Stories matching tag 'South Los Angeles'
Compton youth pilots volunteer at annual Air Fair
The Young Eagles, a community of Compton students with an interest in aviation, donated helping hands to the 16th Annual Compton Air Fair. [...]
L.A. High School students protest truancy proposal
For many South L.A. students, truancy and tardiness tickets have lead to financial troubles. So, they took to the streets in protest. [...]
Reward for murder of South LA man
The LA City Council approves reward money in the shooting of a 28-year-old South Los Angeles man. [...]
Giving kids a second chance
The Foundation for Second Chances hold a gala event. [...]
Councilwoman Jan Perry celebrates opening of new, full-service grocery store in South Los Angeles
Superior Market is the first new grocery store to open in the community in over 5 years, highlighting the dramatic redevelopment of Central Avenue. [...]
New life coming to old Crenshaw Ford site
Crenshaw welcomes a new Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market. [...]
Beyond South LA, youth explore college, activism and the Black Panthers
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.
[...]A refurbished Jackie Robinson Stadium
Dorsey beats Hamilton 28-18, but the win is only half the treat. A $2 million renovation of Jackie Robinson Stadium drew Dorsey alumni and relatives of the, the first African-American to play in the major league baseball. The stadium improvements are the first of many more improvements.
[...]Governor Schwarzenegger congratulates Dorsey High School
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
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.
[...]Amid recession, questions over the cost, and purpose, of state parks
The California state parks department could meet as early as Labor Day weekend to consider how many parks to shutter under a state mandate. But in a recession – in which thousands of Californians have lost their jobs -- are parks and monuments, like the Watts Towers, worth the millions of dollars they cost for maintenance?
[...]Improved college prep curriculum could send more South LA students to college
More rigorous curriculum in South LA schools opens college doors for black and Latino students. The efforts took a while.
[...]Exploring a community’s needs, students vow to “change this place”
LA high school youth explore the impact of the recession on their education, but that's only part of the lesson.
[...]Free health care clinic draws thousands of South LA Residents
In a sign of the times, Angelenos flock to free medical care at the Forum, while the nation debates the future of U.S. health.
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