a section of an exterior roofing panel collapsed from a building at Lynwood High School. At the time, no students were present due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it did prompt an investigation.

At 9:16 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 8 tons of concrete and metal roofing came crashing down without warning onto the concourse leading into the main classroom building at Lynwood High School.

But when it comes to agreement on the location of a new high school, Lynwood City Hall and Lynwood Unified School District are miles apart. The core problem is a scarcity of open space in this 5 ...