Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti — who has been nominated to become ambassador to India — “more likely than […]
Category: Community
Water agency places restrictions on outdoor watering
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — One day after approving a restriction that will limit outdoor watering to once a week for millions of Southern […]
Denim Day puts spotlight on sexual assault survivors
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City Council President Nury Martinez and Councilwomen Nithya Raman and Monica Rodriguez gathered at City Hall April 27 in […]
County to be haven for women seeking abortions
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Amid news that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark abortion-rights decision Roe v. Wade, the […]
Head of homeless authority resigns over pay issues
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has submitted her resignation letter, citing disagreements with the […]
This Week in Black History
April 30, 1983 Pioneering journalist Bob Maynard buys the Oakland Tribune, becoming the nation’s first black owner of a metro newspaper. That accomplishment made him […]
Cornel West calls for new generation of social activism
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — There was no Black Lives Matter movement in 1992 and many of the organization’s followers today were […]
Bike rides, tree plantings mark Earth Day events
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, the Department of Recreation and Parks and the nonprofit Friends of Griffith Park celebrated Earth […]
Sheriff denies covering up use of force in courthouse jail
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A defiant Sheriff Alex Villanueva flatly denied being engaged in any effort to cover up a violent encounter involving […]
City Council agrees to address illegal dumping issues
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — As part of a plan to address illegal street dumping, the City Council took steps April 13 to have […]