Category: Neighborhoods
As the deadline passes for California to eliminate redevelopment agencies, cities respond to the transition in their own ways.
Bell Gardens establishes city-run agency to take over redevelopment.
A couple of local politicians seem to be caught in a gerrymandering struggle to remap City Council districts.
Alhambra's main agent to lure business to the city officially dissolved Feb 1, but it doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon.
Janelle Hutcherson, a lesbian with masculine looks, challenged traditional ideas of attractiveness when she entered the Miss Long Beach pageant.
Supporters and opponents of East LA cityhood are seeing an endpoint in the process during this week's Los Angeles Local Agency Formation Commission meeting.
A bill sponsored by Senators Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) and Michael Rubio (D-Shafter) will give cities more time to prepare for redevelopment agencies' closure.
Historic Filipinotown gains recognition for cultural and historial heritage.
LA LAFCO report says East L.A. may not be fiscally viable to become a city.
The State's upcoming elimination of redevelopment agencies is causing serious impact to local economies.
A new pre-kindergarten program, which readies children for kindergarten, is supposed to take off this coming November, but is now in danger of being gutted before it can be fully implemented.
Supreme Court ruling supports phasing out CRA/LA and other development agencies across the state.
A new movement has emerged in the San Gabriel Valley, attempting to transform undocumented status into a point of empowerment and engage Asian youth.
News of former Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Auxiliary Bishop having teenage sons is causing shock waves among parishioners.
City Controller is looking into spending habits of HACLA contractors who operate L.A.'s housing developments.
Governmental neglect and lack of access to affordable care has meant that for many Coachella Valley residents, "dodging death" is a daily ritual.
St. Steven's Serbian Orthodox Church has been serving the small population of Orthodox Christians in Alhambra since 1948.
Eastern Group Publications review their coverage of unincorporated East Los Angeles planning to becoming its own city.
Fiscal study says East L.A. is financially viable.
At James Lick Middle School in San Francisco, the loss of two bilingual counselors threatens gains in student attendance and achievement.
"Combo classes" in San Jose are facing challenges under the budget cut.
Under the budget cut, larger class sizes turn into chaotic classrooms.
Foreclosure crisis in Stockton, CA. is driving student enrollment down.
Low-income individuals and public housing residents will be able to use business registry to look for jobs.
Taboos against openly discussing issues of mental health and a cultural fixation with success could be behind the high rate of suicides in the Korean American community.
Maravilla Historical Society applies for historical landmark status for a beloved social gathering spot.
Montebello parochial school is one of many that offer strong values and academics.
The largest Protestant congregation in Alhambra brings 1700 faithful each Sunday morning to two campuses. But it started as a seven-person prayer meeting in a Hollywood home in 1961.
Alhambra was one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. 11,000 Alhambra residents without power; more damage expected.
Located in the largely Latino community of Highland Park, Avenue 50 Studio strives to be an intersection of Latino, Asian, and African American arts that reflects the unique diversity of Los Angeles.
The expected closure of an adult day care center threatens a vital source of care for one Korean family.
A Latino family from one of the most polluted cities in the nation gets their blood test results, as they seek to explain their chronic illnesses.
A Latino family deals with chronic illness in Maywood, Calif., a city surrounded by 2,000 industrial factories in southeast LA County.
An Adult Day Health Care Center on Valley provides a daily refuge for 100 elderly immigrants. But along with hundreds of others, it could be forced to close at the end of the month.
Proponents of East LA becoming a city says Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis does not reflect fiscal viability of area.
As a teenager, Sal Martinez was a lawbreaker and probation youth. Now, he works as a county probation commissioner helping teens stay out of trouble.
East Los Angeles Resident Association (ELARA) is pushing for popular vote to incorporate East L.A. as city.
Despite statewide budget cuts and unpaid furlough days, Alhambra Unified students showed improvements in 2011, but achievement gap, particularly in mathematics, is large.
Latest community meeting addresses questions on fiscal viability of East L.A. as city.
A roundup of non-profit and community development projects in L.A.
Green Chopsticks dumplings runs a factory in the heart of industrial Alhambra and delivers to Costco's around the country. The "Glutster" takes us to the assembly line.
An upcoming community meeting presented by proponents will respond to data in CFA: Final report out last week.
Outside reform proposals would be considered last. School Board wants unions to allow more proposals that are outside of current bargaining agreements.
Is the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles failing to do its job to advocate for local community art?
Assembly Speaker John Perez's bill to disincorporate city of Vernon was defeated.
The 3rd Annual Free Leimert Park Village African Art & Music Festival is coming this weekend with over 30 local groups and organizations to offer free health, education, arts and literacy workshops and resources.
Tom LaBonge wants a serious discussion on annexing Whiteside neighborhood before cityhood efforts continue.
Citizens Redistricting Commission vote on final redistricting maps.
The NC could soon be out of 'exhaustive efforts' to avoid decertification.
Only a few residents participated in recent meetings held to review study data.
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