Stories matching tag 'Recession'
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. [...]
UCLA IDEA: Working families and public schools suffering since economic crisis
Hungry children and over-worked parents: The Educational Opportunities in Hard Times report shows that California's education system has gone from bad to worse. [...]
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.
[...]Art in Leimert Park hit by recession
"Everything must go, all items 50 percent off," says a banner outside Kumasi Gift Shop in Leimert Park Village. But instead of crowds scrambling to get the best deals on the authentic African artifacts the store is known for, it's strangely quiet. A lone attendant sits surfing the Internet in a small room at the back. The richly embroidered caps, handcrafted drums, spears and statutes sit patiently on the shelves, awaiting buyers.
[...]Economic Recession has Quinceañera boutiques in unfamiliar predicament
As recently as two years ago, the numerous quinceañera boutiques lining Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles were bustling centers of party planning and big business.
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