City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson looks down on Manchester Avenue from one of the housing units at the Serenity Building. The building offers 50 housing […]
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L.A. celebrates Malcolm X’s 100th birthday with street renaming, festival
Wave Staff Report CRENSHAW — The city of Los Angeles, in partnership with the Foundation for Arts, Mentorship, Leadership and Innovation (FA-MLI, Inc.), will commemorate […]
City attorney seeks support for bill targeting child traffickers
Wave Staff and Wire Reports SOUTH LOS ANGELES — As part of ongoing efforts to address human trafficking along South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles City […]
Mayor calls on Black families to ‘step up’ on homelessness
By Anita Bennett Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — As the city’s homeless crisis continues, Mayor Karen Bass said it’s time for the Black community to […]
Ground broken on South L.A. housing project
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Surrounded by more than 50 community members and stakeholders, co-developers Neighborhood Housing Services of Los […]
Mayor says new city budget charts new course
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass signed the city’s revised $13 billion budget for fiscal year 2023-24 May 26, which she said […]
Council approves updated Hollywood community plan
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council unanimously approved community plan updates for Hollywood and downtown May 3, with amendments intended to further […]
Early Black stuntwomen honored for breaking barriers
By Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — As a young Black woman in the 1970s, Phyllis Lynn Ellis was told that she had to […]
Council gives final approval to South L.A. hotel plan
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The City Council gave final approval Feb. 3 to plans to build a controversial 168-room […]
South L.A. hotel plan to come before council
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — South L.A. may finally be one step closer to bringing that elusive full-service hotel to its […]