Attorney Benjamin Crump served as grand marshal of this year’s Kingdom Day Parade. Parade organizer Adrian Dove says he will fight to retain control of […]
Category: Community Beat
‘Stop the Violence’ honors its outgoing leader
Aquil Basheer, founder of the Stop the Violence Foundation and the Peace and the Professional Community Intervention Training Institute, speaks Oct. 4 at his organization’s […]
Magic Johnson named grand marshal for 2026 Rose Parade
As confetti falls, Magic Johnson is announced as the grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. The theme […]
Fundraising begins to bring YMCA back to Inglewood
Officials gathered Sept. 25 to discuss plans to build a new YMCA facility in Inglewood. Pictured, from left, are YMCA board member John Semecken, Inglewood […]
Curren Price misses council meeting following illness
Curren Price Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Six days after being hospitalized, City Councilman Curren Price was absent from the City Council […]
Lawmakers ask governor to sign copper wire theft law
Assemblyman Mark Gonzalez speaks at a Oct. 6 press conference asking Gov Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 476. The bill would stiffen penalties for […]
Solis hosts county Hispanic Heritage Month reception
County Supervisor Hilda Solis addresses the audience Solis provides at the county’s Hispanic Heritage Month Reception Oct. 3 at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration. […]
Graduate student explores Mexican archaeological sites
Archaeologists Enah Montserrat Fonseca Ibarra, left, and Fiorella Fenoglio from Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia with Cal State L.A. anthropology graduate student Jennifer […]
‘Gilmore Girls’ star honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Actress Lauren Graham receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Oct. 3. She is best known for her role in the television series […]
Partnership gives Whittier students head start on college
A Whittier Union High School District Class of 2025 graduate celebrates her decision to attend Río Hondo College during a Commitment Day event. The district […]