50 Cent Says He May Pull Back Shreveport Expansion, Claims Some Locals Don’t Want Progress
*50 Cent‘s ambitious effort to help transform Shreveport, Louisiana, into a film and entertainment hub hit its …
Culver City (CA) Weighs Ban on New Drive-Thrus as Proposed In-N-Out Divides Residents
*Culver City could soon join a small group of California cities that prohibit new drive-thru restaurants. City officials …
Mayor Bass, Architect David Adjaye and the Bold New Push to Help Solve LA’s Housing Crisis
*For years, Los Angeles has become a national symbol of America’s housing affordability crisis, with soaring …
Yet Another Hit on Blacks and Hispanics—Parking Ticket Targeting
*We can add yet another term to the never-ending pantheon of the targeting of Blacks and Hispanics in South Los …
Mayor Bass is Not Madam Cleo
*I wasn’t planning to write this piece. Then a fire broke out at a cold-storage facility operated by Lineage Logistics …
LAPD Releases Dog-Shooting Video, but Blurred Officers Raise New Questions | WATCH
*The Los Angeles Police Department has released body-camera footage showing the fatal shooting of a woman’s dog …
Neighbor Says, ‘I Feel Responsible’ After LAPD Kills Dog During Welfare Check
*A Canoga Park neighbor is publicly apologizing after a call for a welfare check led to Los Angeles police officers …
Karen will Win But …
Voters’ protest fury signals a shaky victory ahead. *The two top contenders trying to oust Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass …
Karen Bass Survives Primary, but Wildfire Fallout Still Hangs Over Runoff
*Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is headed to a November runoff election, but if the primary revealed anything, it’s …
Removing Homeless Tents Doesn’t Remove the Homeless
*The sight is so commonplace on Los Angeles streets that it no longer rates more than a passing glance. That is a …
How A MAGA Guy Got to be a Serious Contender for L.A. Mayor
*In the run-up to the June 2 L.A. mayoral race primary, I once more asked myself how a white Republican, but worse …
Earl Ofari Hutchinson/LAPD Car Chases: a Clear and Present Especially to Blacks and Hispanics
*One recent night, I watched several LAPD cars blow through one of the busiest intersections in South L.A. with lights …
Bostic Family Demands Inglewood Officer Names – Press Conference Seeks Body Cams & Oversight Restoration | VIDEO
*The family of Bryan Bostic, joined by the National Action Network and a coalition of civil rights organizations, will …
Past Time for War on Garbage Street Dumping in South L.A
*The figure is absolutely astounding. In one two-month period last year, there were more than 22,000 complaints of …
People Found Living Inside Storm Drains Beneath South Los Angeles Streets | WATCH
*People are now living inside storm drains beneath South Los Angeles—sleeping in narrow tunnels near the 110 Freeway …
