PODCAST: The Changing Face of South Los Angeles
Timothy Werth | 4-1-2010 | Comments |
With the census in full swing, Timothy Beck Werth spoke with USC Professor Roberto Suro about America’s rapidly changing demographics.
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Developers plan large skate park next to Watts Towers
Timothy Werth | 3-23-2010 | Comments |
The Tony Hawk Foundation has already raised $80,000 to get the project off the ground.
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South LA Podcast: Police Chief Charlie Beck visits USC
Timothy Werth | 3-5-2010 | Comments |
LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck visited USC to speak about his years working in South LA, and the department's relationship with USC.
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Economists Predict Optimistic Growth for Los Angeles
Timothy Werth | 2-18-2010 | Comments |
Heavy to severe economic crisis with chance of light recovery by end of the year.
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LA gang tours
Timothy Werth | 2-11-2010 | Comments |
Getting a firsthand look at L.A.'s gang territory is now possible with the L.A. Gang Tours. Hear from the founder and his critics.
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L.A. City Council Goes After Serial Killer
Timothy Werth | 12-1-2009 | Comments |
L.A. city council renewed an award of $500,000 for a serial killer responsible for 11 deaths since 1985. The man is called the "Grim Sleeper" and preys on women in South Los Angeles.
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Confusion and outrage spread over homeless count
Timothy Werth | 11-12-2009 | Comments |
Report finds homelessness decreased 38 percent during the recession
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Charlie Beck speaks to South Los Angeles residents at town hall meeting
Timothy Werth | 11-5-2009 | Comments |
Meet the new chief
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Gang crackdown in South Los Angeles
Timothy Werth | 10-22-2009 | Comments |
More than 1,100 police officers and federal agents arrest dozens of members of the Rollin' 40s gang, a Crips-related group based in South Los Angeles.
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Earl Ofari Hutchinson on youth violence
Timothy Werth | 10-9-2009 | Comments |
An interview with Earl Ofari Hutchinson about Derrion Albert, the violence death of a 16-year-old Chicago teenager, caught between rival gangs.
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City Council approves ambitious anti-graffiti ordinance
Timothy Werth | 9-29-2009 | Comments |
The ordinance requires all new property in Los Angeles to be sprayed with an anti-graffiti coating.
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Families question Sheriff’s Department deadly shootings
Timothy Werth | 9-22-2009 | Comments |
Violence in Los Angeles is down, but fatal shootings by Sheriff Deputies has increased. There have been 13 deadly shootings this year, up from five in 2008. Their families of some of the victims think the Sheriff Department needs a special investigation.
[...]NEWS ANALYSIS: Proposed teacher layoffs signal deeper problems for troubled LAUSD
Timothy Werth | 5-15-2009 | Comments |
A teacher walkout has been called off by a Los Angeles judge. Teachers have few bargaining chips left to prevent layoffs scheduled to begin in July.
[...]City makes intersection near Normandie Elementary School safer for students
Timothy Werth | 5-2-2009 | Comments |
It took years after the death of a kindergartner for parents to see improvements at a dangerous intersection near Normandie Elementary School.
[...]LA receives $73 million in U.S. aid as South LA homelessness deepens
Timothy Werth | 3-29-2009 | Comments |
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development gave the greater Los Angeles area $73 million in grants, but it won't be enough to solve the crisis. Homeless service organizations are reporting an increase in homeless families, and are struggling to make do with limited resources.
[...]Homelessness in Los Angeles
Timothy Werth | 3-6-2009 | Comments |
(originally posted on Annenberg Radio News 3-5-2009)
The foreclosure crisis coupled with an economic meltdown has put more strain on a neighborhood still struggling to reinvent itself.