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Los Angeles Times
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Los Angeles Times
Skilled trades are making a comeback in public schools
Remember Metal Shop and Auto Shop? The kids taking those high school classes were building practical skills (and sometimes instant careers) while we squishy liberal-arts types floundered to find ourselves, sometimes for years. At some point, the big brains overseeing public education adopted an every-kid-goes-to-college ethos and vocational education fell out of favor in much of California. But now it appears to be in the midst of a modest renaissance. A burgeoning program to teach skilled trades in the Los Angeles public schools is drawing lots of attention, including from my colleague Howard Blume, masterful education reporter at The Times for nearly two decades. In a harmonic convergence that feels a bit like a trend, I simultaneously learned about an L.A. nonprofit offering vocational summer school that is significantly expanding, offering instruction for 600 high school students in trades like construction, welding, plumbing and solar panel installation. Here's what's bitchin' (as we might have said when I was in high school) about this deal: Teenagers are trained in skills that could land them jobs soon after graduation. Some of them are paid right now. And the programs don't preclude going on to college if that floats their boats. (Ack, '70s patois alert.) The L.A. schools program pays a $1,000 stipend. The other program, known as Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, subsidizes multiple campuses in teaching skilled trades. At La Mirada High School, teacher Brent Tuttle said the high schoolers helping him teach welding this summer are making $1,700. Other students are also paid to receive the hands-on training. Welding classes at La Mirada have become a hot commodity. And no wonder. Some parents have noticed that a four-year college degree can cost $300,000. Only to produce a barista with a scintillating vocabulary. All six periods of La Mirada High welding were jammed last year, with a waiting list of 100 to get in. Tuttle plans to add a class in the fall and hopes, with a fellow instructor, to teach welding to 200 students. One graduate of Tuttle's classes called him recently to express thanks, saying he'd just done his taxes and reported $150,000 in income. Another graduate built his own business, with $3 million in annual sales and five employees. And with big construction projects on the horizon — rebuilding from this year's fires and the 2028 Olympics — the market for skilled tradespeople promises to expand. Hands-on work like plumbing, carpentry and welding also appears beyond the ever-expanding grasp of automation. 'It's getting scary what AI can do and what it can replace,' Tuttle said. 'But if you are in the skilled trades or medical professions, I think you are going to be good to go.' The program at La Mirada and the other schools is funded by Harbor Freight and its chief executive, Eric Smidt, a self-made businessman who never attended college and built a fortune selling power tools, chain saws, log splitters and other equipment. 'It's not like taking classes just to graduate,' said Seth Russell, 21, who got a job as a fabricator after earning certificates after taking Harbor Freight-sponsored welding classes. 'I was working on something valuable for a very specific trade. It helped a lot.' Maria says, 'PEBBLE BEACH' (Love the enthusiasm!) Linda says, 'Black point beach in The Sea Ranch. Sonoma county.' Email us at essentialcalifornia@ and your response might appear in the newsletter this week. Today's great photo is from Juliana Yamada at Descanso Gardens' new exhibition, 'Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World.' It highlights female artists and touches on themes of climate inequities in L.A. Jim Rainey, staff writerDiamy Wang, homepage internIzzy Nunes, audience internHugo Martin, assistant editor for Fast BreakKevinisha Walker, multiplatform editorAndrew Campa, Sunday writerKarim Doumar, head of newsletters How can we make this newsletter more useful? Send comments to essentialcalifornia@ Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Migrant suffers horrific and life-changing injury 'while trying to flee from ICE'
A migrant says he was struck by a train and lost his arm after being chased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Jesús González said that he was returning to his home in Compton, California after working overtime hours at his construction job when he was alerted about the presence of immigration officers in La Mirada on June 11. The 31-year-old native of Veracruz, Mexico decided to avoid being arrested and got off the bus when he saw the ICE agents near the intersection of Alondra Boulevard and Stage Road. 'But I ran into them at a 7-Eleven,' González said in a video that was posted to his sister's TikTok earlier this week. 'There were three patrol cars. I kept walking, and another person ran, and I kept walking. And as I kept walking, they sounded [the siren] at me.' Fearing that he would be arrested for being in the US illegally, González ran away from the agents and headed towards the railroad tracks, where he was struck by an oncoming train. 'Unfortunately, I lost my arm, and those ICE people saw me and left,' González said. 'When I went out onto the street, I didn't see anyone. My vision was very blurry.' González, whose wife and two children are in Mexico, recalled meeting a local resident, who helped him get medical attention. 'Unfortunately, I had already lost my arm,' he said. González warned undocumented immigrants to be vigilant of their surroundings and to only leave their homes if it is deemed necessary. 'Well, they're grabbing people, and unfortunately, they didn't grab me because they saw me lying down,' he said. 'Maybe they thought I was dead. Well, unfortunately not. I stood up and fought for my life to get ahead because I have two children.' González appeared to take a direct jab at President Donald Trump, who often has referred to undocumented immigrants as criminals. 'To every fellow countryman, to every brother from a different country, we must stand together,' he said. 'United, we will never be defeated because we came here with one goal: to work, to excel, and to achieve our dreams. We are not criminals.' When contacted by regarding González's allegations, an ICE spokesperson replied in an email: 'We can confirm this is not an ICE incident.' González's brush with the immigration agents came just days after a series of raids sparked clashes between local residents, federal agents and the police in Los Angeles. Trump responded by dispatching 4,000 National Guard troops against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Newson filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's deployment, but a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Trump to remain in control of California's National Guard. Newsom announced on X that he was poised to pursue his challenge. 'The president is not a king and is not above the law,' he said. 'We will press forward with our challenge to President Trump's authoritarian use of U.S. military soldiers against our citizens.' Trump celebrated the court's decision in a post on Truth Social. 'This is a great decision for our country and we will continue to protect and defend law-abiding Americans,' he said. 'This is much bigger than Gavin, because all over the United States, if our cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should state and local police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done.'
