Cheers of “Holly! Holly!” filled the air as Holly Mitchell kicked-off her campaign for re-election to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Labor leaders, elected officials, and residents of District #2 were among the diverse coalition backing Mitchell during the rally on Jan. 27, at Jim Gilliam Park.
Mrs. Marguerite Hodge is truly a diva – dynamic, intelligent, victorious, and accomplished. The stylish and witty centenarian continues to garner accolades as she enjoys her 103rd year of life.
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.
The ceremony marks a students’ transition from formal education to the beginning of a professional career in clinical health sciences
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met with business owners in Leimert Park on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The visit is part of the mayor’s tour across the city events leading up to her one-year anniversary on Dec. 12.
Fifty were invited, but nearly 100 showed up on Nov. 27, to support Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s campaign to represent California in the U.S. Senate.
A massive fire that damaged a critical stretch of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles is believed to have been intentionally set, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday, Nov. 13.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was the featured guest at “Homeless in LA: A Pathway Forward” on Oct. 4, at The Ebell. The event was presented in partnership with Imagine LA.
Lourdes Castro Ramírez, secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, will take over the position as chief housing and homelessness officer, Los Angeles announced Mayor Karen Bass on Oct. 2.
Condolences and tributes poured in from California’s Black community after the passing of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Lawmakers, business leaders, and political service organizations expressed their condolences and sympathy to family, friends, and staff of U.S. Sen. Feinstein, 90, who died of natural causes in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28.
Council President Pro Tempore Marqueece Harris-Dawson was joined by Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday, September 30, to open the latest permanent supportive housing development – Asante – through Council District 8’s Housing at Home Initiative.
The City of Los Angeles HBCU Integrated and Interdisciplinary Virtual Internship Program is dedicated to African American students’ academic and professional growth and helping increase their opportunities.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass directly requested intervention from Marcia Fudge, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to expedite the process of getting the unhoused into permanent housing.
Council President Pro Tempore Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mayor Karen Bass will open two new Permanent Supportive Housing Developments on Crenshaw Boulevard on Saturday, August 26, at 11 a.m., at Hope on Hyde Park and Depot at Hyde Park, located at 6501 and 6527 South Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles.
President J. Benjamin Hardwick was joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at the 133rd Annual Session Pastors and Ministers’ Wives Luncheon.