County voting centers to open Nov. 2 prior to Election Day

A new mural on the Westbrooks Building on the corner of Washington Boulevard and Fifth Avenue depicts civil rights greats who have advanced freedom, justice and voting rights. They include U.S. Rev. Shirley Chisholm, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, Cesar Chavez, current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and former first lady Michelle Obama. The Westbrooks Building is currently serving as a call center for the Kamala Harris campaign. See election story on Page 3.

Photo courtesy of Logan H. Westbrooks

SBA official, Bass pledge more help for small businesses

Mayor Karen Bass and Isabel Casillas Guzman, an administrator for the Small Business Administration, visit with Oscar Lopez, owner of Barbershop Lopez in East Hollywood Oct. 24. Bass and Guzman were announcing plans for more help for small businesses owned by minorities or women.