obama Adviser To Rally Against LA Times ‘Takeover’

Hundreds of protesters were expected to join a rally Tuesday to protest the proposed sale of the Los Angeles Times to businessmen David and Charles Koch.

2013/05/14

USC Students Protest School’s Handling Of Rape Allegations

Dozens of students staged a protest at the University of Southern California Monday against what they say is the administration’s mishandling of rape claims.

2013/05/13

May Day activists march through downtown Los Angeles marking International Worker's Day on May 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Occupy Wall Street groups across the country have joined with unions during the May Day protests, a traditional day of global protests in sympathy with unions and leftist politics. (Photo by Michal Czerwonka/Getty Images)

Thousands March For Immigration Reform In Downtown LA May Day Rallies

Thousands will take to the streets of downtown Los Angeles Wednesday to participate in May Day protests to end immigrant deportations.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/01

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Parents, School Workers Launch Effort To Keep LAUSD Breakfasts

Hundreds of school cafeteria workers and other LAUSD employees Tuesday protested the district’s decision to end a program that provides breakfast to students directly in the classroom.

2013/04/30

Black student leaders are calling for UC Irvine to strengthen campus cultural awareness initiatives after the second racially-charged incident on campus in less than a week. (source: YouTube)

UC Irvine Fraternity Issues Apology After Blackface Video Sparks Outrage

A fraternity at UC Irvine has issued a public apology after video of a member in blackface went viral, inciting fury throughout the community.

CBS Los Angeles–2013/04/26

Armenian Community Marches In Hollywood Genocide Protest

The Southland Armenian community is calling on the U.S. to officially recognize the murders of millions of Armenians as the first genocide of the 20th century.

2013/04/24

SEIU Says LA County ‘Fully Recovered From Recession’, Calls For Wage Hikes

Thousands of Los Angeles County union employees were set for a rally Tuesday in downtown L.A. to demand higher wages amid county-wide budget cuts and hiring freezes.

2013/04/16

‘Bad Idea’: LAX Flight Attendants Protest TSA Policy Shift On Knives

Flight attendants at Los Angeles International and airports around the United States will be out in force Monday to call on federal regulators to keep knives out of the aircraft cabin.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/01

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Porn Actor’s Lecture At Pasadena City College Relocated Due To Potential Protest

Pasadena City College officials are concerned about protestors potentially disrupting a guest lecture Wednesday featuring porn star James Deen.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/27

Westboro Baptist Protests SaMo High For ‘Embracing Sodomy’

Protesters from a controversial Kansas church staged a protest at a Westside high school Monday.

2013/02/25

LA Port Workers Protest After Mechanic Layoffs

Dozens of employees at the Port of Los Angeles were on the picket line Friday over alleged unfair hiring practices.

2013/02/22

Group Doesn’t Want Cardinal Mahony To Help Pick Next Pope

Some local Catholics don’t feel Cardinal Roger Mahony should be able to participate in the upcoming papal conclave in Rome.

2013/02/15

Union Workers To Protest Exec Pay At UC Campuses Statewide

Thousands of University of California employees and students were expected to take part in protests at campuses statewide on Thursday over what one workers’ union alleges to be skyrocketing executive compensation.

2013/01/31