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Costco is Coming to South Los Angeles 
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Costco is Coming to South Los Angeles 

Brian W. Carter, Contributing Writer September 25, 2024

The mix-use development is the first in the nation and will be located on Coliseum St. in Baldwin Village.  Recently, city and community leaders gathered in the Baldwin Village community in South Los Angeles for the groundbreaking of a new Costco Wholesale on Coliseum St. The mixed-use project will feature a store at the street level with 800 units of rental housing above. This is the first mixed-use development in the nation to have Costco as the anchor retail tenant. “The status quo is over, waiting around for projects to get started and to fail and for opportunities to die,”

Hillery Advocates for ‘More Life’ in Campaign for L.A. Council District 14
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Hillery Advocates for ‘More Life’ in Campaign for L.A. Council District 14

Alyssah O. Hall, Contributing WriterFebruary 15, 2024

After seeing the Los Angeles City Council District 14  be “taken advantage of for so very long” and the aftermath of the George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery killings that made downtown LA feel like a “war zone,” Attorney Teresa Hillery asked herself who was in charge. Displeased with her findings from her research. Hillery said to herself, “We deserve better, and I can give them better.”

Michelle Chambers Running for and by the People in Race for Senate District 35
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Michelle Chambers Running for and by the People in Race for Senate District 35

Alyssah O. Hall, Contributing WriterFebruary 8, 2024

“I was asked to run for this seat, which is another blessing in itself. It really shows a testament of the faith that other leaders have in you -that they sought me out for this seat. To receive the blessing of the incumbent Just made it impossible for me to even deny,” Michelle Chambers, who is running for City District 35 State Senate said.

Councilwoman Heather Hutt Fights for Rights of Working Families in Campaign for Reelection
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Councilwoman Heather Hutt Fights for Rights of Working Families in Campaign for Reelection

Alyssah O. Hall, Contributing WriterFebruary 1, 2024

As a child, Heather Hutt spent most of her time in City Hall with her mother, who worked for a Los Angeles City Council member. Hutt’s upbringing in this environment instilled in her the desire for public and community servitude and foretold her incumbency as the first Councilwoman for the Los Angeles’ 10th District, which she intends to keep.

A New Way of Life Celebrates 25 Years of Helping Formerly Incarcerated Women
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A New Way of Life Celebrates 25 Years of Helping Formerly Incarcerated Women

Simone Grant, Contributing WriterDecember 7, 2023

On Sunday, Dec. 3, LA activist and influential leader of the criminal justice reform movement, Susan Burton celebrated the 25th anniversary of her non-profit organization, A New Way of Life (ANWOL). ANWOL provides housing, and other services for women who are transitioning from incarceration back into the community.