Stories matching tag 'Economy'
Turkey for all in South LA
It's been a tradition for decades in South LA. Right before Thanksgiving, Limousine businessman E.J. Jackson rolls up with a truck full of plump turkeys to dole out. But this year, he worried he would fall short. [...]
Demonstrators arrested in downtown anti-Wall Street protests
A march ends with the arrest of a group of anti-Wall Street protesters after they entered a downtown Bank of America on Thursday afternoon. [...]
South Los Angeles residents rally for Obama’s job bill
President Obama went to Cincinnati, Ohio Thursday to push the American Jobs Bill. While Obama was making his political point, some residents took up the cause from an overpass in South LA. [...]
In down economy, Leimert Park urges residents to ‘Buy Black’
Leimert Park Village has been hit hard by the recession. Now, business owners are launching a campaign to encourage residents to 'buy black.' [...]
Bernard Parks breaks ground on new skate park in South Los Angeles
The 10,000-square-foot skate park at the Jackie Tatum / Harvard Recreation Center will include new pathways and fencing, among other things. [...]
Q&A: Car dealership survives recession, hopes for future
Don Chou, the owner of Don's Auto Sales in South Los Angeles, says the automobile industry is making a comeback. [...]
OPINION: The economic impact of preschool
The early child care and education industry generates $1.9 billion dollars annually in L.A. County. So why isn't there more investment? [...]
South Los Angeles hungry to shop locally
Customers of Crenshaw Farmers' Market discuss their favorite places to shop in South L.A., and the need for more options. [...]
Tips on how to make the temporary-to-permanent transition
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Unemployment rate increases for black and Latino populations
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Protest for workers’ rights at South L.A. Wal-Mart
Religious leaders and workers’ rights advocates gathered in front of a South Los Angeles Wal-Mart on Monday morning to voice their support for the Employee Free Choice Act.
[...]Bank of America donates $50,000 to L.A. Regional Foodbank
Bank of America presented a check for $50,000 to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank Saturday as 150 of its employees gathered at the facility to assemble about 1,000 packages of food for low-income senior citizens.
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