By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Manslaughter charges filed against a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in the fatal shooting of Ryan […]
Category: Lead Stories
Older homeless adults subject of United Way report
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — A new report issued by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles details how officials could end homelessness for […]
City official places wreath honoring Biddy Mason
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — As Black History Month came to a close, city officials and community members gathered to remember Los Angeles pioneer […]
Commission calls for review of LAPD bomb squad training
By Sue Favor Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Police Commission has called for a comprehensive report of the Los Angeles Police Department’s bomb squad […]
Wesson calls blocked appointment ‘shortsighted’
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES – Calling his opponents “selfish and shortsighted,” former City Council President Herb Wesson said activists seeking to block […]
BRIGHT FUTURES: Black students get firsthand look at what to expect at Black College Expo
By 2 Urban Girls Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — They came to hear about career possibilities, the college experience and what their college or university […]
Judge blocks Wesson’s appointment to council seat
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A judge issued a temporary restraining order Feb. 24 blocking former Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson from filling […]
‘Tyler Perry-like’ studio coming to South L.A.
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A proposed creative campus in the Crenshaw Corridor would provide what is being called a […]
Wesson appointment raising ire among some
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The City Council’s formal vote this week to install Herb Wesson as the interim 10th District representative […]
27 candidates enter race for L.A. mayor
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A tentative field of 27 candidates have filed paperwork to run for mayor of Los Angeles in the June […]