Wave Staff Report COMPTON — Growing up, Dennis Masias didn’t like school. “When I was younger, I never thought education was for me,” he said. […]
Author: Pluria Marshall Jr
Commission approves Television City expansion plan
A photo from 1979 captures Television City in the Fairfax District. The Los Angeles Planning Commission has unanimously approved a $1.2 billion plan to expand and modernize the complex.
Area delegation seeks funds for Gateway rail line
County Supervisor Janice Hahn, center, led a delegation of area elected officials to Washington, D.C. to lobby for funds for the proposed Southeast Gateway Rail line.
Tito Jackson of Jackson 5 remembered for steadying influence
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Funeral services are pending or Tito Jackson, one of the members of the influential pop group The […]
‘Sweet’ Alice Harris gets her way with street renaming
Sweet Alice Harris speaks Sept. 16 at the dedication of Sweet Alice Row, a stretch of Lou Dillon Boulevard in Watts where Harris’ Parents of Watts Working with Youths and Adults program has operated since 1967. City Councilman Tim McOsker said the street designation ‘is a fitting testament to her decades of work in this community.’ See story on Page 2.
Immigrants are important ingredient to America’s success
In 2022, immigrant households paid nearly one in every six tax dollars collected by federal, state and local governments.
City welcomes Olympic flags prior to 2028 Games
Mayor Karen Bass speaks Sept. 12 at a City Hall ceremony where the Olympic and Paralympic flags were installed in advance of the 2028 Olympics coming to the city. The city also unveiled an exhibition showcasing photographs and other memorabilia from the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Teens, police will share thoughts on ‘Walking the Beat’
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The relationship between police and the community — any community — can be tenuous at times. One […]
‘Hamilton’ star takes the stage at Catalina Jazz Club
Blaine Alden Krauss, currently starring in ‘Hamilton’ at the Pantages Theatre, moves down the street to the Catalina Jazz Club for his show ‘From the Soul’ Sept. 24.
STREET BEAT: ‘Does social service assistance help or hinder recipients?’
Regina Kline Vallejo “It didn’t help or hinder. There really needs to be assistance for women who don’t have kids because they do get discriminated […]