Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has announced that its annual homeless count will be postponed one month due […]
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Poitier’s death attributed to heart failure, prostate cancer
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Actor Sidney Poitier died from a combination of heart failure, prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s dementia, according to his death […]
SPORTS DIGEST: Rams play complete game in playoff win over Cardinals
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer That was quite a show the Rams put on Jan. 17. It was their first home playoff game at SoFi […]
Area school districts cope with the latest COVID-19 surge
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer DOWNEY — Fighting to keep local schools open, the Downey Unified School District distributed nearly 20,000 at COVID-19 testing kits […]
ON THE MONEY: Wise investors always have an exit strategy in mind
By John Grace Contributing Writer Let’s begin with a very basic question. How is the U.S. average $60,000 household income expected to buy a median $400,000 […]
Cosmetologist goes mobile to keep cutting hair during COVID
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The COVID pandemic has forced many business owners to generate ways of staying afloat and some […]
Garcetti nominates first woman fire chief in city’s history
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley to be the first woman to lead the Los Angeles […]
Inglewood district considers closing schools to save money
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The Inglewood Unified School District has assembled a seven-member committee to assist with identifying schools for possible closure to […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Uncommon Good hopes to break cycle of poverty
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer For as long as she can remember, Nancy Mintie has had a thing about helping people. She doesn’t know where […]
BOOK CORNER: Author reveals story of Bakersfield in new book
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Cookesville U.S.A.: The Wildest, Wickedest, Wealthiest Big ‘Small’ Town in the West,” by S.C. Burns, is a new historical fiction […]