Category: East Los Angeles

Wave Staff Report DOWNEY — After more than 24 years of service to the city, Fire Chief Dan Hurlock has announced his plan to retire […]

Tennis legend Billie Jean King examines the new statue of her that was unveiled at Cal State Los Angeles Oct. 2. Five days later, it was announced that King would serve as the grand marshal for the Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1.

Photo by Lorenzo Gomez

Wave Wire Services WHITTIER — Lakewood Mayor Todd Rogers has been named the first chief of Rio Hondo College’s Police and Campus Safety Department. The […]

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Fabian Debora, founder and executive director of the Homeboy Art Academy, has been selected as a 2024 National Endowment […]

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County man who spent nearly three decades in prison for kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery convictions […]

Greeted by helpful Honda people, students at Lugo Elementary School in Lynwood ranging from transitional kindergarten to sixth grade were given books Sept. 13. Each student was allowed to personalize their books.

An aerial view shows vacant and underused buildings on the Metropolitan State Hospital campus in Norwalk. Under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles County will lease seven buildings on the campus to develop a mental healthcare village.

Photo by Bryan Chan

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.