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Articles by Gloria Alvarez

Heavy Grocery Bags Relieve Burden of Needy Seniors

About three hundred or so seniors turned out for the Food Bank distribution held this month in the senior center’s parking lot. Some arrived in cars, others brought their personal grocery baskets and still others shared a grocery cart to haul away the bags made heavy primarily by canned foods.
categories City AffairsFamily/Inter-generational NewsFoodNeighborhoods

Finding a Home at the Homegirl Café

A program aimed at giving once incarcerated at-risk women an alternative to repeating the patterns that had previously landed them in jail is proving to be a life altering experience for its participants, according to a recently released case study of the Homegirl Café social enterprise in Los Angeles.
categories EducationFamily/Inter-generational NewsYouth

Republicans, Democrats Spend Little on Spanish-Language Ads

Spanish-language advertising aimed at the 14 million Hispanics registered to vote is still just a small fraction of election advertising spending overall.
categories BusinessImmigrationPoliticsRace/Ethnic Relations

Bridge Design Team Emphasizes Its Local Roots

Design and budget are very important; so is keeping community involved, says local firm.
categories BusinessCity AffairsNeighborhoods

Censored No More: Siqueiros Mural Ready for Public View

Events celebrating opening of América Tropical are underway in downtown L.A.
categories Arts & CultureCity AffairsRace/Ethnic Relations

20 Years Ago: For Many Latinos, the L.A. Riots Were Not About Outrage

As we approach the April 29th anniversary of the L.A. Riots, EGP (Eastern Group Publications) presents a retrospective of their coverage of events 20 years ago in the predominantly Mexican/Latino Eastside neighborhoods.
categories City AffairsNeighborhoodsPoliticsPublic SafetyRace/Ethnic Relations

East LA Cityhood: Is the Journey Ending?

LA LAFCO report says East L.A. may not be fiscally viable to become a city.
categories BusinessCity AffairsEconomyNeighborhoodsPolitics

Adult Day Health Care End Postponed

Lawsuit settlement postpones elimination of the state-funded Adult Day Health Care program (ADHC).
categories BusinessEconomyFamily/Inter-generational NewsHealthPolitics

Public Housing Residents Rise Up Against City Board

A group in Pico Gardens calls for resignation of mayoral appointees who make up board of Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.
categories City AffairsJusticeNeighborhoodsPolitics
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