After riots damaged areas of South Los Angeles in 1992, Linda Griego was there to help rebuild. In more recent years, the 1975 UCLA alumna watched with alarm as unemployment rates rose along with the number of uninsured among the working poor. Read more...
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August 16, 8:37 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital to be re-opened in South LA
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August 1, 11:50 pm
Learning culture through film
As students left the final class in Dee Bridgewater’s summer course on Wednesday, they shared cordial comments about how they enjoyed the class, and how their lecturer’s infectious laughter always made them laugh too. Read more...
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August 1, 11:47 pm
Local buses raise price to ride
Two or three times a week, Myrrhia Reed takes Metro Bus Line 2 from Sunset Boulevard to Hollywood for church or to Silver Lake to visit friends. Read more...
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August 1, 11:42 pm
Unkempt streets trouble bicyclists
The avid bicyclist had taken many falls on uneven concrete before, so he treated this accident like any other and attempted to walk away unfazed, with only a few cuts and bruises on his body. Read more...
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August 1, 11:40 pm
Mandarin teachers gain training at UCLA
From July 20 to 29, UCLA hosted a training program for 122 guest teachers from China who moved to the United States for one purpose: to teach Mandarin. Read more...
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August 1, 11:38 pm
UCLA Health System launches groundbreaking program in limb transplants for amputees
The UCLA Health System launched a new hand transplantation program last week, one of three others in the United States and the only one of its kind on the West Coast. Read more...
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July 25, 11:01 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council election results challenged
Following the first-ever Westwood Neighborhood Council election that took place on June 26, a number of challenges have been submitted to the Office of the City Clerk regarding campaign violations and voting procedures. Read more...