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 […]
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South L.A. residents frustrated as new ‘parks’ mean more concrete, little shade
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — In 2016, Los Angeles County voters passed Measure A with the hope of transforming the region’s neglected parks. Framed as a […]
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 […]
This Week in Black History: Martin Luther King Jr. leads 60,000 at Chicago Freedom Movement rally
On July 10, 1966, an estimated 60,000 people filled Chicago’s Soldier Field for the largest northern civil rights rally of its era, answering the call […]
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 […]
Local contractor expands business through county program
LOS ANGELES — Like many small construction contractors, Christian Meza was interested in working on infrastructure projects in the region. The owner of Liberty Rebar, […]
Raphael Saadiq brings one-man No Bandwidth tour to The Ford: Tasty Clips
“I’ve always wanted to do a one-man show. I want to challenge myself,” says Raphael Saadiq about the expansion of his highly acclaimed show No […]
Black private investigators take center stage in L.A. thriller ‘Sounds Like Trouble’: Book Corner
In their latest adventure, Jackson Jones and Mackenzie “Mac” Cunningham return as reluctant private investigator partners in Los Angeles — still clashing, still hot for […]
Trump and the GOP’s never-ending assault on Medicaid: The Hutchinson Report
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ assault on Medicaid is nothing new. During Trump’s first term he reneged on his campaign pledge that he wouldn’t […]