The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) released a report last month showing that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) — drinks with added sugar such as soda, […]
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Emergency declared in homeless crisis
On Monday, the Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Janice Hahn joined LA Mayor Karen Bass in the city’s Emergency Operations Center as the mayor signed an […]
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Dodgers All Star Mookie Betts honored by Brotherhood Crusade
Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts was honored with the Pioneer of African American Achievement Award by the Brotherhood Crusade Dec. 9, at the organization’s 54th Annual Award Gala. The event […]
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State’s Black Caucus welcomes new members
On Dec. 5, new members were sworn in at the State Capitol on the first day of the 2022-23 Legislative session. There are many new faces to join the California […]
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Los Angeles Public Library expands digital equity and inclusion efforts
As part of its commitment to fostering digital equity and inclusion throughout Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) is expanding its popular Tech2go Computer Bundle program. This program […]
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Miracle’s Entrepreneur Program Class of 2022
Last month at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Watts, the Entrepreneur Educational Center, Inc. (EECI) held a commencement celebration for its Miracle’s Entrepreneur Program class of 2022. Following a three-month Business […]
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Los Angeles has a new mayor
In her first mayoral address Sunday, after being sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, Mayor Karen Bass shared her vision for leading Los Angeles in a new direction by […]
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A civil service memoir
It’s 1980 and timing is everything. Cheryl Dorsey’s daily grind of typing reports for on-going investigations in the secretarial pool at the Department of Justice was interrupted by an offer, […]
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Leimert Park homecoming party for Mayor-elect Karen Bass
To celebrate the historic win of Bass as not only the first woman but also only the second African-American to be elected mayor of LA following the legendary Tom Bradley, […]
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Remember to pay property tax on time
The Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector want to remind people that the first payment of the 2022-23 Annual Secured Property Taxes becomes delinquent if not received by 5 […]
