By Arnold Adler Contributing Writer DOWNEY — The Rancho Los Amigos South Campus, a 172-acre, county-owned site in the southwest part of the city, is […]
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Sheriff, inspector general spar over gang questions
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — An attorney for Sheriff Alex Villanueva has responded to Los Angeles County’s latest legal effort to compel her client […]
Daniel Craig receives star on Walk of Fame
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring Daniel Craig was unveiled Oct. 6 in an evening ceremony two […]
Black men and white women: the last taboo?
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist The instant the news broke from Bend, Oregon that 22-year-old Barry Washington was shot dead by […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Ava DuVernay opens doors with NBC’s ‘Home Sweet Home’
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated executive producer Ava DuVernay has created a new unscripted family social experiment series with the hope […]
Ridley-Thomas indicted on federal corruption charges
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and an ex-dean of USC’s School of Social Work were indicted Oct. 13 […]
‘How can our immigration system be improved?’
STREET BEAT Brandon Williams Inglewood “They treated the Haitian like slaves. That was just wrong. … I don’t know how it can be improved. There’s […]
This Week in Black History
October 9, 1975 All-star outfielder Frank Robinson – whose later years were spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels – is named manager […]
‘Decoding Madness’ explores all kinds of criminal behavior
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Decoding Madness: A Forensic Psychologist Explores the Criminal Mind,” by Richard Lettieri, is a new true crime book […]
Organization captures the art of preserving Fallen Fruit
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Fallen Fruit is an L.A.-based art collaboration originally conceived by artists David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young. The […]