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There’s one neighborhood in Los Angeles where you’re more likely to be arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for possession of cannabis than anywhere else in the city: Westchester. Roughly a third of the people who were arrested by LAPD in the city of Los Angeles for cannabis-related offenses since 2020 were arrested […]
Councilwoman Heather Hutt, Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Councilman Curren Price will kick-off L.A.’s Black History Month celebration. (Leroy Hamilton photo) Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson along with Councilmembers Curren Price and Heather Hutt, will kick off Black History Month at City Hall. The celebration takes place on Friday, Feb. 7, at 9:30 […]
Scenic and charming and tucked into the foothills, Altadena seemed like a secret just outside the reaches of Los Angeles. “I felt it was like back home — peaceful and calm and a little secluded,” said Shirley Taylor, who was raised in North Carolina and arrived in 1979. The town also offered a striking element: […]
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. I have heard many people say recently what a great time it is right now for going to the movies in Los Angeles, full of exciting programming and fully engaged audiences. And two pieces of […]
Codie Elaine Oliver and Hill Harper (Courtesy of Hill Harper for Michigan) Hill Harper is ready for change. The 57-year-old actor-author-politician, who graduated from Brown University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government before pursuing a career in Hollywood, believes that the rights of all Americans are important — not just the […]
Former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Andrew Lyons has drawn a 30-day jail sentence in connection with the 2019 shooting death of Ryan Twyman, an unarmed Black man. Photo by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department/Wikimedia Commons Jan. 13 (UPI) — Former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Andrew Lyons has been sentenced to 30 days in […]
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