By Ashley Orona Contributing Writer HUNTINGTON PARK — Elected officials and community leaders from southeastern Los Angeles County came together for a press conference Aug. […]
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Organizations encouraging Latinos to register to vote
By Stephen Wyer Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Nonprofit organizations are stepping up efforts to encourage Latinos to vote Nov. 3 Latinos make up the […]
Trump’s disgraceful assault on the Postal Service must fail
By Jesse Jackson Sr., Guest Columnist Lagging in the polls, President Donald Trump has launched a campaign to discredit the upcoming election and disparage the U.S. […]
BOOK CORNER: Author shares her method of reaching intimacy in new book
By Marissa Wells, Contributing Writer “The Future of Sex,” by Karina Velasco and Lawrence Lanoff, is a new guide book that will send readers on a […]
EYES ON THE PRIZE: Downtown Crenshaw proposes community stakeholders pool funds to buy plaza
By Shirley Hawkins, Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — A major architectural firm has teamed up with a local group to design new plans for the Baldwin Hills […]
21 people arrested in unemployment fraud scheme
An L.A. Times project found that over half of Angelenos are not wearing masks in public spaces or are wearing them incorrectly. Police arrested 21 […]
Local officials criticize postal service cutbacks
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Several members of the Southland’s congressional delegation gathered at postal facilities across the region Aug. 18 to decry what […]
Postal service cuts designed to thwart voting by mail, critics say
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service or revamp the agency […]
Sheriff announces zero tolerance policy for deputy cliques
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Saying he has zero tolerance toward alleged deputy cliques, most notably in the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station, Sheriff […]
Social distancing strains California’s energy grid amid heat wave
The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school district in the U.S., will launch a massive COVID-19 testing and tracing program. Social-distancing lead to […]