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WEBSylvia F September 6, 2024 0 7 mins. Manuel Ortiz Escámez stands with Regina Brown, left, and Sandy Close, right, as he receives a special award for media innovation at the 2024 California Ethnic Media Awards Aug. 28 in Sacramento. Escámez, of Peninsula 360, was honored for creating innovative approaches to reporting on isolated communities.
Tourism workers rally for minimum pay increases
WEB1 day ago · LOS ANGELES — Dozens of tourism workers rallied at City Hall Sept. 10, urging Mayor Karen Bass and City Council members to increase the minimum wage and bolster health care benefits through two ordinances as Los Angeles gears up to host global events. Cooks, room attendants, dishwashers and airport workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 ...
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Sylvia F August 13, 2024 0 13 mins. Family members of the victims of a fiery car crash Aug. 4 that killed six people at the intersection of Slauson and La Brea avenues in Windsor Hills gathered for a vigil Aug. 6. A registered from nurse who is believed to have caused the crash by speeding and running a red light is facing six counts of murder.
Judge blasts VA for West L.A. land-use decisions
WEB1 day ago · Judge blasts VA for West L.A. land-use decisions. Wave Wire Services. LOS ANGELES — In a hard-hitting, sometimes-shocking ruling that blasts the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for “turning its back” on the disabled veterans it was designed to help, a federal judge has ordered additional permanent housing on the agency’s West Los ...
Proposition 32 would raise state minimum wage to $18
WEB1 day ago · This is one of a series of articles on statewide ballot measures that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Proposition 32 would increase California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour. It is currently $16 per hour for most people and $20 per hour for fast-food workers. Health care workers will eventually see their minimum wage reach $25 per hour ...
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WEBAug 13, 2024 · L.A. Digest. Sylvia F July 26, 2024 0 10 mins. Black cowboys on horseback enter the Industry Hills Expo Center July 20 for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. The rodeo, featuring Black cowboys and cowgirls, is in its 40th year. Read More.
THE Q&A: Black surfers to gather for Huntington Beach event
WEB2 days ago · The purpose of the event, expected to attract 2,000 spectators, is to draw more people of color to the sport of surfing. The day culminates in an awards ceremony honoring winners in various categories and a recognition of trailblazing Black surfing pioneers who have made significant contributions to the sport like Nick Gabaldon, the first Black surfing legend who surfed in the late 1940s at ...
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WEBSep 6, 2024 · Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass meets with residents of Westside neighborhoods Aug. 26 after announcing the expansion of the Crisis and Incident Response through Community-led Engagement program (CIRCLE) into several Westside communities. The program sends non-violent mental …
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WEBAug 29, 2024 · Speaking at an Ethnic Media Conference in Sacramento Aug. 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, left, said Black media outlets can use their trusted relationships with readers to help overcome the epidemic of hate across the state. Pictured with Bonta is panel moderator Larry Lee, president and ...
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