The Metro board of Directors unanimously approved a historic Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and Construction Careers Policy on Thursday, January 26, that will significantly increase the number of workers from disadvantaged areas to be hired…
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While civil rights leader and activist Rev. Al Sharpton was speaking to a rapt audience at the University of Southern California’s Bovard Auditorium during the 20th Anniversary Summit of the Empowerment Congress, a gathering of…
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Since we launched the Slauson Avenue survey, hundreds of you have responded. You have made a difference by voting for your preferred improvement to the corridor. Your opinion matters – as do your questions —…
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27th Annual Kingdom Day Parade: MyFoxLA.com The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was celebrated by second district residents as they joined Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, this year’s grand marshal, Stevie Wonder, and…
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Central Basin Municipal Water District has been awarded a conservation grant from the California Department of Water Resources, which includes funding through the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to provide free high-efficiency toilets, including…
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Supervisor Ridley-Thomas delivered the keynote address Friday morning at the 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Brotherhood Breakfast, held at YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. His full speech appears below: I am honored to…
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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, along with the non-profit Community Partners organization, has founded a new, national program to be modeled on Los Angeles’ Empowerment Congress, the grassroots organization begun by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas in 1992…
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Registration is now CLOSED. For advanced notice of future events, please sign up for our e-mail list here. Serving the communities in Los Angeles covering the Los Angeles County Second Supervisorial District, the Empowerment Congress…
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The Natural History Museum leaped into the New Year winning The Crown City Innovation Trophy for the “best use of imagination and innovation.” The award came in response to the debut of its first entry…
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Progress is being made on the new East Rancho Dominguez Library on Atlantic Ave in unincorporated East Rancho Dominguez. While the recent rains, have somewhat delayed progress, we are pleased to report that 70% of…
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