Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — Amanda Flowers is a caretaker of her family’s history. All her life, the Cal State L.A. senior has heard […]
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ELAC president promoted to interim district chancellor
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees has appointed Alberto J. Roman as the interim chancellor of […]
Fernando Valenzuela mural unveiled near freeway
Wave Wire ServicesBOYLE HEIGHTS — A six-story mural of the late Dodger pitching star Fernando Valenzuela is on display, days after what would have been […]
Lynwood High opens new culinary arts classroom
Lynwood High School culinary arts students prepare breakfast for guests in the new culinary arts lab during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 24. The new facility includes a state-of-the-art culinary arts classroom and lab.
City Council candidate criticized for profane police critique
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — One day after the union representing the Los Angeles Police Department’s rank-and-file criticized City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado for […]
Downey relocates prototype of space shuttle program
Inspiration, an original mock-up of the space shuttle that was built in 1972, slowly moves through the streets of Downey Oct. 17 headed to its new home at the Columbia Memorial Space Center, which will house the mock-up once an addition to the center is built.
Lynwood school officials hold state of the district event
Lynwood ballet folkorico students perform for an audience of district leaders and supporters during the seventh annual State of the District event Oct. 4. District officials spoke about the district’s accomplishments in the past year and new programs being offered this year.
Prop. 36 will hurt people of color, opponents say
Katrina Ruiz speaks out against Proposition 36 on the Nov. 5 ballot at a Hollenbeck Park press conference Oct. 14. Opponents of the bill say it would restore harsh penalties for theft and drug trafficking in the state, which will negatively impact Black and Latino communities.
Photo by Lorenzo Gomez
Ex-student paints murals on doors at Pioneer High
Pioneer High School class of 2012 graduate Domingo Perez admires a classroom mural he painted, depicting Mexican history and folklore. Perez’s portraits and artistic flourishes adorn nearly a dozen classroom doors at Pioneer, part of an ongoing project that began when Perez was still a Pioneer student painting his friend’s backpacks for fun.
Former councilman begins serving 13-year prison sentence
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Disgraced former City Councilman José Huizar surrendered Oct. 7 to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to begin serving his […]