Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Saying images of looted packages littering a stretch of Union Pacific railroad tracks near downtown Los Angeles “look like […]
Category: East Los Angeles
Area school districts cope with the latest COVID-19 surge
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer DOWNEY — Fighting to keep local schools open, the Downey Unified School District distributed nearly 20,000 at COVID-19 testing kits […]
Roybal-Allard retirement creates political jockeying
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The retirement of U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard from Congress after 30 years has triggered political jockeying among […]
Freeway task force discusses blame for diesel pollution
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Trucking industry leaders tried to deflect blame for diesel pollution along the Long Beach (710) Freeway and […]
Area city councils will continue meeting virtually for now
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LO ANGELES — Most cities in Southeast Los Angeles have banned open door City Council meetings in January and pressed […]
Paramount council approves organic waste ordinance
By Arnold Adler Contributing Writer PARAMOUNT — City residents will join others throughout the state in disposing of uneaten and waste food items with leaves […]
Scrap metal plant spread lead, arsenic, investigators say
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A closed metal scrap facility in the Walnut Park section of South Los Angeles is the […]
Cleanup action near Exide plant picked up in 2021
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Residential cleanups continued at a rate of 80 parcels a month as efforts to eradicate the damage to […]
Livas remains Downey city manager after 4-hour meeting
By Arnold Adler Contributing Writer DOWNEY — Gilbert Livas remains the top administrator for the city following a surge of support from members of the […]
Roybal-Allard to retire from Congress after 30 years
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, announced Dec. 20 she will not […]