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Thursday's Southern Section softball playoff scores, updated pairings
SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS THURSDAY'S RESULTS FIRST ROUND DIVISION 1 Norco, bye Oaks Christian 11, Camarillo 1 Chino Hills 8, Mater Dei 1 Huntington Beach 8, Charter Oak 7 La Mirada 4, Paraclete 2 Roosevelt 1, Fullerton 0 Murrieta Mesa 6, Riverside Poly 0 Ayala 7, West Torrance 0 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 9, Orange Lutheran 7 El Segundo 5, Cypress 4 El Modena 9, Garden Grove Pacifica 5 Rosary Academy 8, Bonita 2 Temescal Canyon 6, Anaheim Canyon 4 Valley View 6, Riverside King 1 La Habra 11, Upland 1 Etiwanda, bye DIVISION 2 California 5, Beckman 1 Capistrano Valley 2, Thousand Oaks 1 Great Oak 9, Torrance 8 Downey 5, Grand Terrace 4 JSerra 5, Gahr 0 Sonora 8, Villa Park 1 Palos Verdes 4, El Dorado 2 Linfield Christian 9, Los Altos 8 Ganesha 1, Agoura 0 Millikan 7, Moorpark 2 Santa Margarita 15, Saugus 1 Vista Murrieta 14, Simi Valley 1 Whittier Christian 12, Shadow Hills 0 Los Alamitos 9, South Hills 2 Redondo Union 2, Yucaipa 1 La Serna 16, Liberty 6 Advertisement DIVISION 3 Valencia 4, Crescenta Valley 3 Yorba Linda 6, Brea Olinda 4 Cerritos Valley Christian 12, Don Lugo 0 Arlington 5, Woodbridge 4 St. Paul 6, Bishop Amat 1 Alta Loma 13, El Rancho 1 San Clemente 5, Oxnard 0 Marina 10, Arcadia 0 Kennedy 9, Beaumont 1 Royal 17, Citrus Valley 11 Tesoro 10, Burbank Burroughs 2 Aquinas 5, Rio Mesa 4 Mission Viejo 7, La Quinta 3 Ramona 15, Orange Vista 5 Westlake 7, Schurr 3 Chaminade 12, Glendora 3 DIVISION 4 Santa Monica 6, Hillcrest 4 Duarte 7, Heritage Christian 2 Long Beach Poly 5, Edison 1 South El Monte 20, Summit 7 Harvard-Westlake 8, Oak Hills 5 Foothill 3, Sierra Canyon 2 Dos Pueblos 4, Viewpoint 3 Colton 2, Sultana 0 Indio 15, Chino 13 Northview 3, Apple Valley 2 Quartz Hill 8, Ventura 4 El Toro 5, Diamond Ranch 3 Segerstrom 6, Mayfair 5 Hemet 5, Long Beach Wilson 1 Elsinore 8, Ontario Christian 1 Warren 5, Lakewood 4 DIVISION 5 Muir, bye St. Bonaventure 6, Riverside Prep 5 Kaiser 13, Garden Grove Santiago 1 Patriot 4, Buena Park 1 Highland 9, Rowland 1 Irvine 11, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0 Western Christian 6, Alemany 5 Riverside North 4, Hart 3 Cerritos 14, Mira Costa 5 Placentia Valencia 4, Rancho Verde 3 Grace 3, University Prep 0 Canyon Springs 10, Sierra Vista 0 Bishop Montgomery 5, Burbank Providence 0 West Ranch 9, Anaheim 1 Lancaster 10, Keppel 9 La Canada 10, Wiseburn Da Vinci 0 DIVISION 6 South Pasadena 11, Archer 1 Cantwell-Sacred Heart 3, Eastside 2 Coastal Christian 5, Faith Baptist 2 University 21, Monrovia 1 Ramona Convent 13, Flintridge Prep 2 Granite Hills 17, Santa Rosa Academy 11 Pasadena Poly 4, Leuzinger 2 La Salle 6, Oxford Academy 1 Adelanto 7, Pioneer 3 Norwalk 3, Jurupa Valley 2 Eisenhower 10, Arroyo 0 San Jacinto 8, Santa Clara 0 Vasquez 13, Village Christian 12 Katella 17, Santa Paula 7 St. Monica 10, Knight 8 Rio Hondo Prep 8, Southlands Christian 6 Advertisement DIVISION 7 El Monte, bye Garey 6, Workman 5 Fillmore 5, Santa Ana 2 Westminster 7, Moreno Valley 5 Rancho Mirage 2, Hamilton 0 Hesperia Christian 16, Excelsior Charter 3 Edgewood 10, Arroyo Valley 0 Sacred Heart LA 9, San Jacinto Valley 7 Silverado 13, Miller 2 Rialto 18, Santa Ana Valley 1 Los Amigos 15, Capistrano Valley Christian 7 Culver City 12, Citrus