Activists with the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) joined tenants recently to call on the California Attorney General to intervene and hold a landlord accountable for allegedly allowing […]
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Contractor development program
The Regional Contractor Development and bonding program will be hosting a free virtual outreach workshop that will display the extensive services and benefits the program can offer small and diverse […]
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Calfresh conducts giveaway
Calfresh will kick off Calfresh awareness month on May 4 with a fresh produce giveaway at East Rancho Dominguez Park, 15116 S. Atlantic Ave., Compton, from 9 a.m. to 1 […]
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Flinging rocks at Goliath
California passed a ban on flavored tobacco in 2020, but it never took effect because tobacco companies filed a referendum to block the ban. After spending tens of millions of […]
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Compton hosts in-person job fair today
Compton Mayor Emma Sharif is partnering with the Rancho Dominguez America’s Job Center of California to host an in-person job fair from noon to 4 p.m. today, April 28 at […]
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SoLA Food Co-op seeks support from stakeholders
When one first hears the word “co-op,” the mind strays back to communes of the hippy era, where members collectively shared work, income, property and lifestyles. Bahni Turpin of SoLA […]
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CADIZ INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF KEN LOMBARD TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
Lombard, a well-known civic and business leader from Los Angeles, holds over three decades of experience in business, real estate, urban development, and public service Lombard served as Commissioner and President […]
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Harvard attempts to reckon with historical ties to slavery in new report
Nearly 80 Harvard University leaders, donors and staff members had owned enslaved people until slavery remained legal in Massachusetts in 1783, according to a report the university released Tuesday, reports […]
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A Victory for Black Golfers in Spite of the PGA Tour
Recently, Harold Varner III, one of only two African American men currently playing professional golf full-time on the PGA Tour, staked his claim for the most memorable golf shot of 2022 when […]
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Jerry West threatens lawsuit over depiction in ‘Winning Time’
By City News Service The attorney for former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Jerry West has set a May 3 deadline for a retraction of his portrayal in the HBO […]
