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Filing begins for 2024 City Council races

By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Filing opened this week for seven City Council seats up for re-election in the March 5 primary and...

Leimert Park Book Fair returns to outdoor mall 

By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — During a year when a host of celebrities are releasing revealing and shocking memoirs, producer/director and three-time Emmy-nominated...

Group shines spotlight on sexual violence against Black girls

By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Dozens of Black women and girls congregated here Oct. 28 for the fourth annual Community Action to End...

Leimert Park placed under Medfly quarantine

Wave Wire Services LEIMERT PARK — State agriculture officials plan to release millions of sterile male Mediterranean fruit flies into an area surrounding Leimert Park...

Theater group to celebrate legacy of creativity

By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center, a longtime hub for artistic creatives, will host an annual fall...

‘Live Yo Life’ group inspires, empowers teen girls

By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Nakiesha Scott knows what it’s like to be a teenage girl without much adult supervision. She has used...

LAPD officers ‘out of policy’ in teacher’s death

Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission ruled Oct. 24 that two police officers involved in the death of...

Waters named ‘Congressional Champion’

Wave Staff Report WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, has accepted the 2023 Community Development Financial...

City gets $48 million grant to expand clean energy 

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass and a delegation of six City Council members concluded three days of meetings with national leaders...

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