Last year in the County of Los Angeles, 33,000 women were infected with Chlamydia or gonorrhea, and nearly one-fourth of all these sexually transmitted diseases were in South Los Angeles. The consequences of untreated infections…
Read moreIf you are currently looking for a job, want to make connections with employers, or simply want advice on resume writing, networking and interview strategies, you won’t want to miss the Second Annual Spring into…
Read moreSalsa music, great food and performances from a mariachi band and folklorico dancers kicked off a fun-filled Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Public Health in Willowbrook Thursday, May…
Read moreBack by popular demand, the free silent film workshop for young people at the William S. Hart Park and Museum in Newhall, California is back for an encore. For the second year in a row,…
Read moreSupervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is pleased to announce that Shauneé Breaux Roberson, a teacher and director at the Training and Research Foundation Ozzie Goren Head Start preschool in Los Angeles, is the Second District recipient for…
Read moreMartin Luther King, Jr. Campus Construction Update Work continues apace at the MLK Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center (MACC) construction site, where workers have installed the pile foundation, underground utilities and the building’s footings. At the…
Read moreRev. Al Sharpton interviews Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas for MSNBC’s PoliticsNation. Twenty years ago I turned the television on and watched the videotaped beating of Rodney King. Outraged, appalled, and saddened from the images on the…
Read moreFifteen-year-old Lisa has been in-and-out of Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC-USC) Hospital since last year. As a frequent patient, she often finds herself in a hospital bed, staring morosely at a wall. On…
Read moreBy Peter Hong The 1992 riots got me a job at the Los Angeles Times. Following the civil unrest, the paper responded, as it could back then, by throwing a lot of money and resources…
Read moreThis Thursday, Metro’s Board of Directors will vote on whether to support a permanent extension of the half-cent Measure R sales tax increase passed by Los Angeles County voters in 2008. I fully supported Measure R…
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