Rebecca Schoenkopf

Friends and students rally for the DREAM Act

The DREAM Act provides a path to citizenship for young men and women who came to the United States illegally as children. [...]

Compton ranks eighth most dangerous city in nation, residents disagree

Compton is the nation's eighth most dangerous city, according to new rankings from CQ Press. But a lot of Compton residents do not agree. [...]

Union members convince South Los Angeles residents to vote

Two members of the Service Employees International Union knock on doors to convince last-minute voters to head to polling places Tuesday. [...]

A South Los Angeles favorite starts from scratch

Earle'z Grille is a South Los Angeles institution. And it started with a hot dog cart. [...]

Speaker of the Assembly announces temporary childcare for the working poor

Speaker of the Assembly John A. Perez announces that childcare for the working poor is saved, at least through the holiday season. [...]

Judge sentences Tedi Snyder to 32 years in prison

Twenty-year-old Tedi Snyder was sentenced to 32 years in prison Tuesday; he was involved in a gang shooting when he was 15 years old. [...]