New measures to crackdown on welfare fraud are being considered by L.A County officials. Applicants to the county's general relief program surged from 58,000 per month in 2007 to over 105,000 per month in 2011.
A tentative decision has been reached in the landmark Doe v Deasy case, the lawsuit aimed to force Los Angeles Unified School District to include student test scores in teacher evaluations.
