Steady light rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low 71F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%..
Steady light rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low 71F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%.
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Clifford's enrollment declined in recent years from 159 to just barely more than 100.
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Cyberattack: The LAUSD was experiencing a "fairly normal school day" today following a weekend cyberattack on the school district's computer systems that led to a federal investigation and instructions for teachers, staff and students to change their district passwords. The Eastsider
Boyle Heights: Several businesses were destroyed, and four firefighters were injured Monday afternoon after a blaze tore through a commercial building on 11th Street. The Eastsider
East LA: A driver was in custody after a hit-and-run collision killed a 60-year-old homeless man on Whittier Boulevard Thursday night. The CHP tracked down the driver thanks to a witness who followed the vehicle involved in the crash in the 6500 block of Whittier. The victim was identified as 60-year-old Alberto Northrup, according to the coroner's office. MyNewsLA
Los Feliz: More than 600 LADWP customers were left without power on Saturday and early Sunday as crews worked to replace underground transformers. LADWP
Clifford Math & Technology Magnet lucked out this month.
The small K-5 school was on the verge of losing one of its six teachers and merging classes because it had failed to enroll enough students. The crisis, however, was averted after Clifford successfully appealed to the school district and avoided cutbacks.
But Clifford remains at risk. The Echo Park school and the entire LAUSD are faced with a continued drop in enrollment.
District enrollment has plunged from a peak of more than 737,000 in the 2002-2003 school year to about 430,000, according to the most recent figures. Everything from charter school competition to gentrification have been blamed for the drop. Remote learning during the pandemic only worsened matters.
Since state funding is linked to enrollment, a drop in students means less money.
Clifford has been a small school for many years. It converted to a magnet school to make it more attractive and has been honored as a National Blue Ribbon school. But enrollment has continued to shrink: It’s down to 101 as of last Thursday compared to 159 in the 2017-18 school year.
Clifford's enrollment declined in recent years from 159 to just barely more than 100.
Clifford administrators say enrollment has dropped for variety of reasons:
After successfully keeping its teaching staff intact, Clifford can now focus on raising awareness, said Anastasia Gonzalez, Clifford’s magnet coordinator.
The school’s selling points include strong test scores, access to 3-D printers and a makerspace/science lab, visual and performing arts classes and a garden where students learn environmentally-friendly gardening techniques, Gonzalez said.
Matthew Bookman, a parent of two Clifford students who is also a board member of the Friends of Clifford, recently created a short video about the school. It could become a marketing tool to entice parents to schedule a campus tour, Bookman said.
“We want people to give Clifford a chance,” he said.
East LA: East LA resident and teacher Aaron Reveles is one of the candidates running in the Nov. 8 Montebello School Board election. After graduating from Mendez High in Boyle Heights, Reveles earned his bachelor's at UC Santa Barbara and his masters from Johns Hopkins School of Education. He is currently an L.A. Unified social studies teacher.
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This week's new listings include a 1909 remodeled Craftsman, a 1925 enchanting Tudor, and a 1940 updated home with a detached ADU.
Glassell Park: Bub and Grandma's long-awaited cafe bakery held a soft opening over the Labor Day holiday, according to posts on Instagram. The highly regarded baker's bright and airy restaurant is in a renovated Spanish Colonial building on Eagle Rock Boulevard that has emerged as a food and drink hot spot -- and a target of anti-gentrification protestors. Expect breakfast, pastries, sandwiches, coffee and wine.
Bub and Grandma's hasn't said when its new place at 3507 Eagle Rock Blvd. will open. But social media chatter points to a Thursday, Sept. 8 opening date.
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Silver Lake: Silver Lake Neighborhood Council
Echo Park: Spend your evening at Stories Books & Café for the book launch of Carolyn Huynh's The Fortunes of Jaded Women, a multi-narrative novel about Vietnamese women overcoming challenges.
Los Feliz: Join comic cartoonist Kevin Fagan of "Drabble" fame for breakfast and a presentation at the LA Breakfast club.
Silver Lake: Want to break into the music industry? Connect with professionals and creatives at the Something Dope Open Mic and Music Industry Networking Mixer at Los Globos.
Elysian Valley: If you're a rock n' roll and indie gigs fan, head to Zebulon for a Frankie and the Witch Fingers concert with Monsterwatch.
DTLA: Love rum? Head to the 1st ever Los Angeles Rum Festival! Events include tasting sessions and an industry network program.
The Autry: Catch a film on a museum trip to The Autry. Watch City Slickers (1991) with guest lecturer Lynn Downey as part of the museum's "What Is a Western?" film series.
Echo Park: Gather your friends for an afternoon of board games at the Edendale Library's Well Played! Play classic and new games with players of all levels.
Boyle Heights: Check out the 1st annual Boyle Heights Beerfest in the parking lot of Rebelde Coffee and Tavern. Taste selections from eight breweries, sample food from Sazon Bros, and vibe with music from a DJ.
Eagle Rock: Learn the art of hand dyeing yarn with a fiber artist at the Center of the Arts for the Textile Arts: Hand-Dyed Yarn + Open Studio.
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Up From the Ashes: Clifford Math & Technology Magnet has overcome previous challenges. Clifford Street School, built in 1908, caught fire at least twice, including a blaze that destroyed the original building only seven years after the school's founding.
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