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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 8h

Goodbye cafeteria corn dogs? Goodbye pepperoni pizza? Gov. Newsom has signed a law that will ban some ultra-processed foods in California schools starting in 2035. In a first, the law also defines what exactly an ultra-processed food is. Our deep dive: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Goodbye pepperoni pizza? New state law to ban some ultra-processed foods from school meals

A new California law will define, for the first time, ultra-processed foods — and ban ones "of concern" in K-12 schools in the state starting in 2032.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 1d

In forceful speeches, USC department chairs, professors and researchers called President Trump's education compact “egregiously invalid,” “probably unconstitutional,” “antithetical to principles of academic freedom” & “a Trojan horse.” Inside the Academic Senate mtg: www.latimes.com/california/s...

USC faculty members denounce Trump compact that would shift university to the right

The USC Academic Senate held a special meeting to discuss the Trump administration's education compact, which was presented to the school last week.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 22d

Most Jewish Americans oppose Trump’s university funding cuts over antisemitism, poll shows

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Most Jewish Americans oppose Trump's university funding cuts over antisemitism, poll shows

The Ipsos survey found that a majority of American Jews are "somewhat or very concerned" by campus antisemitism but dislike Trump's approach to combating it.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 23d

Way fewer ghost kitchens!

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 24d

Rendered nomads by a fire that burned their campus — and some of their homes — the Pali High football team spent months traversing L.A. in search of places to practice and play. They also sought something else: normalcy. Could they find it? On A1 today:
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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 25d

Not to judge … but it’s spelled judgment.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 26d

Two months after their stadium burned in the Palisades fire, Pali High's football team held a practice at a park in Santa Monica. Just seven players showed. Would they have a season? This is the story of a band of wildfire nomads bound by a love of football. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Mike Ensminger Fan Account @laplanck.bsky.social · 26d

Very cool story. I imagine there are some things that rhyme with Tulane’s circumstances post-Katrina.

Pali High football: A team of wildfire nomads searches for normalcy

After Palisades Charter High School's campus burned in January's Palisades fire, the future of the school's football program was in question. Could it survive the upheaval?

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 26d

After Pali High School burned on 1/7, many close to its football team wondered if it could continue. The campus' stadium was in ruins. About 10 players lost homes. I followed this fellowship of nomads as they spent the next eight months searching for what they'd lost. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Pali High football: A team of wildfire nomads searches for normalcy

After Palisades Charter High School's campus burned in January's Palisades fire, the future of the school's football program was in question. Could it survive the upheaval?

www.latimes.com

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Sep 4

Not sure I realized this was an actual real car, but I just saw a $309k Faraday Future FF91 on the 405 in West L.A. They supposedly do 0-60 in 2.27 seconds. The company calls it an “all-AI” hypercar.

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Bob Ahern @bobahern.bsky.social · Sep 2

fascinating piece, and going deep into those photo archives @gettyimages.com @latimes.com

Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Sep 1

In print today: A 95-year-old retired watchmaker has spent a quarter-century trying to uncover the backstory — a possible JFK connection — of a clock he found online in 1999. He had paid just $280. But was it priceless?
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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Sep 1

In print today: A 95-year-old retired watchmaker has spent a quarter-century trying to uncover the backstory — a possible JFK connection — of a clock he found online in 1999. He had paid just $280. But was it priceless?
www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 30

They say print media is dead but last I checked, they’re still putting out my favorite magazine.

Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's a tale of obsession. And it centers on a clock with a "J.F.K." engraving. When a watchmaker bought the timepiece in 1999, it sparked a quest to determine whether it had been owned by Kennedy. An answer awaited — inside a secretive underground facility. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...