Hill 2 Yucca Valley 11, Bellflower 5 Lakeside 10, Fontana 0 San Bernardino 14, Mountain View 3 Riverside Notre Dame 9, Bell Gardens 2 DIVISION 8 Tustin 19, Packinghouse Christian 0 Orange 14, Brentwood 6 Cathedral City 11, Santa Clarita Christian 0 Riverside Bethel Christian 14, Lancaster Desert Christian 2 Banning 13, Century 4 United Christian Academy 17, Environmental Charter 1 Nuview Bridge 19, Loma Linda Academy 4 Lennox Academy 17, Santa Maria Valley Christian 4 Hawthorne 20, Bolsa Grande 10 Rancho Alamitos 15, Hoover 6 Calvary Baptist 10, Desert Christian Academy 0 Redlands Adventist at Academy of Careers & Exploration, Friday Hueneme 14, Pomona Catholic 2 Loara 17, Avalon 7 Downey Calvary Chapel 17, Compton Early College 1 St. Genevieve 21, Cal Lutheran 10 SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE (Games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted) SECOND ROUND DIVISION 1 Oaks Christian at Norco Chino Hills at Huntington Beach La Mirada at Roosevelt Murrieta Mesa at Ayala El Segundo vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 10:30 a.m. at ESO Complex Rosary Academy at El Modena Valley View at Temescal Canyon La Habra at Etiwanda Advertisement DIVISION 2 California at Capistrano Valley Great Oak at Downey Sonora at JSerra Palos Verdes at Linfield Christian Millikan at Ganesha Vista Murrieta at Santa Margarita Los Alamitos at Whittier Christian Redondo Union at La Serna DIVISION 3 Yorba Linda at Valencia Cerritos Valley Christian at Arlington Alta Loma at St. Paul San Clemente at Marina Kennedy at Royal Aquinas at Tesoro Ramona at Mission Viejo Westlake at Chaminade DIVISION 4 Duarte at Santa Monica Long Beach Poly at South El Monte Harvard-Westlake at Foothill Dos Pueblos at Colton Indio at Northview El Toro at Quartz Hill Hemet at Segerstrom Elsinore at Warren, Monday DIVISION 5 St. Bonaventure at Muir Kaiser at Patriot Irvine at Highland Western Christian at Riverside North Cerritos at Placentia Valencia Canyon Springs at Grace Bishop Montgomery at West Ranch Lancaster at Wiseburn Da Vinci Advertisement DIVISION 6 Cantwell-Sacred Heart at South Pasadena Coastal Christian at University Granite Hills at Ramona Convent Pasadena Poly at La Salle, Monday Norwalk at Adelanto San Jacinto at Eisenhower Katella at Vasquez Rio Hondo Prep vs. St. Monica at Marine Park DIVISION 7 Garey at El Monte, 10 a.m. Fillmore at Westminster Rancho Mirage at Hesperia Christian Sacred Heart LA at Edgewood Rialto at Silverado Culver City vs. Los Amigos Yucca Valley vs. Lakeside San Bernardino at Riverside Notre Dame DIVISION 8 Tustin at Orange, 1 p.m. Cathedral City vs. Bethel Christian Banning at United Christian Academy Nuview Bridge at Lennox Academy Hawthorne at Rancho Alamitos Calvary Baptist at Redlands Adventist / Academy of Careers & Exploration Loara at Hueneme St. Genevieve at Downey Calvary Chapel Note: Quarterfinals in all divisions May 21; Semifinals in all divisions May 24; Finals in all divisions May 30-31. 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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep baseball roundup: Corona hits eight home runs in 23-3 victory
