Eight different organizations have come together to help South L.A. residents sign up for health insurance through the Covered California insurance exchange as well as Medi-Cal, county programs and others. The churches, community health centers, labor unions, and community-based organizations will hold a health fair and health insurance enrollment event on the campus of the historic First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles on Saturday, March 29 at 2270 S. Harvard Blvd., near Adams and Western.
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Crystal Stairs closing the Nickerson Gardens SAGE Children’s Center
After 20 years of providing high-quality child care services, Crystal Stairs will close the Nickerson Gardens SAGE Children’s Center, effective June 6, 2014.
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Judy Belk named president and CEO of California Wellness Foundation
First African American woman to hold the position
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St. John’s Well Child & Family Center opens new health campus in South L.A.
On the fourth anniversary of President Barack Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act, St. John’s celebrated the grand opening of the S. Mark Taper Foundation Health and Wellness Campus, which includes the Frayser Health Center for children and mothers, and the S. Mark Taper Foundation Health and Wellness Center for adults. The campus, located on West 58th Street between Vermont Avenue and Hoover Street, will provide additional services for more than 30,000 patients in some of South Los Angeles’ poorest communities.
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Foster agencies receive sex traffic prevention training
More than 50 percent of the children in Los Angeles County who become victims of sex trafficking are in the child welfare system. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors took a step toward closing the training gap for foster parents and foster family agencies to spot signs of when a child is being trafficked.
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Water may flow more freely to drought-stricken farmers
There has been good news from Sacramento for drought-weary farmers. On Tuesday the state Water Resources Control Board moved to ease some protection for fish in the fragile San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, a decision that may make available more water for farmers…and ease political tensions in an election year.
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Lancaster City Councilman Ron Smith to accompany Antonovich to China
Lancaster City Councilman Ron Smith will be joining Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich for a business delegation trip to China from April 5-13. The trip is meant to strengthen business ties between Chinese companies and Los Angeles County, with the plan of courting new businesses to open up U.S. locations or relocate to the Antelope Valley. Gaining additional investments will benefit the local economy and increase employment opportunities throughout the county, including in the Antelope Valley.
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Palmdale hosts free emergency preparedness presentation
Palmdale’s neighborhood services department will host a free emergency preparedness presentation on Tuesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 38300 Sierra Hwy, Suite B.
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California child falling from window saved by stranger, box spring mattress
It’s the stuff you might expect only to see on TV or in movies — the upbeat kind with happy endings.
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4.4-magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area on Monday morning, jolting some people awake just before sunrise but bringing no immediate reports of serious damage.
