LOS ANGELES — Elected officials, led by Mayor Karen Bass, claimed victory July 15 after a Pentagon official announced that 2,000 National Guard troops — […]
Category: Lead Stories
LAPD nearly matches last year’s police shootings just halfway through 2025
LOS ANGELES — A week after it was announced the homicide rate in Los Angeles was down 20% this year, it was reported that Los […]
California’s largest youth grant backs South L.A. film apprenticeships
LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, visited an innovative apprenticeship program last week aimed at opening up more career […]
L.A. County residents urged to share deputy gang experiences in online survey
LOS ANGELES — Area residents can share their knowledge of corrupt sheriff deputies as part of a new outreach initiative sponsored by the county sheriff’s […]
L.A. protests planned for John Lewis Day of Action on July 17
LOS ANGELES – More than 20 events across the county will join the fifth annual “Good Trouble Lives On” John Lewis National Day of Action […]
Three-fourths of California Black voters say democracy is ‘under attack’: poll
BERKELEY — Black voters in California are sounding the strongest alarm about threats to American democracy, with three-quarters saying the nation’s democratic institutions are under […]
L.A. wildfire survivors demand insurance companies stop blocking claims
ALTADENA — On the six-month anniversary of the wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County last January, members of the Eaton Fire Survivors Network […]
South L.A. park saved by singer Barry White now renamed in his honor
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of community residents recently gathered at the South Park Recreational Center to celebrate the renaming and dedication ceremony for the […]
Cal State L.A. wins $400,000 to boost hydrogen, EV workforce training
LOS ANGELES — Cal State Los Angeles has been awarded $400,000 in Catalyst Predevelopment Seed Funding through the California Jobs First Los Angeles Collaborative to […]
Los Angeles joins eight cities to sue over ICE raids targeting communities
LOS ANGELES — Elected officials throughout Los Angeles County are planning to join a proposed class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against […]