Community Beat – Page 20 – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

L.A. County rent relief program closes after distributing $81 million

July 28, 2025

LOS ANGELES – Nearly 2,000 landlords collected more than $81 million from the county over the past six months through a rent relief program that […]

Volunteers spruce up L.A. streets as ‘Shine L.A.’ reaches 30 neighborhoods

July 28, 2025

LOS ANGELES – City volunteers cleaned streets and removed graffiti in Wilmington, North Harbor Gateway and South L.A. during the latest round of Shine L.A. […]

Number of homeless people found living on Metro buses and trains drops nearly 40%

July 25, 2025

LOS ANGELES — The number of people experiencing homelessness counted across the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bus and rail system dropped by nearly […]

Dine L.A. restaurant week returns with record 480 participating venues

July 25, 2025

LOS ANGELES — The city’s premier restaurant week kicks off July 25 with a record 480 participating restaurants across 88 neighborhoods, offering diners specialty menus […]

Community

Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva aims for comeback in 2026 L.A. County election

July 25, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has declared his candidacy to challenge Robert Luna in the June 2, 2026 primary, despite […]

Rescue groups scramble as 400 abandoned guinea pigs overwhelm South L.A. home

July 25, 2025

SOUTH LOS ANGELES — An animal rescue group that took dozens of guinea pigs from a home where hundreds of the animals were found last […]

East Los Angeles

Family demands answers, $20,000 reward offered in West Whittier fatal car-to-car shooting

July 25, 2025

WEST WHITTIER — A $20,000 reward has been announced for information leading to whoever killed a 27-year-old man in a car-to-car shooting last month. County […]

Los Bukis’ Hollywood star marks a milestone for Mexican music, fans and immigrants

July 25, 2025

HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled July 23 honoring Los Bukis, the chart-topping and Grammy-nominated Mexican regional music band […]