L.A. offers $5,000 grants to small businesses hit by pandemic
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer HIGHLAND PARK — For 20 years, Maria Pineda operated Lupita’s 98 Party Store, renting out…
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Bell terminates city manager facing corruption charge
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BELL — The City Council has decided to terminate City Manager Paul Phillips after the…
State officials visit Lynwood High to view damage
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LYNWOOD — State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and state Sen. Lena Gonzalez toured Lynwood High…
Tenants told to seek legal advice as rent moratoriums end
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — A panel of experts on rent relief for COVID-19 tenants hurt by…
County, city lawyers seek more time in Exide lawsuit
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The city and the county of Los Angeles each filed a petition…
Area cities resuming youth sports programming
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BELL — Organized sport activities are back in Bell, following the City Council’s vote to…
Company files suit over Exide cleanup costs
National Lead Industries tries to disrupt system, activist says By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Community activists and a…
Lynwood schools form minority advisory council
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LYNWOOD — The Lynwood Unified School District has announced the formation of an African American…
Music school operator seeks assistance from state
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BELL GARDENS — A mix of state-mandated COVID-19 closures for public and private schools and…
Property owners near Exide hit with ‘unscrupulous’ suit
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Two property owners with homes that have been cleared of lead from the…