February 2019
February 28, 2019
- First-of-its-Kind Study Identifies Institutional Racism as Main Driver of Black Homelessness, Gives Comprehensive Policy Recommendations (The Sentinel)
- Meet the Decision: Leaders On The Move (LA Sentinel)
- Report Finds One-Third of L.A. County’s Homeless Are Black (The Sentinel)
February 27, 2019
- Study examines link between racism, black homelessness in LA (ABC 7)
- Councilman: Racism one of root causes’ of homelessness for Black Angelenos (KPAX)
- Racism A Factor In LA’s Homeless Epidemic: Report (Patch)
February 26, 2019
- Calling All Data Nerds: Here’s How to Poke Around Public City Info (PC Magazine)
- Homelessness in Los Angeles County is a result of ‘racism in America,’ report says (Bloglikes)
- A new study finds institutionalized racism a root cause of homelessness in Los Angeles (USC Annenberg)
- Report Finds One-Third of L.A. County’s Homeless Are Black (City News Service)
- Councilman: Racism One Of ‘Root Causes’ Of Homelessness For Black Angelenos (CBS)
- A Report Finds One-Third of LA County’s Homeless Are Black (NBC)
- LAHSA Study: Black LA Residents Disproportionately Homeless (SCV News)
February 21, 2019
- Strong attendance and sales marked the inaugural edition of Frieze Los Angeles (Art Daily)
- 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Julián Castro Headlined Charles R. Drew University’s Diversity Panel Discussion (LA Sentinel)
- GLAAACC Honors Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Janice Hahn with Public Service Award (LA Sentinel)
- Homelessness and Poverty Committee approves effort to add emergency housing (Hub LA)
February 20, 2019
- Pharma Industry Commits $750,000 To Support L.A. County Bioscience Sector (My News LA)
- L.A. County Board Votes to Eliminate Pepper Spray in Juvenile Halls, Camps (My News LA)
- LA County Board of Supervisors votes to eliminate pepper spray from juvenile halls, camps (Fox 11)
- SUPES Approve Motion to Phase Out Pepper Spray in Juvenile Facilities (SCV News)
- Supervisors call for pepper spray to be phased out at juvenile halls (SCV News)
- L.A. supervisors ban pepper spray in juvenile detention halls after reports of abuse (LA Times)
- The Gateway at Willowbrook Development Integrates a Public Library (Builder and Developer)
February 19, 2019
February 15, 2019
- Frieze art fair kicks off its big L.A. premiere. Step 1: Pull out the umbrellas (LA Times)
- Hollywood’s Fine Art Moment: Collectors, Boosters Rally Around L.A.’s New Frieze Fair (Hollywood Reporter)
- BioLabs & The Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Opens Innovation Center at Los Angeles (Silicon India)
February 14, 2019
- L.A. Scraps Jail Plan in Favor of Mental Health Treatment Facility (Next City)
- Central Jail with mental health treatment center (Fox)
- Board scraps Mira Loma prison (Valley Press)
- LA officials vote to replace jail with mental health hospital (Corrections One)
- $30,000 Reward Offered in Fatal Lynwood Shooting of 16-Year-Old Girl (NBC)
- World-Class Partners Team Up as Part of Landmark Sports and Academic Complex Planned for L.A. (Fox)
February 13, 2019
- AirTalk with Larry Mantle: Mental health jail or mental health hospital? LA County Board of Supervisors to vote on county jail replacement (KPCC)
- L.A. County Scraps Women’s Jail, OKs Downtown Treatment Center (The Patriot)
- World-Class Partners Team Up as Part of Landmark Sports and Academic Complex Planned for L.A. (KXXV)
- World-Class Partners Team Up as Part of Landmark Sports and Academic Complex Planned for L.A. (WOW)
- $30,000 Reward Offered in Fatal Lynwood Shooting of 16-Year-Old Girl (NBC)
- L.A. County Supervisors Vote to Replace Men’s Central Jail With Mental Health Treatment Center (KTLA)
February 12, 2019
- Mental health jail or mental health hospital? LA County Board of Supervisors to vote on county jail replacement (KPCC)
- LA County Board is Poised for Big Decisions on the Future of County Jails (NBC)
- Community Based Treatment, Not Jail Replacement: A New Plan of Care for LA County (LA Sentinel)
February 8, 2019
- Black History Month News: Rev. Dr. Alexander Hamilton (LA Sentinel)
- WALKOUT: PAST, PRESENT, REPEAT Explores 1968 East L.A. Student Protests (Broadway World)
- Los Angeles Tackles an Overreliance on Pepper Spray in its Juvenile Halls (Chronicle of Social Change)
February 7, 2019
- L.A. County supervisors to consider phasing out pepper spray in juvenile halls (LA Times)
- Pepper spray use rises at juvenile halls (The Signal)
- Global Business Reports Interview (Global Business Reports)
February 5, 2019
- LA County Inspector General Raises Alarm over Pepper Spray Use on Juveniles (City News Service)
- Inappropriate and Avoidable Uses of Pepper Spray at LA County Juvenile Facilities, New Report Finds (NBC)
- LA County watchdog says Probation Department plagued with overuse of pepper spray on youth, overburdened internal affairs unit (Daily Breeze)
- Otis’ Report on the Creative Economy States the Obvious (in a Good Way) (LA Weekly)
February 4, 2019
- Homeless Initiative awards $4.5 million for housing solutions (Pasadena Star News)
- Editorial: Psychiatric patients need hospital beds, not jail cells (Post Bulletin)
- In grilling of sheriff, L.A. County supervisors show they’re no longer the ‘little kings’ (Entorno)
- Nuevo centro de acogida temporal para desamparados podría abrir en el distrito de la moda (La Opinion)
- The 27th Annual Empowerment Congress Aims At “Transforming Communities” (LA Focus)