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LAPD on alert in South L.A.: LAPD has increased their presence in South LA after six shootings in two days and an increase in gang-related assaults by 25 percent. (CBS)
LAUSD lawyers to take on deportation cases: LAUSD became the first school district in the country to represent immigrant children with a new program called AYUDA, in which lawyers will provide legal aid to unaccompanied minors on a volunteer basis. (L.A. School Report)
How to solve South L.A.’s unemployment problem: L.A. City Council candidates for district 8 share their vastly different plans to combat unemployment in South L.A. (L.A. Times)
Stuntwoman from South L.A. encourages young women to conquer fear: South L.A. native LaFaye Baker has conquered her own fears through a career as a stuntwoman and encourages young women to do the same through a nonprofit, Diamond in the Raw. (CBS)
Why principals burn out: A teacher at Phillis Wheatley Middle School in South L.A. explains what teachers and administrators experience as they fight to improve the education system. (Washington Post)
Gang member shot to death: A 50-year-old gang member was shot to death Monday night by a young man suspected of belonging to the same gang. (Daily News)
13-year-old shot in leg: A 13-year-old girl was shot in the leg Tuesday by an apparent stray bullet while waiting at the bus stop. (ABC)
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