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WEB6 days ago · Sylvia F September 6, 2024 0 8 mins. With Mayor Karen Bass standing at his side, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada discusses law enforcement efforts to eradicate human trafficking along Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles. Officials announced the arrest of at least one pimp on sex trafficking charges regarding underage girls.
Judge blasts VA for West L.A. land-use decisions
WEB2 days ago · Judge blasts VA for West L.A. land-use decisions. Wave Wire Services. LOS ANGELES — In a hard-hitting, sometimes-shocking ruling that blasts the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for “turning its back” on the disabled veterans it was designed to help, a federal judge has ordered additional permanent housing on the agency’s West Los ...
Tourism workers rally for minimum pay increases
WEB2 days ago · Tourism workers rally for minimum pay increases. Wave Wire Services. LOS ANGELES — Dozens of tourism workers rallied at City Hall Sept. 10, urging Mayor Karen Bass and City Council members to increase the minimum wage and bolster health care benefits through two ordinances as Los Angeles gears up to host global events.
THE Q&A: Black surfers to gather for Huntington Beach event
WEB3 days ago · HUNTINGTON BEACH — What is being promoted as the largest gathering of Black surfers in history will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Huntington Beach Pier, home of the U.S. Open of Surfing. It’s the third annual “A Great Day in the Stoke,” an event that includes a surf competition, free surf lessons, a Double-Dutch jump ...
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Family members of the victims of a fiery car crash Aug. 4 that killed six people at the intersection of Slauson and La Brea avenues in Windsor Hills gathered for a vigil Aug. 6. A registered from nurse who is believed to have caused the crash by speeding and running a red light is facing six counts of murder. Photo by Lorenzo Gomez.
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WEBAug 13, 2024 · L.A. Digest. Sylvia F July 26, 2024 0 10 mins. Black cowboys on horseback enter the Industry Hills Expo Center July 20 for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. The rodeo, featuring Black cowboys and cowgirls, is in its 40th year. Read More.
Proposition 32 would raise state minimum wage to $18
WEB2 days ago · Proposition 32 would increase California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour. It is currently $16 per hour for most people and $20 per hour for fast-food workers. Health care workers will eventually see their minimum wage reach $25 per hour, according to a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last year. Supporters of the proposition argue that with the ...
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WEBAug 9, 2024 · Compton College highlights successes in five-year report. Former Compton College student Anthony Onwuegbuzia is featrued in the five-year report to the community recently issued by the college. After graduating from Compton College, Onwuegbuzia earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Cal State …
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WEBAug 19, 2024 · Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles hold the Olympic flag during the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris Aug. 11. Bass returned to Los Angeles Aug. 12 with the flag in her possession. Read More Features This Week in Black History