A $280 EBay find or a priceless link to JFK? One man's 25-year hunt for the truth

This 95-year-old retired watchmaker has spent decades trying to uncover the backstory — a possible Kennedy connection — of a clock he found online in 1999.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 19

On A1 today: UCLA's Jewish faculty — some of whom are divided over Israel’s war in Gaza — have come together to sign a letter condemning Trump's pursuit of a $1 billion fine over alleged antisemitism on campus. Their message: it won't make Jews safer.
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UCLA's Jewish community unites against Trump's $1-billion demand: 'misguided and punitive'

UCLA's Jewish faculty united around a letter conveying anger over a potential $1-billion settlement between the university and the Trump administration over alleged campus antisemitism.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 17

You know I had to include this:

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 17

Dan Tana, a former pro soccer player from Serbia, opened his namesake L.A. restaurant in '64. Decades later, it's still a hotspot, one with dishes named for celebrities who are liable to be there on any given night. Tana died today at 90. I wrote his obituary: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Dan Tana, founder of eponymous L.A. restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90

The onetime professional soccer player opened Dan Tana's restaurant in West Hollywood in 1964, and it soon became a favorite haunt of movie stars and moguls alike.

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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · Aug 10

NEW: @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report on how $584 million in grant fund freezes are hitting UCLA researchers looking into Lyme disease, pancreatic cancer and cryptography in financial markets: www.latimes.com/california/s...

'A continual assault.' How UCLA's research faculty is grappling with Trump funding freeze

The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in grants at UCLA over what the U.S. Department of Justice has described as the school's 'deliberate indifference' to Jewish students' civil rights.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 13

Spent a few hours in Tarzana on an assignment this afternoon and it just bears repeating: it is so wild that this place is named after Tarzan. Though not as crazy as Encino being named after Encino Man.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 5

The last few years have been brutal for L.A. restaurants, with hundreds of notable spots closing. And that was before the Palisades fire and ICE raids. But L.A. Trade Tech's culinary program is thriving, with rapidly growing enrollment. I looked into why: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Undeterred by tough restaurant times, students are lining up for this college culinary program

L.A. Trade-Technical College's culinary program is more popular than ever, posting a year-over-year gain of 13%.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ever since January's Palisades fire spewed toxins into the Pacific, parents have worried whether summer surf camps would be safe. Now, enrollment is down dramatically. I went on L.A. TIMES TODAY to talk about the surfing swoon and how operators are coping. spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-...

Is it safe to surf? Camps grapple with fire runoff in ocean

"LA Times Today" looks at the situation

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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · Aug 2

NEW: Now that $300+ million in UCLA grants are frozen, will the university follow Columbia, Brown to settle with Trump? @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I look at the possibility of a big payout — and how California complicates the Trump higher education battle www.latimes.com/california/s...

Ivy League universities paid hundreds of millions to settle with Trump. Is UCLA next?

President Trump's higher education battle comes to the University of California. After the Department of Justice found that UCLA had violated Jewish students' civil rights, the administration froze hu...

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Jul 29

Watches are a $23 billion industry in the U.S. But the field is experiencing a crisis — an education crisis. There are simply not enough American watchmakers, and the schools that train them are disappearing. Rolex just opened a new one. Will it be enough? www.latimes.com/california/s...

In a digital age, old-fashioned watchmaking schools, including a new one from Rolex, are in demand

Amid a shortage of watchmakers in the U.S., Rolex has opened a new school for watchmakers in Dallas. But industry stakeholders say more educational programs are needed.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Jul 29

Breaking: UCLA will pay $6.45 million to settle a civil rights suit filed by three Jewish students and a professor over the school's handling of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests. Most of the money will be donated to Jewish groups. Story w/ @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

UCLA to pay $6.45 million to settle suit by Jewish students over pro-Palestinian protests

UCLA agreed to settle a lawsuit by Jewish students who alleged the university aided a 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment, which the lawsuit alleged illegally discriminated against Jewish people.

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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · Jul 12

Read the story here: www.latimes.com/california/s...

The iconic California avocado is in trouble, and this farmer is fighting to save it

After dominating the U.S. for decades, California avocado farmers have been lapped by Mexican growers offering cheaper fruit. But one local farmer is fighting back.

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