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The intersection of Ave. 57 and N. Figueroa was shut down for about an hour on Thursday evening.

David Fonseca is the editor of Mount Washington-Highland Park Patch. He got his start in reporting as an intern for the Fall River Herald News in southeastern Massachusetts in 2005.
After earning his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2006, he worked as both a freelancer and as a crime and education reporter for the Bourne and Sandwich Enterprise newspapers on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
David briefly freelanced for South Pasadena Patch before launching Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch in December of 2010.
When not reporting, he enjoys playing basketball, watching movies and doing his darndest to overcome inertia.
The intersection of Ave. 57 and N. Figueroa was shut down for about an hour on Thursday evening.

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LAUSD's board of directors has asked Superintendent John Deasy to provide alternatives to a $557 million budget cut proposal that would have eliminated the district's elementary arts program.
LAUSD's board of directors has asked Superintendent John Deasy to provide alternatives to a $557 million budget cut proposal that would have eliminated the district's elementary arts program.
Superintendent John Deasy to provide alternatives to a $557-million budget cut proposal that would eliminate the District's elementary arts program.
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This month's micro-grant competition will be held on Sunday, February 26.
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Cuts would imperil arts programs at LAUSD's elementary schools.