LOS ANGELES – More than 20 events across the county will join the fifth annual “Good Trouble Lives On” John Lewis National Day of Action […]
Category: Community Beat
Three-fourths of California Black voters say democracy is ‘under attack’: poll
BERKELEY — Black voters in California are sounding the strongest alarm about threats to American democracy, with three-quarters saying the nation’s democratic institutions are under […]
Judge blocks $50 million in funds amid fierce legal dispute over L.A. Zoo finances
LOS ANGELES — A judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing a nonprofit that has helped operate and develop the Los Angeles Zoo for more […]
Lynwood medical center tackles physician shortage with new residency programs
LYNWOOD — St. Francis Medical Center has announced its new medical residency programs in internal medicine and psychiatry. The programs are part of the Prime […]
ACLU Southern California names new executive director as civil rights cases surge
LOS ANGELES — Human rights advocate Chandra S. Bhatnagar has been named executive director of the ACLU of Southern California, becoming just the third head […]
Whittier’s Dutra takes the helm as Metro gears up for Olympics, World Cup
LOS ANGELES — Whittier City Councilman Fernando Dutra received the board gavel from county Supervisor Janice Hahn July 9 during the annual Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s […]
West L.A. College soundstage named for Diane Watson
CULVER CITY — West Los Angeles College unveiled the final piece of a project nearly two decades in the making: a new sign reading Diane E. […]
L.A. wildfire survivors demand insurance companies stop blocking claims
ALTADENA — On the six-month anniversary of the wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County last January, members of the Eaton Fire Survivors Network […]
South L.A. residents frustrated as new ‘parks’ mean more concrete, little shade
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — In 2016, Los Angeles County voters passed Measure A with the hope of transforming the region’s neglected parks. Framed as a […]
South L.A. park saved by singer Barry White now renamed in his honor
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of community residents recently gathered at the South Park Recreational Center to celebrate the renaming and dedication ceremony for the […]