By Cynthia Gibson, Contributing Writer CULVER CITY — City officials and local business organizations have closed down streets and have issued outdoor permits to help restaurant […]
Category: Business
Town hall participants learn how to receive financial help
By Shirley Hawkins, Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — With thousands of residents reeling from losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic and who are now […]
Earthquake faults still at center of development dispute
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A coalition of local stakeholders voiced their opposition July 22 to a plan to develop two skyscrapers near the […]
Woman brings fresh food to Leimert Park residents
LEIMERT PARK — Four years ago, Olympia Auset was at her wit’s end. She was taking a two-hour round-trip bus ride just to buy fresh […]
Grant program offers assistance for small business owners
LYNWOOD — With food sales plummeting more than 50% since the coronavirus pandemic hit Lynwood, micro entrepreneurs Ana Morales and her husband Miguel negotiated a […]
Magic Johnson’s company enters partnership to fund paycheck protection loans
WASHINGTON — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has announced an agreement Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and MBE Capital Partners, in funding over $100 million in […]
County To Spend $1.2 Billion In Coronavirus Relief
LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors voted July 21 to approve a spending plan for $1.22 billion in federal and state coronavirus relief […]
Norwalk adopts changes to small business loan program
NORWALK — The City Council July 21 unanimously approved changes to its previously approved small business loan program, which can now increase loans and help […]
Inglewood Stadium On Schedule To Open For NFL Season
INGLEWOOD — SoFi Stadium is still on schedule to open in August with construction crews announcing last week the stadium is 97% complete. The National […]
Family opens Bell Garden’s first Afro-Mexican restaurant
BELL GARDENS — The Irra family celebrated the grand opening of Tamales Elena y Antojitos at 8101 Garfield Ave. July 15, one of the few […]