After years of struggle and determination, our hard work has paid off. Today, the Metropolitan Transportation Board approved our motion to fund a Leimert Park Village station on the Crenshaw-to-LAX light rail line. This was a test of will. But the community banded together and demonstrated that it did indeed takes a village to get a fair share for Leimert Park Village. I would like to thank all of those who have advocated for the station, those who insisted that the Crenshaw line had to stop in the heart of the Crenshaw community. This is a moment to take pride in our work and know that we have left a legacy for the community to be proud of.
Amid cheers and sighs of relief, the two-year struggle by civic leaders and neighborhood activists, merchants, clergy and the elected officials representing South Los Angeles paid off Thursday with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approving…
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This month, the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning will begin the first periodic review of the Baldwin Hills Community Standards District, which regulates drilling and operations of the oil field. As a property owner,…
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Hoping to raise awareness about the dangers of parents sleeping in the same bed with their babies, child advocacy organizations have launched a major educational and marketing campaign throughout Los Angeles County. The statistics are…
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It is not easy for students and low income families to find good, affordable health care in a convenient location—all the more reason why Manual Arts Student Body President Garaldine Cabrera was thrilled to see…
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Lareka Killebrew, 40, of Glendale knew very little about autism when she gave birth to her son, Justice. But when he stopped talking at the age of two, she immediately knew something was wrong. “He wasn’t talking,…
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Tiffany Boyd considers herself one of the lucky ones. When she was a child, her mother had a nervous breakdown and Boyd was sent to live with her grandmother. Her six other siblings, however, were…
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Once a month, from now through July, people of all ages are invited to move and groove to tunes from Bahia in Brazil, India, Africa and Cuba at Ted Watkins Memorial Park in Willowbrook courtesy…
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Metro board approves Crenshaw Line's Leimert Park Village station
Clinic at Manual Arts Senior High School to provide health care to students, residents
