Sanitation Districts Unveil Rachel, the Tunneling Machine That Will Build LA County s Second Longest Tunnel
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CARSON, Calif., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (Sanitation Districts) unveiled Rachel, a state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will build a tunnel as part of the Clearwater Project. This project will protect local waterways by addressing aging infrastructure. The event program featured several distinguished speakers and recognized finalists of TBM naming and art contests for LA County students.
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February 16, 2021 5:08 PM
A sign at Thomas Starr King Middle School, an L.A. Unified campus in Silver Lake, flashes public health messages during the COVID-19 crisis on April 1, 2020. (Kyle Stokes/LAist)
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The LAUSD teacher s union, United Teachers Los Angeles, is pushing back against calls to reopen until teachers are eligible for vaccines and COVID-19 cases drop even lower.
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