November 2009 Archives
Gathering focuses on possibilities of jobs, contracts generated by environmentally sensitive developments and products. Participants urge community members to educate themselves, call on their representatives in seeking opportunities.
Eva Perez lost her son but gained a new perspective on life — and the many who wait for organ donations.
Diabetes Can Mean Bigger Risks on H1N1 and the standard flu virus, and diabetics can sustain long-term damage from a bout with the flu. Watch your diet and pay special attention to blood glucose levels amid the parties and sweets.
Arvis Jones has helped many families in South L.A. in her role with the Center for Grief and Loss for Children. The loss of her own son led to 'a unique healing process' for the community.
Memorial for Jacquette, who oversaw the annual event for more than 40 years, planned for November 28. Organization vows to carry on legacy born of the Watts Rebellion.
Lamothe has gone on to a job in mayor's office; board of stewards stands behind pastor.
He didn't really appreciate what he had until he got scared. Economic turmoil seems to have brought a similar realization to many other Angelenos.
Stay home if you already have symptoms, but anyone who isn't feeling the effects and is not high-risk should go home for the holidays. Medical pros say you're as likely to catch H1N1 on a trip to the store as a long flight or bus ride.
They follow dinner at Japanese American National Museum with conference at medical school in South L.A., where audience here's the hard truth: Blacks and Latinos account for 20% of females in the U.S. but 80% of HIV cases.
The international body declared housing to be a basic human right back in 1948. Raquel Rolnik plans to measure the ideal against the reality here and in six other U.S. cities.
She'll get to stimulus funds and business banks just as soon as you consider what happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma back in the 1920s.
Administrators say it's time to 'do more with less;' teachers grumble that they're being asked to do 'everything with nothing.'
The City-County agency recently reported a dramatic decline in the numbers of homeless — data that doesn't fit what activists and everyday folks are seeing on the streets.
Head of emergency department at major medical facility of Eastside urges everyone to stop with the excuses and go get the vaccine.
Aileen Garza Corbilla sees recent Philippine Heritage Institute International's White House Millennium Council Award as 'icing on the cake' of a dedicated career.
Retired prize fighter inaugurates the Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School in Boyle Heights, urges students to pursue professional careers.
Jamaican-born Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan "Spiderman" Ricketts talks about how he learned to make those strong defensive flips, dives and flying saves that earned him Defender of the Year honors in his first year with the team.
Filipino champ takes a break at Hollywood training ground to talk about the chances of a belt in a 7th weight division — and to dedicate his effort to victims of recent typhoons back home.
Plan for the unexpected before your next trip by including vaccinations in your pre-departure shopping list — and spend a little extra on the good luggage.
Proposed ordinance would guarantee deposits in exchange for branches in under-served neighborhoods; City Councilmember says pay-day lenders and check-cashing businesses currently outnumber bank and credit union locations in city.
Quesillo is popular and unpasteurized — and that's wreaking havoc for store owners and restaurateurs in the immigration community.
After going through crisis last year, the festival refuses to die in a city where the largest minority is Latino.
Vietnam vets know they were forgotten. Now they hope that society does better for youngsters coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan, who appear to be facing some similar post-war problems.
Art assignment leads to walk-out; 'sensitivity training' likely for veteran instructor.
Give inner-city youngsters the chance to decide for themselves on the academies that train our military's leaders.
Father risks a grin as custody battle ends with son and daughter under his roof once again.
Ayala Foundation's 2nd Annual 'Dining With the Chefs' will give attendees the 5-star treatment, spotlight Fil-Am talent in the kitchen, and raise funds for underprivileged children in the Philippines.
The new flu threatens to turn an old Jamaican saying on its head. So wash your hands if you want to keep things right side up.
The Dodgers and Ramirez are done for the season, but Filipino fistic hero Pacquiao is the star of his own show in Hollywood.
Champ says win over Cotto will lift spirits in the Philippines, where he helped out with relief efforts while training.
Mitrice Richardson disappeared after being released by sheriff's deputies in the beachside community. Rumor has placed her back in South L.A. since then, but nothing is certain about the case.
Well-known church looks to put students and parents in touch with recruiters, financial aid options.
Retailer gives school library a makeover that thrills kids and teachers.
Denise Roberts survived to tell about the last 10 years of telling others that 'breast cancer is not a death sentence.'
Representatives of the agency plan to offer help on the tax implications of foreclosures and other by-products of the tough economy. Advice in English and Spanish will be available on site, with translation services for other languages a phone call away for those who make an appointment.
Macy's teams with RIF program that aims to aid 75,000 youngsters from more than 220 low-income schools in Southern California. An estimated 75% of the kids are Latino.
Comedian Chris Rock sets out to make a point on behalf of African-American women in this documentary, but it gets lost as he tells a tale on himself.
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