Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A group of parents upset about the continuing indoor mask-wearing mandate at Los Angeles Unified School District campuses rallied […]
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EPA to test soil near former metal recycling plant
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer WALNUT PARK — The Environmental Protection Agency will conduct soil samples tests in two neighborhoods near the closed Central Metal […]
COVID myths still ravaging L.A.’s Black community
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Black and Latino communities have been the most impacted during the two years that COVID-19 has […]
Supervisor calls for reexamining mask mandates
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — One day after Mayor Eric Garcetti and Gov. Gavin Newsom were caught posing for mask-less photos inside SoFi Stadium, […]
Super Bowl offers something for everyone, officials say
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — With the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood less than three weeks away, a panel of officials representing […]
County homeless count postponed until February
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has announced that its annual homeless count will be postponed one month due […]
Poitier’s death attributed to heart failure, prostate cancer
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Actor Sidney Poitier died from a combination of heart failure, prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s dementia, according to his death […]
Area city councils will continue meeting virtually for now
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LO ANGELES — Most cities in Southeast Los Angeles have banned open door City Council meetings in January and pressed […]
Fast-food workers face tough conditions, study says
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Fast-food workers are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in addition to facing difficult work conditions during the pandemic, […]
Distrust fuels resistance to vaccines
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer Throughout her career in information technology Madeline managed people. She made complicated decisions with high stakes. She says her […]