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Project also calls for classrooms and labs to train youths in digital arts.
Virgelia Villegas mortgaged her house to defend Miss Asia USA Pageant against a lawsuit filed by billionaire Trump's Miss USA organization.
Oliver Tolentino just opened his Melrose Avenue boutique eight months ago, so believe him when he says he's honored just to be nominated. You can even believe him if he tells you he owes it all to pineapples and bananas.
A City Councilmember's request for review of policies on newsstand permits sparks rumor of ethnic bias in plan to renovate the famed thoroughfare. More explanation will be needed to prevent perception from becoming reality.
Hospital executive in upscale suburb expected to enter latest guilty plea on using homeless folks in hard-pressed Downtown neighborhood as part of scheme to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal programs.
The one-time Downtown loft dweller and a partner had already been hit with a $10 million fine in a civil case after using homeless patients to bill Medicare and Medi-Cal systems for bogus treatments.
TiGeorges' Chicken became a center of goodwill and communications in the days after an earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation. Now owner Georges Laguerre has delayed a trip to his homeland in order to repair his business.
Downtown loft dweller and Westsider teamed up to use homeless residents of the hard-pressed neighborhood to bilk public healthcare systems, according to feds.
Yeah, a lot of environmentally sensitive products are too pricey for regular folks, but believers say education is the first step, and he managed to take another after getting a few lessons.
A look at the lives and legalities behind the federal immigration agency's recent order for the Downtown-based garment manufacturer to fire 1,600 workers. Courtesy of Patrick Burke and Spot.Us.
It will take real money to help the devastated nation become self-sufficient, says Laguerre; Hutchinson launches effort to help relatives in U.S. find folks back home.
Mahony and Villaraigosa put church and state behind efforts to organize in industry that's currently the subject of crackdown by Attorney General Brown, a presumed candidate for governor.
New year and end of decade present opportunity to step back from day-to-day scramble and do some strategic thinking. Can you say SWOT?
TiGeorges' restaurant has become an information clearinghouse and fundraising centers; Mothers for Africa in the mix; Hollywood star pitches in as search for parents continues.
Check these tips to ensure comfort and safety whether you're heading to the ski slopes or hitting the tropics.
Price of gold in record territory — and threatening artisans and merchants as they deal with weak sales amid economic downturn.
It's different from tequila, and what better place to explain the difference?
He lost his job as a gardener and now turns to his art to survive in East L.A., with big hopes pinned on the December 12 feast day in honor of his namesake.
Age plays a role as younger immigrant population meets aging native-born baby boomers. Fiscal Policy Institute also finds 'robust' contributions by immigrants in other major metro areas.
76-year-old peddler works the streets of South Los Angeles to meet medical expenses, maintain a sense of purpose, and help family through tough times. She's made some friends along the way, too.
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.
She'll get to stimulus funds and business banks just as soon as you consider what happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma back in the 1920s.
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.
The Dodgers and Ramirez are done for the season, but Filipino fistic hero Pacquiao is the star of his own show in Hollywood.
Retailer gives school library a makeover that thrills kids and teachers.
Tomiko's fortune blooms as his floral elegance makes him a favorite in Beverly Hills.
Laborers' International Union of North America helps them win the case — and sets out on campaign to organize workers at Building Materials Holding Company subsidiary.
Founder's daughter builds on dad's start, Bakewell's progress, with new programs and services.
Jackie Robinson Foundation executive cites own experience and reminds college students that it's never too soon to make contacts.
Angel investors are often willing to put money behind a start-up business, but they often want a piece of the action — and a business plans without any gaps.
84-year-old-year-old Golden State Mutual's 'free fall' put policy holders at risk, according to state regulator.
U.K.-based grocery chain plans new store on Crenshaw Boulevard; some cheer move into under-served area, others want promises on operating procedures to be made in public.
Immigration opponents might want to seal the border, but a recent promotion by a co-op of family owned dairy farms in New England shows that they'll have a hard time taking tortillas off the table.
L.A. contingent in Washington to press elected officials to follow the money and apply some pressure in battle against war, rapes and other violence in the Congo.
Former CNN anchor Veronica De La Cruz is on the road to tell Eric's story and rally support for reform.
The bad economy sends many back into workforce and prompts Orange County city to hold senior job fair.
Irvin's Barber Shop is an institution in Leimert Park, where the recession is moving up on the list of things to talk about.
Economic downturn, lack of vendors spell the end, founder says.
Filipina sisters make their mark in the energy business, beating perceptions of a male-dominated industry in the process.
Bill includes money for upgrade top diabetes lab at Good Samaritan in Westlake, solar panel training program in Chinatown, and transitional housing program in Filipinotown.
No — they can't put you in jail for owing money, but there's more than one way to lock someone up.
A mixture of deli, supermarket, pastry shop and restaurant, Mercado Buenos Aires transforms Van Nuys into a barrio of Argentina's capital, where customers can find good food, pastries, cold cuts and yerba maté for reasonable prices.
A local hair salon looks to boost business and job seekers' chances by offering discounts to the unemployed.
Carib Press talks to Caribbean business owners to find out their strategies for weathering the economic storm.
Member organizations want to ensure that minority-owned firms and small businesses in general don't get squeezed out of lineup or disqualified over cash-flow problems wrought by slow payments.
Los Angeles Street in Downtown L.A.'s Fashion District has long been a center of immigrant entrepreneurs and sales people selling everything from fine Italian tailoring to flashy duds. But the economic downturn has hit the neighborhood hard and the businesses stand at the brink of fading away.
Institution founded in wake of 1965 'rebellion' runs out of options as a $67,000 shortfall makes the difference.
Fawuzi Massa says love and peace will make friends anywhere — and up-to-date merchandise will keep them as customers.
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