By Ben Jealous Guest Columnist President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress have come through with a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package — something the previous […]
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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 tables and chairs, and providing […]
Rep. Cori Bush is my new hero
By Julianne Malveaux Guest Columnist U.S. Rep. Cori Bush was once homeless. The Missouri Democrat has written movingly about sleeping with her babies in her […]
Waters isn’t ready to call jury’s verdict ‘a breakthrough’
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — While Black people across the country celebrated Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd last […]
Hawthorne to conduct virtual business expo
L.A. DIGEST Staff and Wire Reports HAWTHORNE — The city of Hawthorne will host a free virtual business expo to help South Bay small businesses […]
Paycheck protection loans help small businesses survive
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer HIGHLAND PARK — At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last April, Antigua Bread’s owners Dennis and Miguel Hernandez shuffled […]
Culver City High student attends medical conference
Wave Staff Report CULVER CITY — A Culver City High School junior served as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Nov. 21 […]
Stock market loves a divided government
By John Grace Contributing Columnist America has been waiting to exhale for the past four years. Now that we can breathe again, we can look […]
City to offer free flu shots with USC School of Pharmacy
Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti launched a pilot program with the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy Sept. 22 […]
Music Center offers Lewis doc watch party
From City News Service LOS ANGELES — The Music Center is among more than five dozen arts and cultural institutions collaborating on a nationwide watch […]