Calgary stopped adding fluoride to its water in 2011. What happened? "The need for intravenous antibiotic therapy by children to avoid death by infection rose 700% at the Alberta Children’s Hospital." - Dr. James Dickinson @ University of Calgary calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-plan…

Voters in LAUSD appear supportive of a $9 billion bond measure to repair and update schools. If Prop 2 passes, that brings in tons more money in addition. What we know about the district elections: laist.com/news/politics/… via Mariana Dale (she/her)

Los Angeles Unified students will be banned from using their cellphones and social media during the school day starting in February 2025. LAUSD officials will present an update on the policy at a meeting Tuesday. laist.com/news/education…

LAUSD today unveiled all the details of its new smartphone ban. The district expects that when students come back from Presidents’ Day weekend in February, new policies will be in place at every school. More from Mariana Dale (she/her): laist.com/news/education…

1. This is true! The researchers were developing and validating a neurobiological model of PTSD, which could be used both to screen for risk and to develop pharmacological treatments for the condition. You can read it for yourself: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC64…

Libraries are good. via Julia Barajas: laist.com/news/education…

Hi California voters 👋 — did you skip a race on your ballot this election? If so, I'd love to know why for a story I'm working on for LAist. Reach me here or at: 🗳️ chernandez at scpr dot org

If you’ve been feeling down about journalism's future, I invite you to read this story about the 100th anniversary of Santa Ana College’s student newspaper . . . w/ photos by: Brian Feinzimer laist.com/news/education…

I asked why the rent had risen so much. The agent said she was getting another call and hung up. The listing was later removed. Here's my LAist story on the massive rent hikes people who've lost their homes are now seeing in their search for new housing. laist.com/news/housing-h…

L.A.'s childcare providers know that their work is critical to allowing families to find new housing or return to work. But they're also trying to figure out how they themselves will recover, or stay afloat at all. laist.com/news/education…