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As chief, Crowley encouraged programs that increase diversity in the department, saying that a diverse department is needed to serve a diverse city. [7] In 2023, she was appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the second fire chief to serve in that role. [8] In June 2024, Crowley was a grand marshal at Los Angeles Pride. [9]
The Mohallim twins say they strive to incorporate their experiences and influences as Somali Americans into their designs, reflecting both cultures in their work. [4] Mataano's Spring 2013 collection in part drew inspiration from Los Angeles' beaches, featuring light silks and organzas. According to co-founder Ayaan, the sisters ultimately ...
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation is facing backlash after boasting about a “first-of-its-kind” bus shelter structure. “La Sombrita” — Spanish for “little shade” — was ...
State inspectors have fined the L.A. Sheriff's Department more than $300,000 for failures leading to the 2023 fire that killed Deputy Freddy Flores.
About 97.9% of Somalia's women and girls underwent female genital mutilation in a 2005 study. This was at the time the world's highest prevalence rate of the procedure. [23] A UNICEF 2010 report reported that Somalia had the world's highest rate of Type III FGM, with 79% of all Somali women having undergone the procedure.
The name stems from the fact that traditionally Somalia's society is said to consist of five major clans. The "sixth clan" is the pan-Somali women's movement. The movement stems from the earlier organization founded by Asha Haji Elmi, Save Somali Women and Children (SSWC), and grew out of a group of women with cross-clan marriages.
Some 17 years later, the free, nonprofit Los Angeles Hiking Group has more than 43,000 members on Meetup and multiple opportunities every month for people to join free urban walks or group hikes ...