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‘It hurts’: Community supports grieving family after father allegedly kills sons in Pico Union
Less than a week after the boys’ killings, the community honored their lives and showed support to the grieving family.
Gloria Gray is an Inglewood City Council member serving on the water board. A lawsuit says this is a conflict of interest.
Community members filed the suit claiming Gray is in violation of state law because the city of Inglewood purchases water from the West Basin Municipal Water District.
Your guide to Día de los Muertos events on the Eastside
We’ve rounded up a list of mostly free events on LA’s Eastside and downtown to celebrate the cherished cultural holiday.
Culture cart takes riders to Inglewood’s hottest spots
Founder Shuree Danyell launched the park-and-ride company in 2024.
Bass v. Raman: See the candidates’ promises and actions on the Lineage fire
As Election Day approaches, the Lineage warehouse fire has become a key issue in the mayoral campaign. Here’s a look at how both candidates have responded.
Hochman promises ‘amazing progress’ in MacArthur Park by 2028 Olympics
About two dozen residents attended the town hall centered on public safety in MacArthur Park.
Youth journalism
Q&A: Youth journalist interviews Danny Bakewell Jr. about the the colorful street festival Taste of Soul
This open-aired street festival is dedicated to celebrating the Black community, its culture and pride.
Bass says she’s worried Trump admin could incarcerate unhoused people ahead of Olympics
Mayor Karen Bass met with the Youth Journalists of The LA Local for an exclusive interview to discuss the Lineage fire, Olympics and more.
Koreatown’s About Time Cafe makes good coffee and greater impact for the community
The cafe serves the usual drinks and sweet treats popular on TikTok, but the Koreatown cafe also provides job training for unhoused people.
Q&A: Youth reporters interviewed Ernesto Castillo of the Inglewood Board of Education
Ernesto Castillo is the first Latino elected to the Inglewood Unified School District Board of Education.
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.
In East LA, this luchadora is helping create the change she wanted to see
As Delilah Doom, Sarah Greaves-Pedraja is helping carve out space for women in lucha libre.
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Faith leaders and families will conclude a 96-mile pilgrimage in the heat from Adelanto to DTLA
Participants expect to arrive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A. on Tuesday afternoon after their nearly 100-mile trek.
California accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests of Asian immigrants, new tracker finds
The tracker from Stop AAPI Hate saw a surge in arrests and deportations in the arrest of people from Asian countries.
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.
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