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The Los Angeles County Community Development Foundation's (CDF) 2019 Housing Authority Resident Scholarship (HARS) application is now open! HARS provides financial assistance to Public Housing and Section 8 participants who attend a four-year university, community college, or vocational training program. In 2018, the CDF awarded over $24,000 in scholarships to 26 Public Housing and Section 8 participants. If you are a Public Housing or Section 8 participant, apply for the scholarship  here . If you're interested in learning more about the CDF,  click here .

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reminds drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” If you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you might be impaired enough to get a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI.   In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on California roads. Last year the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigated 395 DUI collisions which have claimed 21 lives and resulted in another 590 injuries. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department offers these reminders to ensure you have a safe night of fun that doesn’t involve a DUI:   Always use a designated sober driver – a friend who is not drinking, ride-share, cab or public transportation – to get home. See someone who is clearly impaired try and drive? Take the keys and help them make other arrangements to find a sober ...