Community Beat
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Progressive councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez launches 2026 re-election campaign
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Progressive City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez has formally launched her re-election campaign with a swath…
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$65M grant to turn empty Norwalk hospital buildings into mental health village
Wave Staff and Wire Reports NORWALK — Los Angeles County has received a $65 million state grant to convert unused…
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Complaint against Inglewood councilwoman for holding two offices rejected by ethics agency
INGLEWOOD — The state Fair Political Practices Commission has kicked back a complaint filed against City Councilwoman Gloria Gray for…
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Resident sues L.A. Zoo over plans to move elephants
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles resident is suing the director of the Los Angeles Zoo…
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Mothers rally at Men’s Central Jail on Mother’s Day to protest in-custody deaths
Mother’s Day protest held outside Men’s Central Jail Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mother’s Day included a…
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Exposition Park to host Dysonna Arts & Jazz Festival May 18
Donna Dyson By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer EXPOSITION PARK — Donna Dyson is a true creative. Once she sets her…
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Inside a Los Angeles STEM event inspiring the next generation of Black innovators
Wave Staff Report DOWNEY — About 50 students from across the Los Angeles area attended an event May 1 to…
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From South LA streets to youth mentor: How a Crips co-founder survived prison, cancer and injustice
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer He lay shackled to a prison bed, arms and legs stretched wide in a crucifix-like…
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30 years after the riots, South LA nonprofits fight for Black community trust
By Naomi McSwain Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Leaders of what are apparently the only two local private nonprofits…
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Thousands march in LA for May Day, demanding workers’ and immigrants’ rights
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Thousands of union members, immigrant-rights supporters and others flooded the streets of downtown Los…
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