Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — The race for mayor between U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso is the race drawing most […]
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SPOTLIGHT ON L.A.: Brewery Artwalk gives artists a chance to meet the public
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer In 1982, a family bought a bunch of decrepit old buildings at the site of the old Pabst Blue Ribbon […]
Man freed after 38 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — A man who served 38 years in prison for the 1983 abduction and killing of a woman in […]
O’Farrell faces challenge in 13th Council District
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — The race for mayor between U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso is the race drawing most […]
710 committee members say Compton is being excluded
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Two members of the Community Leadership Committee overseeing the Long Beach (710) Freeway corridor project have accused […]
BOOK CORNER: Sheldon Epps’ debut book describes his life in theater
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “My Own Directions: A Black Man’s Journey in the American Theatre,” by Sheldon Epps, is a memoir recounting the author’s […]
This Week in Black History
November 6, 1962 Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins of Los Angeles is elected to the U.S House of Representatives, becoming the first Black Congress member west […]
STREET BEAT: ‘What is your preferred method of voting?’
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in South Los Angeles.
Thirteen Southeast cities to conduct council elections
By Arnold Adler Contributing Writer Thirteen area cities will conduct City Council elections Nov. 8, ranging from 16 candidates in Monterey Park and 12 in Montebello […]
Council questions authority of canceling Ridley-Thomas’ pay
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council is seeking a report from the city attorney on whether City Controller Ron Galperin had the […]