By Jade Stevens Guest Columnist In the last year, the economic disparities across different communities have become even more apparent as Black small businesses struggled […]
Tag: pandemic
County sees drop in COVID cases in health care workers
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Southland hospitals continued to see drops in the number of COVID-positive patients Sept. 7, while infections among health care […]
It’s time to get eligible youth vaccinated against COVID
By Jerry P. Abraham Guest Columnist This summer in Los Angeles County looks and feels much different than the last. Businesses have fully reopened, and our […]
Bonin program takes 160 homeless off boardwalk
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Mike Bonin said July 26 that 160 people who were living along the Venice boardwalk have been […]
Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center back in business
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer The week before the Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center was set to reopen on June 29, after […]
Young people need protection that vaccination brings
By Dr. Jerry P. Abraham Guest Columnist California has made great strides in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The state continues to set new records, achieving […]
LAUSD elementary school campuses begin to reopen
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — For the first time in more than a year, some schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District reopened […]
County could allow indoor dining again
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county’s COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping, officially meeting the criteria to escape the most restrictive tier of the […]
City works to expand access to COVID-19 vaccine
By Mayor Eric Garcetti Contributing Columnist This month marks one year since COVID-19 turned our lives upside down. Angelenos have lost jobs and paychecks, their […]
Actor’s Fund project to provide housing for artists
By Juliet Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer HOLLYWOOD — Work has begun on the Actors Fund’s latest affordable housing project, the Hollywood Arts Collective. The $120 […]