Prep baseball roundup: Corona hits eight home runs in 23-3 victory After being shut out last week and losing its No. 1 ranking, Corona baseball responded Monday by hitting eight home runs in a 23-3 Big VIII League win over Corona Centennial. Anthony Murphy hit three home runs and finished with four hits and six RBIs. Gavin Flores hit two home runs and had seven RBIs. Seth Hernandez, Ethin Bingaman and Jesiah Andrade also hit home runs. Corona had 24 hits against eight Centennial pitchers. Advertisement Corona is 20-2 and 9-1 in league. La Mirada 2, Bellflower 1: Kevin Jeon went three for three for La Mirada. Sylmar 11, Verdugo Hills 0: Alex Martinez threw a five-inning no-hitter. Rickee Luevano hit a three-run home run. Kennedy 6, San Fernando 5: The Golden Cougars won the Valley Mission League game despite three hits from Ramon Amezcua. Bell 3, Roosevelt 0: Adolfo Esquivel threw a three-hitter with six strikeouts. Laguna Beach 3, Laguna Hills 2: Thomas Gonzales struck out 11 in six innings for Laguna Beach. San Clemente 3, Mission Viejo 0: The Tritons won their seventh consecutive game. Mike Erspamer struck out 12 and gave up three hits in 6 2/3 innings. Advertisement St. Francis 1, Cathedral 0: Noah Aguilar-Tanphanich struck out seven in five scoreless innings for St. Francis. Summit 10, Grand Terrace 0: Kody Smathers threw five scoreless innings and Isaac Castanon had three RBIs during Summit's 16th consecutive victory. Los Osos 2, Upland 1: Reagan Samples struck out five in five innings for Los Osos. Damien 7, Chino Hills 3: Elius Kelly and Bobby Logue hit home runs for Damien. Etiwanda 8, Rancho Cucamonga 2: Jack Holquin and Noah Frias pitched the Eagles to a Baseline League upset. Vista Murrieta 10, Murrieta Valley 0: Vaughn Neckar struck out eight and threw a no-hitter. Advertisement Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep baseball roundup: Corona hits eight home runs in 23-3 victory
After being shut out last week and losing its No. 1 ranking, Corona baseball responded Monday by hitting eight home runs in a 23-3 Big VIII League win over Corona Centennial. Anthony Murphy hit three home runs and finished with four hits and six RBIs. Gavin Flores hit two home runs and had seven RBIs. Seth Hernandez, Ethin Bingaman and Jesiah Andrade also hit home runs. Corona had 24 hits against eight Centennial pitchers. Corona is 20-2 and 9-1 in league. La Mirada 2, Bellflower 1: Kevin Jeon went three for three for La Mirada. Sylmar 11, Verdugo Hills 0: Alex Martinez threw a five-inning no-hitter. Rickee Luevano hit a three-run home run. Kennedy 6, San Fernando 5: The Golden Cougars won the Valley Mission League game despite three hits from Ramon Amezcua. Bell 3, Roosevelt 0: Adolfo Esquivel threw a three-hitter with six strikeouts. Laguna Beach 3, Laguna Hills 2: Thomas Gonzales struck out 11 in six innings for Laguna Beach. San Clemente 3, Mission Viejo 0: The Tritons won their seventh consecutive game. Mike Erspamer struck out 12 and gave up three hits in 6 2/3 innings. St. Francis 1, Cathedral 0: Noah Aguilar-Tanphanich struck out seven in five scoreless innings for St. Francis. Summit 10, Grand Terrace 0: Kody Smathers threw five scoreless innings and Isaac Castanon had three RBIs during Summit's 16th consecutive victory. Los Osos 2, Upland 1: Reagan Samples struck out five in five innings for Los Osos. Damien 7, Chino Hills 3: Elius Kelly and Bobby Logue hit home runs for Damien. Etiwanda 8, Rancho Cucamonga 2: Jack Holquin and Noah Frias pitched the Eagles to a Baseline League upset. Vista Murrieta 10, Murrieta Valley 0: Vaughn Neckar struck out eight and threw a no-hitter.
