Community Beat
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Supervisor Hahn honors disability rights advocate
Wave Staff Report BELLFLOWER — As Disability Pride Month comes to a close, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn honored…
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Convention examines challenges of sickle cell
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of patients, caregivers, physicians, researchers and advocates from across the United…
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New law could help preserve South L.A. communities, advocates say
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — While much of the national housing debate focuses on building more affordable…
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MTA Board agrees to add transit rider to board
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors has approved a motion to…
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Bass, Ryman exchange campaign jabs over homeless count
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger in the Nov. 3 election, City Councilwoman Nithya…
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State Legislature provides $5 million for Drew University
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer WILLOWBROOK — State Sen. Laura Richardson, D-Inglewood, has helped secure $5 million for Charles…
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Public housing residents receive free air conditioners
Wave Staff and Wire Reports WATTS — More than 1,000 air conditioning units have been installed for residents living at…
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Firm says nearly half of rotten food is cleared from Boyle Heights fire site
Wave Wire Services BOYLE HEIGHTS — The owner of a burned-out cold-storage warehouse has announced that nearly half of the…
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Pioneering Black artist Betye Saar dies in Los Angeles at age 99
By COREY WILLIAMS Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – Celebrated cultural artist Betye Saar, whose work celebrates Black identity, culture…
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After two-year decline, homelessness on the rise again
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — After two straight years of decreases in homelessness, the number of unhoused people in…
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