South Los Angeles
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South L.A. job-skills program graduates its 19th class
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Charles Tilford was 41 years old when he walked into a classroom and…
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Purported gang leader pleads not guilty to new indictment
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Accused South Los Angeles gang kingpin Eugene Henley Jr. pleaded not guilty Aug. 21…
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School renamed in honor of George McKenna
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Longtime educator George J. McKenna was given another honor Aug. 21 when Middle…
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Council panel votes to honor Biddy Mason
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — A City Council committee advanced a proposal Aug. 25 to rename downtown’s…
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‘Vision’ set to reopen after $40 million malkeover
By Ariyana Griffin Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — After a renovation project that lasted nearly 15 years and cost $40…
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Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs dies in Los Angeles at age 87
By Corey Williams Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES – Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who co-wrote hits including “Money (That’s What…
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Toxic Times
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — For decades, hazardous chemicals have remained beneath a former industrial site,…
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MLK Hospital gets $32 million to expand ER services
Wave Wire Services WILLOWBROOK — Kaiser Permanente will commit up to $32 million to help expand the emergency department at…
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‘Kobbler King’ builds dessert empire in South Los Angeles
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — In 1992, Brian McMillan lost his banking job. He had no…
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First AME Church plans three-day Biddy Mason celebration
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A three-day celebration honoring the life and legacy of pioneering Los Angeles philanthropist and…
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