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Category: Community Beat
Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs taken from dog walker
By Julia Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer HOLLYWOOD — Pop star Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs were stolen in a violent attack Feb. 24 that left […]
Crenshaw Family YMCA offers virtual learning, laptops
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — With area schools still closed due to the coronavirus, the Crenshaw Family YMCA is trying to […]
Legislators seek $540 million in Exide clean-up funds
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Four area state legislators announced Feb. 18 that they have introduced a bill to provide $540.4 million to fund […]
Actor’s Fund project to provide housing for artists
By Juliet Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer HOLLYWOOD — Work has begun on the Actors Fund’s latest affordable housing project, the Hollywood Arts Collective. The $120 […]
10 candidates seek to replace Aja Brown as mayor
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer COMPTON — Mayor Aja Brown has opted to not seek a third term in office after publicly accusing the city’s law […]
South L.A. woman marks 106th birthday with Zoom party
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote, […]
State official offers tips to keep children safe from COVID
By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first non-travel case of coronavirus was […]
Popular Inglewood restaurants find ways to stay open
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Nearly a year after stay-at-home orders crippled the Southern California economy, two of Inglewood’s most popular Black-owned restaurants […]
