Category: Neighborhoods
Veterans of original march see parallels between Vietnam and current missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, worry about numbers of Latinos in armed forces.
Residents of blue-collar, Latino enclave known as the City of Bell getting taxed and ripped off by those serving themselves instead of the people — and they're not alone.
According to the writer, King Taco has been the place to go for cheap and authentic tacos since it opened for business in 1969. Columnist Eric Valenzuela reminisces about his childhood discovery of this L.A. institution.
Community residents look back on 1965 turning point — and one local says things are even worse now.
The 24-year-old black woman is dead, and she might have been murdered. That question — and plenty others for the L.A. Sheriff's Department and the FBI — remain outstanding.
Efforts to restore mural of Anthony Quinn in Downtown Los Angeles offers reminder of famous actor's immigrant roots and life in local community.
Working journalists are teaming up with community members in a bid to take "citizen journalism" to a new level. They want to know why the long-talked-about Marlton Square development sits empty after all these years.
Concerns about safety around high school keeps community group up in arms.
Summit of Senior Lead Officers highlights the makeover of notorious Drew Street enclave in Northeast L.A.
LA Beez welcomes new media member HispanicLA. We spoke with Gabriel Lerner, founder and editor of HispanicLA about his group's vision and goals.
Maria Roque has 'released all the bad I carried in me' from an abusive relationship. She hopes that the Amanacer program that helped her will be able to do the same for her children and other families.
The writer explains the complicated history Mexicans have with the Dodgers and why they keep going to the games.
Local school board member Mark Pulido asks PB-USA to step up with help for candidates for local offices.
Veteran L.A. Watts Times' publisher reflects as publication joins the Sentinel's fold.
A look at how a Skid Row institution makes a difference, one life at a time.
The Garment & Citizen closes after 10 years of service as community newspaper for the central city.
Sure, there would be some changes if he had it all to do over, but there are so many things he'd do again.
A last look at the weekly featured that honored the oft-overlooked members of the community who work hard every day.
Lake Street Park just northwest of Downtown will offer recreational activities, educational programs to youths throughout the central city; the anti-gang effort grows to 24 sites this year, with others spread around town.
A local newspaper and the incoming president of the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council are among those calling for full disclosure on funds that are intended to offset the effects of a sanitation facility by paying for community amenities.
Annual event has survived budget cuts and will go on at Echo Park Lake with sponsorship from city's Department of Recreation and Parks.
Some see the controversial immigration-enforcement law passed in the Grand Canyon State as a reminder of civil rights abuses they allege to be commonplace in the hard-pressed district of Downtown.
Guilty pleas include charges of bringing in goods with dangerously high levels of lead from China.
TV star joins in ribbon-cutting on computer lab for the homeless.
Hee Yeon Kim, who lives in the Westlake district just west of Downtown, received her appointment to the U.S. Military Academy a few weeks after another youngster from the densely packed, hardscrabble section of the city got word that he'll be going to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Comedian Kim Wayans and Oscar winner Louis Gossett, Jr., will be on hand to talk about their work as authors.
Johnson says he's sorry to see first of the chain he sold to AMC shut down; other tenants hope promised renovations to movie house and the rest of the mall will impress local shoppers.
Protestors raise a ruckus in residential neighborhood, calling Garcetti a traitor for his vote against a moratorium on increases in lease rates at rent-controlled buildings.
Recognition comes on eve of Independence Day, draws bigger crowd than usual to City Hall.
Fil-Ams fill Our Town section at Dodger Stadium for annual heritage celebration.
The former deputy chief for LAPD's Central Bureau took that post after the May Day Melee in MacArthur Park; this time he'll take command in the wake of an internal incident that led to his predecessor's resignation and shook up the 400-officer department.
Harris and Mitchell had to run hard while most other races saw incumbents and odds-on favorites running unopposed or facing slight competition; top 2 in Inglewood aim for runoff.
Opponents and supporters fill Dorsey High's cafeteria to sound off on plans light-rail line through South L.A.
Supporters of the plan will have to raise another $250,000 to honor the slain Salvardoran cleric; plans also include recognition of other Central American nations whose migrants have made neighborhood west of Downtown a center of culture and commerce from the region.
The crowded field of Democrats seeking the state's top law enforcement post means that a strong showing in ethnic niche could make all the difference.
The first-ring suburb on the southern edge of Los Angeles is facing a scaled-down version of the budget problems facing its giant neighbor to the north.
May Day Festival seeks to draw diverse crowd to adjacent neighborhood for traditional Roman Catholic event.
Hirano oversaw the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) development into a leading cultural institution before stepping down upon her marriage to Hawaii's Senator Inouye.
The specifics are different, but residents of various backgrounds begin to see a common threat to equal rights.
Olivares focused on needs of Latino communities, helped found CHIRLA before falling to HIV.
The city and state are both strapped for cash and cutting back on services, but they're unwilling to explain how they plan to spend $6.6 million for a "pocket park" Downtown.
Anna Marie Carter has pockets full of varieties ready to go as the Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) works to clear land for 124 plots, with number of them expected to be open this fall.
Jackie Goldberg used to make a living selling womenswear in the Garment District, but the loss of her husband and passage of time led to new efforts as an entrepreneur and advocate for senior citizens everywhere.
Questions about how much cash-strapped city intends to spend to acquire small parcel at 9th & Hill for upscale 'pocket park' remain unanswered as grant process for Prop 84 funds moves forward.
Vacant homes are potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes, and the heavy rains of recent months could conspire with the rugged economy to bring a bumper crop of disease-carrying insects to inner-city neighborhoods.
Classical musicians offer free program for children at the Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club.
Restrictive law passed in neighboring state likely to boost numbers, add to recent momentum among advocates of immigration reform at federal level.
Assemblies at 3 area high schools inspired by recent death of teenager in apparent alcohol-related incident; organizers ask students for pledge.
The Youth Edutainment League (YEL) is Darius Farrelly's tribute to his late father — and a fast-growing program that offers youngsters some options besides the streets when they get bored.
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