Category: East Los Angeles

County Supervisor Janice Hahn, third from left, takes part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 21 for the Greater Whittier LGBTQ+ Community Center. Also pictured, from left, are Downey Mayor Mario Trujillo, former state Assembly Speaker John Pérez, Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon, Hahn deputy Ivan Sulic, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, County Assessor Jeff Prang and Community Center Director Damonté Watson.

Photo by Lorenzo Gomez

County Supervisor Janice Hahn, center, led a delegation of area elected officials to Washington, D.C. to lobby for funds for the proposed Southeast Gateway Rail line.

Decked out in Cardinal red, former Whittier High School art teacher and World War II combat veteran Yoshio Nakamura speaks to a crowd of supporters gathered to see the school’s art building dedicated in his honor on Sept. 7.

Wave Staff Report EAST LOS ANGELES — The 78th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival will take place at 10 a.m. Sept. 15 with […]

A group of bicycle riders gathered on Hollywood Boulevard earlier this year for CicLAvia. A mini CicLAvia event takes place Sept. 15 in Lincoln Heights.

County Supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis visit homes near the former Exide battery recycling plant last year. County supervisors have supported the federal Environmental Protection Acency’s proposal to consider adding the Exide property and surrounding neighborhoods to the Superfund National Priorities List.

Lynwood and Firebaugh high school students play an icebreaker bingo game to get to know each other during the Lynwood Unified School District’s Newcomers event Aug. 30. The event was designed to help English learners feel more comfortable at school.

Wave Wire Services DOWNEY — Acting Police Chief Scott Loughner has been promoted to chief to oversee the department’s operations, it was announced Aug. 29. […]

Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilman Kevin de León applaud Aug. 29 at the unveiling of a mural honoring Latina political trailblazer Gloria Molina. The mural is located in Boyle Heights.

County Supervisor Janice Hahn tours the Metropolitan State Hospital campus in Norwalk during June. Hahn is a supporter of a bill approved by the state Legislature Aug. 28 that will allow Los Angeles County to leave seven buildings on the hospital campus to develop a new mental health community campus that will serve adults and transitional age youth.