A death in Wilmington
Shirley Hawkins
Jan 8 2009

Wife killed, two daughters wounded

 For Wilmington resident Ronald Simpson, 44, it was love at first sight.

“I met Stephanie one day 15 years ago when she was visiting her sister next door,” recalls Simpson, who works for One Way Outreach, a nonprofit organization that mentors at-risk youth. “She came over to my house to talk and I asked her out. Three months later on Valentine’s Day, I asked her to marry me.”

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Ridley-Thomas supports gang plan
OW Staff
Jan 8 2009

Urges ‘urgent’ adoption of countywide violence reduction strategy

Los Angeles, CA – Describing the public safety concerns about gang violence in his district as “urgent,” Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Tuesday urged approval of the County’s long-awaited plan to deal with gang violence.

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County meetings ‘on the road’
OW Staff
Jan 8 2009

Proposed by Mark Ridley-Thomas

The idea of holding Los Angeles County weekly board meetings in any of the five supervisorial districts was proposed Tuesday by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. 

The meetings are now held every Tuesday in the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles.

Ridley-Thomas believes that the alternate locations would increase public participation and access to the county government.

A feasibility report to include location sites will be presented to the board by county staffers in 30 days.
 

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Expo Light Rail protests continue
Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jan 8 2009

Dorsey/Foshay stops still at center of conflict

Los Angeles, Calif. - The Citizens’ Campaign to Fix the Expo Rail Line will hold a community organizing meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Foshay Learning Center Auditorium, and people who attend will find out that contrary to popular belief, the ongoing South Los Angeles protests about this under- construction light rail system are not simply about the two at-grade crossings near local schools.

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Motivated Men of Dorsey to hold ‘Afternoon of Excellence’
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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