Business receipts are up in the Eighth District
Contributor | 11-18-2011 |
The Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza may be one reason that business receipts are up in the Eighth Council District.
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Nina Nolcox: A Model That Works
Contributor | 10-28-2011 |
Often, elderly people without family close by spend their days alone. Nina Molcox has her own model - Adult Health Care Center. Check out this report from the California HealthCare Foundation.
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Chain snatching becoming more prevalent in South Los Angeles
Contributor | 9-15-2011 |
As the price of gold goes up, so does the number of jewelry thefts on the streets of South Los Angeles.
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Award-winning chef believes in South LA
Contributor | 9-7-2011 |
Investors rejected him, but Peruvian chef Ricardo Zarate was determined to succeed. Learn how his vision and belief in investing in South LA paid off for him and the area’s community.
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Community cleans up South Los Angeles neighborhood
Contributor | 4-20-2011 | Comments |
Residents and youth spend a greater part of Tuesday cleaning up the Central Avenue neighborhood in South Los Angeles.
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Deaths from heart disease go down in Los Angeles County
Contributor | 4-8-2011 | Comments |
Los Angeles experienced a milestone against heart disease, according to the Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the director of the county's public health department.
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DWP reaches its renewable energy goal, but some just call it luck
Contributor | 4-7-2011 | Comments |
An audit reveals whether the Department of Water and Power met its renewable energy goal.
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Small park opens in South Los Angeles
Contributor | 3-31-2011 | Comments |
A pocket park, which is a small park filled with wildlife and nature walks, has been created in South Los Angeles.
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Advocates, citizens, leaders celebrate first birthday of health care bill
Contributor | 3-22-2011 | Comments |
Political leaders, health care reform advocates and those affected by the law gathered at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Tuesday to celebrate the first anniversary of the act.
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Location makes a difference in appearance and items found in grocery stores
Contributor | 3-10-2011 | Comments |
A trip to different grocery stores reveals a number of differences.
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Central Avenue Farmer’s Market offers flu shots
Contributor | 11-18-2010 | Comments |
Los Angeles residents lined up at the Central Avenue Farmer's Market Thursday for free flu shots offered to members of the surrounding community.
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Target comes to downtown Los Angeles in 2012
Contributor | 11-4-2010 | Comments |
The new Target store that will come to downtown Los Angeles in 2012 is said to be the biggest retail deal downtown in 20 years.[...]
Reward offered for information on shooting of 5-year-old boy in South L.A.
Contributor | 11-2-2010 | Comments |
A reward of $75,000 is being offered for information about the shooting of a 5-year-old boy in South L.A. on Halloween.
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Midterm Elections 2010
Contributor | 11-2-2010 | Comments |
A round-up of election stories from the November 2010 midterm election.
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Crenshaw student recites Pledge of Allegiance at Obama USC visit
Contributor | 10-22-2010 | Comments |
Crenshaw High School's Esaul Parra was front and center at President Obama's USC rally.
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Funding goes to new building for patients at Compton clinic
Contributor | 10-21-2010 | Comments |
St. John's Well Child and Family Center received a $9 million grant from the federal healthcare bill.
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Proposition 22 chooses local projects over statewide programs
Contributor | 10-21-2010 | Comments |
If Proposition 22 passes, an estimated $1 billion will be taken from the state's general fund to pay for local-level transportation and redevelopment.
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Los Angeles Times receives death records of children in child and family services
Contributor | 10-20-2010 | Comments |
After repeated requests, the Los Angeles Times received death records from county child and family services.
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Supporters high on Prop 19
Contributor | 10-12-2010 | Comments |
Hopeful proponents of the measure to legalize marijuana held a press conference Tuesday to rally for the cannabis cause.
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Settlement changes teacher layoffs
Contributor | 10-7-2010 | Comments |
A landmark settlement between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Los Angeles Board of Education will change the way teachers are laid off.
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Coastal Cleanup at Santa Monica Pier
Contributor | 10-4-2010 | Comments |
Coastal Cleanup Education Day teaches kids from low-income schools about protecting marine life.
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Free health clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena draws large crowd
Contributor | 4-27-2010 | Comments |
Tuesday was the first of a seven-day health fair and clinic put on by L.A. Remote Area Medical.
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Jan Perry receives national award for South L.A. wetland
Contributor | 4-20-2010 | Comments |
Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry traveled to Washington D.C. to receive an award for spearheading a South L.A. wetlands and park project.
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Intersection plaque pays tribute to public activist
Contributor | 4-15-2010 | Comments |
The contributions of a local public activist is now memorialized at a South Los Angeles intersection. Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry paid tribute to Ezekiel Mobley, Jr. who died in 2006.
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The 50 million pound challenge comes to Compton Unified School District
Contributor | 4-12-2010 | Comments |
CUSD is encouraging employees to lose weight and fight a culture of obesity.
