Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Curren Price will again serve on City Council committees after being appointed to four committees […]
Category: South Los Angeles
Singer John Legend addresses graduates at LMU commencement
By Scout Jacobs Contributing Writer WESTCHESTER — At a time when several area college campuses are experiencing unrest due to protests about the Palestinian crisis, singer […]
Writing program targets youth in justice system
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Yu knows what its like to spend time in a juvenile detention facility. He spent most […]
Ground broken for 31-acre youth sports complex
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer WESTCHESTER — Public and private donations totaling $150 million have cleared the way for construction of a multi-dimensional youth sports […]
Activists seek removal of Police Commission president
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Community activists are calling for the removal of Erroll Southers, president of the Board of Police Commissioners, for what […]
County OKs $3.4 million payout in Kizzee death
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors has approved a nearly $3.4 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the father […]
Council members seek ban on no-cash businesses
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Several City Council members are renewing efforts to ban cashless retail businesses in Los Angeles, a move […]
Rev. Cecil Murray is remembered as force of good for L.A.
Wave Wire Services SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Political figures and community and spiritual leaders honored the late Rev. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray April 27 at […]
$12.8 billion city budget a ‘reset,’ Bass says
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Amid financial concerns due to lower-than-planned revenues and unexpected spending needs, Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed […]
L.A.-based activist captured images of Black liberation
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Photographs serve as historical records, framing both big moments and small ones with images that evoke a […]