Lead Stories – Page 5 – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

‘War on garbage’ declared on South L.A. neighborhoods

September 4, 2025

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

September 4, 2025

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

September 3, 2025

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.

September 3, 2025

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

August 29, 2025

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

August 29, 2025

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 […]

Leimert Park Jazz Festival unites community, culture

August 29, 2025

Justo Almario’s Afro-Colombian Ensemble performs at the 2024 Leimert Park Jazz Festival. The sixth annual festival will take place Aug. 30 at the Baldwin […]

Whittier Union district welcomes back 9,500 students

August 22, 2025

WHITTIER — The Whittier Union High School District kicked off the 2025-26 school year with three days of back-to-school events that culminated in the first […]