Community Beat
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MTA to create its own public safety department
By Jose Herrera Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES —A proposal for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to create its own police department…
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State lawmakers debate journalism support measure
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — Last month, state Sen. Steven Glazer, D-Orinda, vowed to bring back a…
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End Slavery in California Act placed on November ballot
From California Black Media SACRAMENTO — The state Senate voted 33-3 to approve Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, a proposition that…
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Diversity Awards celebrate small business achievements
From California Black Media SACRAMENTO — The California African American Chamber of Commerce, the CalAsian Chamber of Commerce and Hispanic…
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Victims of South L.A. blast to get $21 million
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Three years after the Los Angeles Police Department botched a fireworks explosion…
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New projects to bring 119 rental units to South L.A.
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Ground has been broken on two separate projects that, when completed, will bring…
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High court’s homeless ruling criticized by Mayor Bass
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping…
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Homeless numbers show slight drop in city, county
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — After five years of steady rises, the total number of people experiencing homelessness in…
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‘Glam Squad’ seeks to diversify entertainment industry
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer HOLLYWOOD — The lack of Black hair and makeup artists working on television and film…
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Supervisors propose expanding board from five to nine
“There was a time that five supervisors made sense. When my father [Kenneth Hahn] was elected in 1952, the county’s…
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