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Your LA Local Voter Guide: Measure AT, the Ordinance to Amend the Admissions Tax for Large Venues
The measure would remove a cap on how much tax revenue Inglewood can get from SoFi Stadium tickets and add a new 2.5% tax on tickets to the Intuit Dome.
Your LA Local Voter Guide: Measure BB, the Ordinance to Eliminate Advertising on Public Right-of-Way
The measure would ban most commercial advertising on city streets, sidewalks and similar public rights-of-way, including on billboards and kiosks, though in doing so it would cut off a multi-million dollar city revenue stream.
Fall Friday Nights brings free food, music and family activities to MacArthur Park
Two more Friday night events are planned this month, including a Glow Party on Sept. 18 and a movie night on Sept. 25.
Inglewood’s development agreement with SoFi Stadium fell apart. Now what?
Mayor James Butts said city officials aren’t sure what rules apply to Hollywood Park now that its development agreement with Inglewood is void. Hollywood Park says its business as usual.
Your LA Local Voter Guide: Inglewood Board of Education
Six candidates are vying for seats in Trustee Areas 1, 2 and 3.
The park under the 6th Street Bridge won’t open until next year. Here’s why.
The park was expected to open this year, but delays in playground equipment installation have pushed back its opening, as residents continue to raise concerns about maintenance and safety.
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South Asian immigrant community find support, community with Little Bangladesh institution
The South Asian Network works to break barriers and provide resources to the immigrant community.
From vaudeville to Kendrick Lamar: The Wiltern is one of Koreatown’s oldest tenants
Countless concerts, stand-up sets and other live acts have graced the stage at The Wiltern Theatre in Koreatown.
Mental health is not talked about among the Korean community. This phone line wants to change that.
The phone line serves as a first step towards expanding access to mental health support in a community where cultural stigmas often act as barriers.
A South LA coffee shop became ‘a movement in every community,’ owner says
Each week, South LA Cafe distributes 200 bags of groceries, many filled with fresh produce, meat and a mix of pantry goods.
Alejandra’s Bakery in South LA creates a space where all cultures are welcome
Agustin Aleman founded the bakery in 2014 as a result of a passion for making bread and understanding local cultures.
Black Being yoga studio in Inglewood provides an accessible wellness space for Black and brown communities
Every month, Black Being hosts donation-based yoga classes, meditation sessions, healing workshops and other community-centered wellness programming.
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An oral history project captures stories in and around K-Town. Now anyone can dive in
The archive grew out of Koreatown Youth and Community Center’s Koreatown Storytelling Program, which launched in 2020 with plans to have young people interview elders.
I struggled to get clear answers about Lineage disaster loans. Imagine what small business owners are facing
It took me hours of calls, emails and a visit to a business resource center to get clear answers about recent changes to federal loan programs by the Trump administration, and even experts struggled to explain it.
Protesting immigration raids is a choice. He gives his students the tools to decide
In the time of immigration raids, a history teacher provides his students the knowledge about community organizing and activism.
LA’s Fashion District feels like a ghost town a year after the raids
“For Lease” signs dot once — busy storefronts, where immigration raids led to a drop in foot traffic and fear among workers and shoppers.
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