Action comes after Culver City sets time line to phase out local oil production Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — The county Department […]
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Officials encourage families to file for tax credit
Wave Wire Services EAST LOS ANGELES — As part of the nationwide Child Tax Credit Awareness Day of Action, local legislators and educators reminded Southland […]
Official calls COVID-19 ‘pandemic of unvaccinated’
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Saying COVID-19 is now “a pandemic of unvaccinated people,” Los Angeles County’s public health director is urging employers to […]
D.A. forms team to investigate use-of-force incidents
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón has announced the formation of an independent team to reexamine fatal use-of-force incidents by law […]
‘Should Juneteenth become a formal holiday?’
STREET BEAT Kathi Houston-Berryman Los Angeles “We need to put thought and research into it. I’m not opposed to adding on more holidays, but I […]
This Week in Black History
June 24, 1936 Bethune-Cookman College President Mary McLeod Bethune, the 15th child of former slaves, is named director of negro affairs for the National Youth […]
Paramount to allow local groups to seek additional funding
Wave Staff Report PARAMOUNT — Service clubs wishing to conduct community-wide events may request additional funds from the city if the group has already used […]
Summer water activities can be safe in post-COVID world
By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer With the first day of summer just around the corner and hot temperatures already here, water activities are bound […]
Former Maywood officials plead not guilty in corruption case
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A former Maywood city councilman, city manager and building and planning director pleaded not guilty June 14 to a […]
Author draws parallel between Bible, coronavirus pandemic in new book
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Paul’s Shoes: Walking in the Shoes of Apostle Paul during a Global Pandemic,” by Leroy Matthews Jr., is […]