By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer HUNTINGTON PARK — Retail shops like Valentina Boutique’s await a stream of customers to stay alive while people slowly venture […]
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Parkway cleanup delayed for properties near Exide
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BOYLE HEIGHTS — In 2012, Carlos Medina and his wife bought a small craftsman house with a green front lawn […]
Agencies help tenants apply for rent relief program
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — With a monthly rent of $1,300, Claudia Chacon witnessed early into the pandemic the economic blow restaurant […]
Officials urge area renters to apply for COVID relief
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer HUNTINGTON PARK — Residential tenants unable to cover past due rent from March 2020 to June 2021 because of economic […]
Area cities to receive federal funds from rescue plan
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Cities in Southeast Los Angeles County are poised to claim a slice of funds from the $7.05 […]
More funds needed to complete Exide site cleanup
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — The trustee appointed to oversee the cleanup at the former Exide’s battery recycling plant and a representative from […]
Education advocate has students’ best interests at heart
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer DOWNEY — For education advocate Mary Johnson, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a new chapter in her fight to increase grassroots […]
Communities unite to lobby federal officials on COVID
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Lynwood Mayor Marisela Santana believes the mostly Latino communities in Southeast Los Angeles County are being ostracized […]
Lynwood community discusses school district online
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LYNWOOD — A panel with a former Lynwood High School administrator, a teacher, community activists and parents of current students […]
County explains disbursement of business relief funds
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The county has distributed nearly $100 million in grants to small, micro and nonprofit businesses that have […]