The history of jazz in Los Angeles was celebrated once again in grand style on Saturday, Oct. 21, when the 29th Central Avenue Jazz Festival took place in the historic corridor between MLK Blvd. and Vernon Avenue.
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,”
The list of impressive endorsements continues to grow for Sherlett Hendy Newbill, candidate for LAUSD School Board District 1. Her most recent endorsement is from Mayor Karen Bass.
A number of California state officials witnessed Vice President Kamala Harris officially accept the Democratic party’s nomination for President of the United States.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made history at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this week when she became the first Black woman mayor to ever receive an Olympic flag at the closing ceremony of the two-week-long global competition.
L.A. resident Lisa Price was among hundreds of seniors receiving portable room air conditioners distributed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Los Angeles Department of Aging, and KBLA Talk 1580 free of charge.
South LA Pride 2024, held on July 13 at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex, concluded with a resounding success, drawing a large number of attendees from diverse backgrounds to celebrate love, inclusivity, and the vibrant culture of South Los Angeles.
Los Angeles has seen its first decline in homelessness in six years and the first double-digit decrease in nine years.
Tributes continued this week for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, with President Joe Biden saying on June 11 that Lawson dedicated his life to “our country’s ideals.” Lawson died June 9 in Los Angeles after a brief illness at age 95.
Watts Area Ministers (WAM) recently hosted a faith and community leaders breakfast meeting featuring Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The breakfast gathering was hosted by Pastor Charles Harris at his Village Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1521 East 111th Street in Watts.
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.
Mayor Karen Bass nominated longtime Pacific Gas and Electric executive Janisse Quiñones to be general manager of the Department of Water and Power. The announcement was made on Friday, April 19.
The Black Equity Collective (BEC) hosted its second Fireside Chat, “Collective Conversations,” featuring Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, at the Blackbird House in Culver City on April 8.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Congressman Adam Schiff toured South Los Angeles and met with prominent African American community leaders on Sunday, April 6.
First AME Church of Los Angeles hosted the City of Los Angeles Annual African American Heritage Month Worship Service on Sunday, Feb. 18.