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Thousands Join Councilmember Price at Jovial Two-Day Celebration to Mark Reopening of “South Park 2.0!”
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Thousands Join Councilmember Price at Jovial Two-Day Celebration to Mark Reopening of “South Park 2.0!”

Sentinel News ServiceMay 2, 2019

Thousands of overjoyed children, families and seniors joined Councilman Curren Price, Mayor Eric Garcetti, and the Department of Recreation and Parks and Bureau of Engineering on April 27 to celebrate the renaissance and nearly $8 million makeover of South Park Recreation Center. The facelift coincides with the park’s 120-year anniversary, making it one of the oldest and most historic parks in the city of Los Angeles. Councilman Price hosted the grand reopening Saturday with a deluge of family-friendly activities, including Lucha Libre wrestlers, Krump legend and battle zone creator “Tommy the Clown,” an egg hunt, dunk tank and jumpers and

One Interview May Jumpstart a New Beginning!   
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One Interview May Jumpstart a New Beginning!   

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 7, 2019

On Saturday, March 2nd 2019, The Southeast YouthSource Center- Los Angeles Youth Opportunity Movement Watts (LAYOM- Watts) in partnership with Focused on Youth a Southern California based non-profit began construction on a functional clothes closet to provide business professional clothes for the LAYOM Watts participants.

FAME Hosts Citywide Kick-Off of African American Heritage Month
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FAME Hosts Citywide Kick-Off of African American Heritage Month

Vicki Phillips, Contributing WriterFebruary 13, 2019

Parishioners and guests of First AME Church of Los Angeles (FAME) adorned African attire and enjoyed the drumbeats of Africa at FAME’s annual citywide kick-off celebration of African American Heritage Month on Feb. 10. The worship service, themed “The Diaspora, Retracing the Africa Journey,” included a contingent of Consul Generals and representatives from nine African and three countries in the Americas, representing places from which Africans were captured and/or brought during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Guests included elected and appointed officials representing state, city, and county offices; law enforcement officials and community leaders. In addressing the congregation, Los Angeles Mayor

Garcetti Opts Against Presidential Run 
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Garcetti Opts Against Presidential Run 

CRAIG CLOUGH, City News Service January 31, 2019

 After more than a year of speculation and travels to political hotspots across the country, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today he has decided against a bid for the presidency in 2020. 

After midterms, Democratic Hopefuls Eye Early-Voting States
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After midterms, Democratic Hopefuls Eye Early-Voting States

Meg Kinnard, Associated PressNovember 22, 2018

Democrats pondering 2020 presidential bids in the aftermath of the midterm elections are pivoting from campaigning for other candidates across the country to refocusing on their own efforts, including moves in early-voting states like South Carolina.

L.A. Area Chamber and UNITE-LA’S Annual College & Career Convention
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L.A. Area Chamber and UNITE-LA’S Annual College & Career Convention

November 1, 2018

17th annual convention helps thousands of local, low-income students plan for college and maximize federal and state financial aid  The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with its affiliate, UNITE-LA, will provide college preparation, financial aid and scholarship training to more than 6,000 students who attend their 17th annual College & Career Convention. They will also award $1,000 scholarships to 20 students who attend the event on Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College.  “A great way to ensure more young adults are able to pursue higher education is to alleviate students’ financial