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Pope chooses Mexican born bishop to take over L.A. diocese
Contributor | 4-6-2010 | Comments |
Jose Gomez has been selected by the Pope to take over for Cardinal Roger Mahoney in 2011. He will be the first Hispanic leader in America's largest Catholic community.
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Civil Rights activists accuse Torrance Police Department of racial profiling
Contributor | 4-1-2010 | Comments |
Civil rights activists gathered to call for an action plan against what they say is Torrance police department's systematic racial profiling.
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Korean homeowners accuse law firm of fraud
Contributor | 3-11-2010 | Comments |
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center helps Korean homeowners sue a law firm they accuse of loan litigation scams targeting the Korean immigrant community.
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LA WATTS TIMES: Community Salutes Wounded Peacemaker
Contributor | 2-11-2010 | Comments |
The Watts Labor Community Action Committee held a fundraiser for gang interventionist Calvin Hodges, who was wounded by gunfire in Nickerson Gardens.
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From NPR: Ex-gang members help reduce crime in South LA
Contributor | 1-12-2010 | Comments |
Murders and other violent crimes are at a 50-year low. In Los Angeles, that's partly because police and ex-gang members are working together to make the streets safer.
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Mayor Villaraigosa and Education Secretary Arne Duncan visit Samuel Gompers Middle School
Contributor | 12-11-2009 | Comments |
During Duncan's two-day visit, a round-table discussion and press conference were held with the Mayor to discuss education reform within the LAUSD.
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LA Youth: Teen round-table on community violence
Contributor | 11-25-2009 | Comments |
Teens discuss their experiences with community violence in this round-table hosted by LA Youth.
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A guide to Thanksgiving meals
Contributor | 11-19-2009 | Comments |
The Watts Times lists all the Thanksgiving Festivities happening in South L.A. this year.
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Californians bummed about state’s future, new poll says
Contributor | 11-9-2009 | Comments |
California voters think the state's problems are some of the worst in the nation and will stay bad longer than the rest of the country.
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A solution to low-performing schools
Contributor | 10-16-2009 | Comments |
The staff at IDEA at UCLA offers some perspective on the equitable distribution of quality teachers.
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Veteran South LA organizer joins Obama Administration
Contributor | 10-6-2009 | Comments |
Alberto Retana becomes the new Director of Community Outreach for the Department of Education.
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South L.A. community plans get mixed reviews
Contributor | 10-6-2009 | Comments |
The L.A. Department of City Planning's open house attracted community leaders, residents, and students.
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Advocates seek new ways to get kids out of penal system
Contributor | 10-5-2009 | Comments |
Youth advocates fight for a greater focus on education in the juvenile justice system.
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Samoan community in Los Angeles comes together.
Contributor | 10-1-2009 | Comments |
A Samoan church in Carson collects donations for tsunami victims.
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Latino newspapers thrive in Los Angeles
Contributor | 10-1-2009 | Comments |
Spanish-language media has come far in a short time.
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L.A. High School students protest truancy proposal
Contributor | 9-29-2009 | Comments |
For many South L.A. students, truancy and tardiness tickets have lead to financial troubles. So, they took to the streets in protest.
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Heated debate over Safer Cities Initiative
Contributor | 9-29-2009 | Comments |
Discussions over the Safer Cities Initiative grew heated Tuesday after advocates demanded their concerns be heard.
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LA County workers rally
Contributor | 9-29-2009 | Comments |
County employees hold a rally before a meeting with the Board of Supervisors for a new benefits contract.
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New life coming to old Crenshaw Ford site
Contributor | 9-24-2009 | Comments |
Crenshaw welcomes a new Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market.
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Cal State LA protest over budget cuts
Contributor | 9-24-2009 | Comments |
CSU-LA students and faculty hold a protest on the first day of classes.
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Beyond South LA, youth explore college, activism and the Black Panthers
Contributor | 9-21-2009 | Comments |
Several youth traveled to northern California to visit college campuses as part of the Community Coalition's youth initiative. Students wrote blogs about their road trip, including a meeting with the Black Panthers.
[...]Governor Schwarzenegger congratulates Dorsey High School
Contributor | 9-17-2009 | Comments |
ARN's Lauren Whaley reports on Governor Schwarzenegger and Reverend Jesse Jackson's visit to Dorsey High School.
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Community raises voice to city planning
Contributor | 9-17-2009 | Comments |
South LA residents joined together to sketch out plans for their neighborhoods. Their project Visions for Vermont works to incorporate residents' opinions in the city's development plans.
[...]New Charter School Opens In Watts
Contributor | 9-8-2009 | Comments |
Federal funding helped create Ánimo Watts. The new charter school is operated by Green Dot, a nonprofit organization that runs 19 schools in South L.A, including Locke High.
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