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Category: Community Beat
Council advances plan for modernizing Convention Center
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council has advanced plans for a proposed modernization of the Los Angeles Convention Center, with conditions aimed […]
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez headline anti-Trump rally
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of people gathered at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles April 12 to hear […]
Huntington Park fire station reopens after one year
Wave Staff and Wire Reports HUNTINGTON PARK — Eleven months after it was heavily damaged by an early morning fire, Los Angeles County Fire Station […]
New housing development completed on MTA-owned land
Wave Staff Report BOYLE HEIGHTS — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrated the completion of Lorena Plaza, a mixed-use housing development for low-income households, with half […]
Pink’s Hot Dogs opens stand inside L.A. Zoo
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The iconic Pink’s Hot Dogs has opened a location at the L.A. Zoo, bringing its world-famous wieners to more […]
Former student returns as mentor, human rights advocate
Wave Staff Report WHITTIER — California High School Class of 2016 graduate Alondra Saldivar has a passion for helping others. From her days leading Cal High […]
Military funeral services held for World War II paratrooper
Wave Wire Services INGLEWOOD — Sgt. Joe Harris, who was believed to have been the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper prior to his death […]
Last voice of the Watts Prophets can’t be silenced
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Just off Stocker Street, where manicured lawns brush against a boundless blue sky, a quiet two-story […]
Lawmakers, advocates seek justice for incarcerated women
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — Members of the California Black Legislative Caucus joined Assemblywoman Susan Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, and the Women’s Legislative Caucus […]