Police Commission denies permit for longtime organizer Adrian Dove waves to the crowd during the annual Kingdom Day Parade in the pre-Covid era. The longtime […]
Category: Lead Stories
Democrats rally to support Prop. 50
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 last month, adopting a temporary congressional map to counteract potential gerrymandering efforts in Texas. State voters will […]
Cultural heritage to shine at Watts festivals
Medusa the Gangsta Goddess performs at the annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival at the Watts Tower Arts Center campus last year. The 43rd […]
L.A. Academy classes lacking Black recruits
Los Angeles Police Department officers stand watch in Los Angeles as City Hall moves to speed up hiring, a push that comes as recent academy […]
‘Infectious rhythm of jazz’ coming to Central Avenue
Cuban pianist and composer Dayramir Gonzalez will be one of the featured performers Sept. 20 at the 30th annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival. Gonzalez […]
Ruling puts more L.A. immigrants at risk: Bass
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
