Rep. Janice Hahn pushes bill to create more affordable housing. U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn, D-San Pedro, has joined House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Bakersfield, to introduce legislation designed to create more affordable housing in Los Angeles. The Moving to Work Reform and Expansion Act would amend the Moving to Work Program, authorized by Congress in 1998, […]
Carson appoints a familiar face, Cedric Hicks, to City Council. A former longtime Carson community services director who helped the city snag the 2015 All-America City award for supportive resident programs has been appointed to the City Council. In a 3-0 vote Tuesday night, Cedric Hicks was selected to replace Donesia Gause, who vacated her council […]
Play It Forward Feb. 8-14: Kobe Bryant and the NBA All-Star. For Kobe Bryant’s 18th and final All-Star appearance, we envision a best-case scenario: The other players rig it so that he can go off for 20-plus points and take home the game MVP, which would be his fifth. What about a not-so-best scenario: A […]
Straight Outta Compton $60+ million nukes there opening Weekend Box Office. Intially forcasted for 57 million early numbers show they have already surpassed the forcasted opening as they were still counting receipts in excess of $60 million dollars. Proving that, for this weekend anyway, it’s better to be a rapper from Compton than a man […]
Overcharged LA DWP customers score a $44 million settlement after the utility giant agreed in court Monday to refund those who were wrongly billed in 2013. Bringing the class action filed by consumers to an end. Tens of thousands of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers can expect a piece of a $44 […]
EPA Awards Grants Includes LA Harbor Hub Region. Breaking News LA Harbor Hub Region-U.S. EPA announced $1 million has been awarded to Southland communities to assess and clean historically contaminated properties, such as brownfields. Includes many communities within the LA Harbor and Hub regions. Including Carson which could help the NFL Charger Raider Stadium proposed.
Lynwood High students get after-school meals with activities. A couple of high school coaches in Lynwood lead a partnership in the community to provide daily meals for lunch to over than 300 students that stay on campus into the evenings for extra classes or activities. More than 4,000 students were fed in April by the […]
South Gate High School Student Wins $40,000 Scholarship from Edison Intl. South Gate High School senior Francisco Villegas named a 2015 Edison Scholar and the winner of a $40,000 scholarship from Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison