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Sharif headed to runoff in Compton mayor’s race

By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer COMPTON — Mayor Emma Sharif appears to be headed to a runoff after voting…

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STREET BEAT: ‘What does Los Angeles need more of?’

Post to Opinion and Street Beat with 4 SB Photos Freddie Muse Jr. Los Angeles “Awareness campaigns for men’s health,…

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Former Price aide leads in 9th District race

Wave Staff and Wire Reports SOUTH LOS ANGELES — For the first time in more than 60 years, the 9th…

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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: It’s long past time for city officials to fix the sidewalks

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say I can’t…

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Backrooms’ is welcome addition to horror thriller genre

By Dwight Brown Contributing Writer “Get the hell out of there!” If audiences don’t say it, they’re thinking it. That’s…

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BEST OF TASTY CLIPS: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje reviews his road to ‘Euphoria’

By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE has built an acting career on creating memorable characters. The latest example is…

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This week in Black History, June 5, 1973

Former Compton schoolteacher Doris A. Davis, who had been elected the city’s first Black city clerk, defeats incumbent Mayor Douglas…

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Bass signs $14.85 billion budget for 2026-27

Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass has signed the city budget for fiscal year 2026-27 focused on…

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Study finds carcinogens near Palisades, Eaton Fire cleanup zones

From City News Service LOS ANGELES — Researchers from UCLA and UC Davis have found airborne particles containing carcinogenic hexavalent…

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Embassies in Africa that can issue U.S. visas to be slashed

By MATTHEW LEE and SAM MEDNICK Contributing Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department plans to drastically slash the number…

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