Los Angeles’ Historic Fire Station 54, in the Crenshaw neighborhood, is currently defunct but is on its way to becoming a major arts facility for locals in the community: the […]
Tag: LA City Council
Posted inAcross Black America, obituary
Pioneering Black politician, Billy G. Mills, passes at 96
Trailblazing attorney and politician Billy Gene Mills died at his Leimert Park home in Los Angeles on June 27, according to his son James Edward Mills. The retired judge had […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, Local Politics, Opinion
Proposition 50 & Sacramento’s Power Grab
Sacramento is pushing the new Prop. 50 maps that carve up communities like Culver City, Torrance, and Long Beach. These maps, drawn in secret, replace the transparent ones created by […]
Posted inCovers
Marqueece Harris-Dawson: South L.A.’s own
Marqueece Harris-Dawson is no stranger to the field of community organizing, as it is the foundation of the current work he does as the President of Los Angeles City Council, […]
Posted inLocal
City Council moves to address Watts water crisis
Following a study that found alarming levels of lead in drinking water found in homes in the Watts area, the Los Angeles City Council this week took steps to address […]
Posted inLocal
Calling out global anti-Blackness
In Los Angeles, City Council President Nury Martinez resigned both her Council Presidency and later her seat after someone leaked vile racist sentiments that she shared with members of a […]
Posted inFeature, Feature, Local
CoCo gathering defies City Hall racist remarks
Last Wednesday night, more than 150 community members gathered at the Community Coalition (CoCo) at it’s South L.A. office on Vermont Avenue, to voice their concerns following the racist remarks […]
Posted inCOVID-19
LA City Council votes to lift eviction moratorium in January
Los Angeles’ long-standing renter eviction protections due to COVID-19 hardship will be lifted at the end of January 2023, the City Council decided unanimously this week. The council voted 12-0 […]
Posted inGovernment, Local, Local Politics
Why give the power of incumbency to an unelected appointee’s appointee?
By Bev Rowe Efforts are currently underway by a small group of CD10 residents to support the appointment of Heather Hutt as CD10’s temporary representative on the LA City Council. […]
Posted inLocal
CD10 Voices for Empowerment group submits document to city council
Following months of debate and discussion among members of the community, clergy and leading 10th District stakeholders and constituents — all members of CD10 Voices for Empowerment — the group […]
