HOLLYWOOD — The strip mall where the Wild Card Boxing Club is located has been designated as Freddie Roach Square in connection with the 30th […]
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West Hollywood city manager’s retirement announcement sparks search for new leader
WEST HOLLYWOOD — City Manager David Wilson has announced he plans to retire early next year. Wilson made the announcement May 19 during the City […]
The conviction of Bobby Frank Cherry: This Week in Black History
A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicted former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murder of four girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Cherry died […]
Judge orders youth transfer from Los Padrinos after ‘gladiator fights’
LOS ANGELES — A judge has approved plans by the county Probation Department to draw down the number of youth detainees being held at the […]
New South L.A. bike path connects to Inglewood with 5.5-mile Rail to Rail corridor
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Dignitaries and community members used their bikes or feet May 17 to celebrate the opening of a new green space corridor […]
LA Mayor Karen Bass signs order to increase film and TV production in Los Angeles
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order May 20 directing city departments to cut regulations and streamline […]
Los Angeles to clear millions in medical debt for 134,000 residents
LOS ANGELES — More than 134,000 Los Angeles County residents will begin receiving notices this week by mail as part of the first wave of […]
Unsolved murder victims confront South L.A. from new billboards
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The group Justice for Murdered Children unveiled its latest billboard campaign May 16 in hopes of raising awareness and generating tips […]
LA Zoo sparks outrage moving elephants Tina and Billy to Tulsa
Wave Wire Service LOS ANGELES — Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, are settling into their […]
Beyoncé’s mother to lead revival of South L.A.’s Vision Theater
By Shirley Hawkins and Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writers LEIMERT PARK — The Vision Theater, a longtime landmark in Leimert Park, will reopen next year […]