On December 10th, the Los Angeles Police Department Southeast Community Station, in partnership with Los Angeles Rams safety John Johnson III, hosted a festive community sleigh ride to bring holiday joy to Pueblo Del Rio and Watts.
The Lifedriven Foundation, in partnership with Councilwoman Heather Hutt (CD 10), the Heshmatpour Family, and numerous community partners, hosted the 4th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive on Nov. 25.
Summer fun has now begun at the Algin Sutton Recreation Center which kicked off its seasonal programming with a block party on June 8 in South Los Angeles in partnership with LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership Bureau, and LA City’s Recreation and Parks Department.
Mayor Karen Bass on Monday, April 22, released a proposed $12.8 billion city budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year — a decrease from this fiscal year’s $242 million spending plan.
The rain came down in buckets, but that didn’t stop more than 1,000 residents from bringing items to the Community Recycling Event sponsored by Mothers In Action on March 23.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference on Jan.12, to announce the retirement of LAPD Chief Michel Moore, who will officially step down at the end of February.
Well, here we go again. Last week, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced that he would be stepping down as head of the LAPD at the end of February.
It has been one year since Karen Bass was sworn in as mayor of Los Angeles. The first woman to hold the position and the second African American to hold the office (Mayor Tom Bradley was the first).
Southers joins fraternity brothers William Briggs and Brian Williams on Mayor Bass’ public safety team. Dr. Erroll Southers, an internationally recognized law enforcement expert, was recently elected vice president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, bringing his years of expertise to Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety team. Currently the associate senior vice president of Safety and Risk Assurance at USC, Southers has experience in the field on the local, state, and federal levels. Also, he has maintained a 40-year relationship with LAPD and police departments throughout the world, all of which makes him imminently qualified for his new role. Explaining
Established in 2005, the car club “Corvette of Choice” (COC) has lived up to its motto “To be actively involved in the community and help those who are less fortunate than Themselves.” This non-profit organization delights in being involved and making a positive difference in the community, and their beautiful cars are used as a tool to reach those in nee
The Jan. 3 death of Keenan Darnell Anderson, 31, prompted an outcry over the Los Angeles Police Department’s use of force. It was one of three fatal LAPD confrontations, including two shootings, that took place only days into the new year.
Mayor Karen Bass signed the city’s revised $13 billion budget for fiscal year 2023-24 on May 26, which she said charts a new course for the city — one that is “stronger, happier, healthier and safer.” The budget will take effect July 1.
By Denver Mackey Contributing Writer Celebrating Mother’s Day, Cassandra Britt-Nickerson talked with the Sentinel about her career and her organization, Get Fit with Britt Nick, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women of color develop the nutrition and fitness tools necessary to create a positive health legacy in their homes and communities. Most recently, Britt-Nickerson completed a 31-year career with the Los Angeles Police Department. In her three plus decades with the force, her working assignments included Detectives, Undercover Juvenile Narcotics, Field Sergeant, Anti-Terrorist Division and Undercover Vice. Her last assignment was the Assistant Officer in Charge of Recruitment and Employment
We are only 31 days into 2023, but the level of violence and deadly occurrences between the police and Black men is already trending towards a record and tragic high.