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LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued declining, according to the latest data in Los Angeles County, while health officials again reported generally...
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
LOS ANGELES — It’s called the long goodbye, the prolonged period between diagnosis and death from Alzheimer’s disease.
For caregivers, it’s a...
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LOS ANGELES — Southland hospitals continued to see drops in the number of COVID-positive patients Sept. 7, while infections among health care...
By Alfredo Santana
Contributing Writer
BELL GARDENS — A mix of state-mandated COVID-19 closures for public and private schools and a positive COVID case in April...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
COMPTON — Residents of the city are mourning the death of a native son. Actor and comedian Anthony “AJ” Johnson, who was...
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Contributing Columnist
There are two events seared deep in my memory about “the greatest” — Muhammad Ali — neither one...
STREET BEAT
Caleb Redman
Westchester
“Even though the pandemic is not as bad as last summer, I’m disappointed that we’re not further along. … With Delta and...
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Contributing Columnist
It started innocently enough for me. I happened to be in West Los Angeles and wanted to make...
SPORTS DIGEST
By Don Wanlass
Contributing Writer
Where do we start? Is it with the two teams who couldn’t stop their opponents late in the game when...
Sept. 20, 1847
William Leidesdorff is elected to the San Francisco Town Council, becoming one of California’s first black elected officials. He later became the...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
With a name like WriteGirl, it stands to reason that it’s a creative writing organization for teen girls.
But once...
SPORTS DIGEST
By Don Wanlass
Contributing Writer
The NFL season could not have got off to a better start in Los Angeles.
The Chargers opened the 2021 season...
By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel of legendary hip-hop group the Fugees have reunited to announce their first world...
BOOK CORNER
By Marissa Wells
Contributing Writer
“Girlz ‘N the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles,” by Mary Hill-Wagner, is a new book...
By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
Three new documentaries from Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) will premiere Sept. 17...
By Ural Garrett
Contributing Writer
LOS ANGELES — Mayah Hatcher was tired of the unwelcoming feelings she experienced in flea market spaces around Los Angeles before...
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LOS ANGELES — Starbucks Inc. has responded to allegations by a Black customer who said he became ill after being falsely identified...
By Shirley Hawkins
Contributing Writer
PLAYA VISTA — COVID-19 has impacted thousands of business owners in Southern California who have been forced to close their doors,...
By Alfredo Santana
Contributing Writer
HIGHLAND PARK — Restaurant owner Dennis Hernandez recently got good news from the Small Business Administration.
A loan of nearly $63,000 he...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
WATTS — You can smell the hamburgers on the grill as you drive along Imperial Highway headed to Hawkins House of Burgers.
The...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
Local McDonald’s operators are offering popup COVID-19 vaccination clinics through July 30.
With more than 70 owner-operators volunteering their locations for the popup...
By Alfredo Santana
Contributing Writer
VERNON — Residents living near the former Exide Technologies battery recycling plant berated staff from the state Department of Toxic Substances...
By Alfredo Santana
Contributing Writer
LINCOLN HEIGHTS — The Paycheck Protection Program is nearing its May 31 end and My Dream’s Salon owner Gerardo Castellanos knows...
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Although Los Angeles County moved into the least restrictive yellow tier on May 6, allowing businesses to...
