Mayor Karen Bass addresses a group of immigrant advocates at a news conference in June. Bass was highly critical of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]
Category: South Los Angeles
Dulan’s owner struggling to stay afloat
Owner Greg Dulan, left, speaks with a staff member inside the kitchen at Dulan’s on Crenshaw, a family-owned soul food restaurant facing a balloon loan […]
Debbie Allen Dance Academy offers free classes for youth
Dancers at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy showed off some of their skills Sept. 6 during an open house offering free dance lessons to youth […]
Bass endorses Antonio Villaraigosa in 2026 governor’s race
Mayor Karen Bass announced her endorsement of Antonio Villaraigosa in the 2026 governor’s race Sept. 9. Bass and Villaraigosa are longtime friend and political allies. […]
‘War on garbage’ declared on South L.A. neighborhoods
Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson stands near a South L.A. underpass Sept. 2 where tents and bulky items line the sidewalk. Hutchinson has declared […]
Bass joins other mayors to confront Trump
Mayor Karen Bass, shown speaking at a June news conference, says she has been in touch with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chicago Mayor […]
Black coach pioneer George Raveling dies
George Raveling, a former basketball coach who also possessed the hand-written copy of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, died Sept. […]
Longtime activist Diane Watson honored for years of service to L.A.
Retired U.S. Rep. Diane Watson places her hand over her heart as she is applauded Aug. 28 as the city of Los Angeles named the […]
New ‘Serenity Building’ houses needy seniors
City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson looks down on Manchester Avenue from one of the housing units at the Serenity Building. The building offers 50 housing […]
‘Ghost bike’ ceremony marks latest bicycle fatality
Relatives and friends of Michael Smith attend a ‘ghost bike’ ceremony for him Aug. 24 in South Los Angeles, Smith, 12, was hit by a […]