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NEWS FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE: Newsom Signs Key Homelessness Bills
October 11, 2023 Governor Newsom Signs Second Key Housing and Homelessness Bill Sponsored By Mayor Bass and Authored By Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today issued the following statement after Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1734, which was sponsored by Mayor Bass and authored by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer. This…
Read MoreDe Leon, Cedillo Are You Gone Yet? Why Not?
SOUTHERN TRUTH By Gloria Zuurveen Why on earth are Kevin deLeon and Gilbert Cedillo still hanging around? The tag game is over and the lights on Los Angeles City Hall field have gone out. It’s up ya’ll and you need to go in peace and don’t cause chaos for a temporary thrill and cause the…
Read MoreCouncil Members Martinez and de León Attract the Ire of The Black Community
By Antonio Ray Harvey and Joe W. Bowers Jr.| California Black Media A leaked audio recording of a meeting between Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, Council Members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo and L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera revealed that a number of racially insensitive comments were made. The…
Read MoreNew Low-Cost Internet Program Promotes Digital Equity in L.A.
By L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis Despite being one of the top tech hubs in the nation, Los Angeles is home to a deep-rooted digital divide that has effectively cut off hundreds of thousands of Latinos from the tools and resources they need to improve their lives. Central to this divide is the high cost…
Read MoreNicholas Dance Studio Presents 4th Annual Spring Recital
LGBTQ Latin Advocacy Organization, Latino Equality Alliance, Announces Honorees Of Its 7th Annual Purple Lily Awards
ABC7 News, GLAAD’s Monica Trasandes, Michaé de la Cuadra, LA LGBT Center’s Alan Acosta, and community trailblazer Nancy Valverde to be recognized at an in-person event on June 23, 2022 Special musical performance by international Latin recording artist and actress Raquenel (Mary Boquitas) Los Angeles, CA.— The Latino Equality Alliance (LEA), a leading Latinx LGBTQ+…
Read MoreSTEM Prep Schools Respond to Teacher Shortage by Investing in Local Community to Create its Own Teacher Pipeline
Los Angeles, Ca. – As school districts across the country grapple with teacher shortages, one local charter public school network is creating its very own teacher pipeline. STEM Preparatory Schools, a charter public school operator in the West Adams and Jefferson Park neighborhoods of South Los Angeles is looking to cultivate and invest in local talent who live and…
Read MoreFranco Vega, Founder & CEO, The RightWay Foundation, Helping Foster Care Youth Heal
By Apryl Holmes Franco Vega, once a foster kid, wanted to help foster kids not go homeless, and when he started his foundation he had no money, so he went homeless. “When I started this foundation, I became homeless. I had to couch surf,” Vega told The Pace. “I had to destroy my credit because…
Read MoreEl derecho al voto ocupa un lugar central en el desayuno del Caucus Negro MLK
Por Aldon Thomas Stiles | Medios negros de California El derecho al voto fue el tema central en un desayuno virtual que el Caucus Negro Legislativo de California (CLBC) celebró el 12 de enero para celebrar los sacrificios y el impacto de Martin Luther King Jr. en la vida y la política estadounidenses. “No…
Read MoreA Message Sponsored by Los Angeles County
A DOCTOR’S NOTE ON COVID-19 TESTING Dr. Erika Flores Uribe, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services How does COVID-19 testing help me prevent the spread of the virus? Getting tested for COVID-19 helps you know if you have the coronavirus and prevents you from spreading it to your family, friends, and community. If you…
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