By Ashley Orona, Contributing Writer South Gate — City officials announced an art contest Aug. 6 to raise awareness of social distancing measures designed to […]
Category: East Los Angeles
Southeast Los Angeles events and news, Aug. 29 – Sept. 18
By Jose Ivan Cazares, Contributing Writer Drive-Through Food Distribution Alhambra — The city will distribute food Aug. 29 on a first-come, first-served basis from 10 […]
Los Angeles joins lawsuit over census deadline
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Aug. 18 that Los Angeles has joined other cities and national organizations in filing […]
Maywood city clerk under fire for anti-Muslim comments
By Ashley Orona Contributing Writer MAYWOOD — Residents and representatives of a civil liberties organization are called for the resignation of City Clerk Gerardo Mayagoitia […]
Leaders call on Southeast residents to complete 2020 Census
By Ashley Orona Contributing Writer HUNTINGTON PARK — Elected officials and community leaders from southeastern Los Angeles County came together for a press conference Aug. […]
Organizations encouraging Latinos to register to vote
By Stephen Wyer Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Nonprofit organizations are stepping up efforts to encourage Latinos to vote Nov. 3 Latinos make up the […]
Local officials criticize postal service cutbacks
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Several members of the Southland’s congressional delegation gathered at postal facilities across the region Aug. 18 to decry what […]
County meeting five of six state COVID-19 monitoring benchmarks
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county is meeting five of the state’s six coronavirus-monitoring benchmarks, according to the public health director, who hailed […]
LAUSD begins school year with distance learning
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A new school year in the Los Angeles Unified School District officially started Aug. 17 amidst a pandemic that […]
10 area cities face council races in November
By Arnold Adler, Contributing Writer NORWALK — The deadline to file nomination papers for area city council elections set for Nov. 3 was Aug. 7, but […]