By Sue Favor Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Construction will begin soon on a new park in the Green Meadows neighborhood that will not […]
Category: Lead Stories
Ridley-Thomas tentatively set for Dec. 21 trial
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A tentative trial date of Dec. 21 has been set for City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and a former USC […]
‘Barbershop Lounge’ explores state of Black men in L.A.
Community Coalition event allows men to express themselves By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — When it comes to expressing opinions, the barbershop […]
3,000 needy families to get $1,000 a month
Filing will open Oct. 29 for city’s new ‘guaranteed income’ program Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Angelenos citywide may begin applying Oct. 29 for […]
County to hire investigators to study contracting policies
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors has voted to hire outside counsel to conduct a potentially wide-ranging investigation of the […]
Housing program targets domestic abuse victims
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City officials have announced a one-year pilot program that will be the first permanent housing program in the city […]
LAPD officials blame ghost guns for crime increase
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Amid an increase in homicides and gun violence in Los Angeles and nationwide, the Los Angeles Police Department reported […]
WWII Black female battalion to be honored in South L.A.
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Millions of letters and packages stacked up to the ceiling sat idle in rat-infested warehouses in […]
30 years later, Anita Hill says she’d ‘do it again’
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — It was 30 years ago this month that Anita Hill sat in front of the U.S. Senate […]
DISENFRANCHISED?
Council suspension of Ridley-Thomas leaves 10th District without a voice, activist says By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Calling the 10th Council District “effectively […]