By Ashley Orona Contributing Writer MAYWOOD — Residents and representatives of a civil liberties organization are called for the resignation of City Clerk Gerardo Mayagoitia […]
Category: Community Beat
Leaders call on Southeast residents to complete 2020 Census
By Ashley Orona Contributing Writer HUNTINGTON PARK — Elected officials and community leaders from southeastern Los Angeles County came together for a press conference Aug. […]
Organizations encouraging Latinos to register to vote
By Stephen Wyer Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Nonprofit organizations are stepping up efforts to encourage Latinos to vote Nov. 3 Latinos make up the […]
Local officials criticize postal service cutbacks
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Several members of the Southland’s congressional delegation gathered at postal facilities across the region Aug. 18 to decry what […]
County meeting five of six state COVID-19 monitoring benchmarks
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county is meeting five of the state’s six coronavirus-monitoring benchmarks, according to the public health director, who hailed […]
LAUSD begins school year with distance learning
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A new school year in the Los Angeles Unified School District officially started Aug. 17 amidst a pandemic that […]
10 area cities face council races in November
By Arnold Adler, Contributing Writer NORWALK — The deadline to file nomination papers for area city council elections set for Nov. 3 was Aug. 7, but […]
Group files suit seeking to protect Ballona Wetlands
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A group dedicated to protecting the Ballona Wetlands is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging millions of dollars […]
Musicians perform at World Stage to fight racism, push voting
By Darlene Donloe, Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — For the first time in a long time, live jazz wafted out the doors of the World Stage, […]
Program delivers food to populations hit by pandemic
By Ashley Orona Contributing Writer WALNUT PARK — A partnership between nonprofit organizations and private health care companies has formed to help address food insecurity […]