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Bullock said he felt weird that night. He went to visit his sister, who lives near Holy Trinity Church in San Pedro for his lunch break. As he drove back to work, he said he felt strange and “tingly.”

Cover Stories

San Pedro NCs Oppose Planned Development

Hunter Chase - 07/23/2020 0

On July 13, the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council voted 9-2 to support the appeal of a four-story apartment complex at 1309-1331...

Summer Al Fresco Dining Coming Soon

Dining News Reporters Desk - 07/10/2020 0

By Gretchen Williams, Dining and Cuisine Writer Life is challenging this summer, and the living is getting easier, by...

Viva Pat Carroll!

Art Melina Paris - 07/10/2020 0

San Pedro Art Community Loses Great Ally By Ron Linden, Contributor; Andrea Serna, Arts Writer; Melina Paris, Editorial Assistant

Community, LAPD Discuss Defunding, Homeless

Cover Stories Hunter Chase - 07/09/2020 1

The City of Los Angeles does not want the Los Angeles Police Department to be the lead agency for homeless outreach, said...

San Pedro Opens A Bridge Home

Health Reporters Desk - 07/09/2020 0

San Pedro Bridge Home opens.

Carson News

Carson

Budget Focuses on Maintaining Community Service, Employment

Joseph Baroud - 07/23/2020 0

This article was updated to reflect the fact that the city is aiming to pay for some capital improvements to local parks...

Carson

Carson Plans on Remaining Synchronized with LA County on COVID Orders

Joseph Baroud - 06/26/2020 1

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an order on June 11 allowing various businesses to reopen following consistent decline...

Carson

Carson Councilman Leads Peaceful Demonstration

RL Intern - 06/12/2020 0

By Alex Witrago, Editorial Intern In the midst of COVID-19, Carson marched in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and justice for George Floyd...

Long Beach News

Briefs

A Statement From Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia

Reporters Desk - 07/28/2020 0

It is with deep sadness that I share that my mother, Gaby O’Donnell, has passed away due to complications from COVID-19. My...

Long Beach Employs COVID-19 Health Ambassadors

Briefs Reporters Desk - 07/27/2020 0

LB Approves New Homeless Plans

Long Beach RL Intern - 07/24/2020 0

Casual Saves Longshoreman’s Life With CPR

Briefs Melina Paris - 07/24/2020 0

Long Beach to Provide COVID-19 Testing At All Healthcare Facilities

Briefs Reporters Desk - 07/23/2020 0

George Floyd/BLM Protest

The Tipping Point!

RLn - 07/31/2020 0

By Robert Lee Johnson The general assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1669 addressed the killing of...

Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights

07/30/2020

Justice for Andres Guardado Now!

07/29/2020

Groups and Individuals Active in Nightly Portland Protests File New Lawsuit...

07/29/2020

Federal Tear Gas Seeped Into the Jail Next Door, Choking and...

07/29/2020

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Labor Notes

Briefs

Nation-wide Worker Walk-Outs July 20 Against Racism and Police Brutality

Reporters Desk - 07/28/2020 1

Thousands of workers walked off the job Monday, July 20 for a minimum of eight minutes and 46 seconds, the time that police had their knee on Floyd George’s neck prior to his death.

Labor News

Rep. Kirkpatrick and Rep. Newhouse Introduce Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Reporters Desk - 07/16/2020 0

Local news publications already faced financial difficulties before the onset of COVID-19. Now, in the wake of the severe economic consequences of the pandemic, the industry is facing further challenges to remaining sustainable.

David Bacon

Workers’ Strikes Are an Important Part of Today’s Movement

Reporters Desk - 07/01/2020 0

There have been over 800 strikes since the COVID-19 crisis began, according to Payday Report, with many especially since the murder of George Floyd. Regardless of the exact number, it is clear that something new is developing among workers.

Announcements

West Coast Dockworkers Will Observe Juneteenth

Reporters Desk - 06/15/2020 0

Events celebrating Juneteenth and the push for racial and social justice are being organized by dockworkers at West Coast ports, including Los Angeles/Long Beach, the Bay Area, and Puget Sound.

Port News

Cover Stories

Icarus Falls

Paul Rosenberg - 07/09/2020 4

Former POLA president Nick Tonsich sued for $5 million in fraud complaint “This is a Wright brothers moment!” Pasha...

POLA, MSC, APM TERMINALS AND ILWU SET NEW WORLD RECORD FOR MOST CARGO MOVES DURING SINGLE SHIP CALL

Briefs Reporters Desk - 06/22/2020 0

One of the largest ships in the world, the MSC Isabella is part of a new class of 23,000+ TEUs sustainable container ships recently added to the MSC global shipping network.

POLA AND LADWP Swap Property to Facilitate Next Phase of Wilmington Waterfront Development

Port News Terelle Jerricks - 06/16/2020 0

The land exchange will also provide LADWP with land required to move forward with the redevelopment of its Harbor Generation Station in Wilmington.

Culture

A Deep Dive Into Planet Of The Humans

Film Melina Paris - 07/24/2020 1

Filmmaker Michael Moore executive produced the 2019 film, Planet of the Humans. Moore released the film on Youtube for free, so that...

Palos Verdes Art Center Summer Show, A Virtual Exhibition

Art Reporters Desk - 07/20/2020 1

The Summer Show is a virtual exhibition featuring work by Palos Verdes Art Center members associated with any of its eight artists groups

KLEEFELD

First Thursday Reporters Desk - 07/15/2020 0

The mosaic mural will be installed as a feature of the newly expanded museum. The initiative to save and preserve the work was spearheaded by museum Director, Paul Baker Prindle in partnership with F&M.

Viva Pat Carroll!

Art Melina Paris - 07/10/2020 0

San Pedro Art Community Loses Great Ally By Ron Linden, Contributor; Andrea Serna, Arts Writer; Melina Paris, Editorial Assistant

Long Beach Blues Society Receives RuMBa Grant

Announcements Reporters Desk - 07/09/2020 0

Long Beach Blues Society received $50,000 of the 1 million dollars awarded which allows development of a comprehensive online music curriculum for LBUSD and Long Beach youth.

Dancing Waters Club to be Demolished

Reporters Desk - 04/30/20200

Development News

Proposed 102-Unit Building Approved By Hunter Chase, Reporter The Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously approved a four-story apartment complex at 1309-1331 S. Pacific Ave. in...

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At Length

Good Trouble & Bad

James Preston Allen - 07/23/2020 0

Capt. Ahab confronted by naked white Athena in Portland retreats “I want to see young...

Unfinished Business and the Sins of the Fathers

At Length James Preston Allen - 07/09/2020 0

Trumpism out of step with 157 years of progress “The gods visit the sins of...

Trumpism: A Viral Metaphor

At Length James Preston Allen - 06/25/2020 1

One nation divided by liberty and justice for some It has never been more apparent in my lifetime just...

Race & Prejudice: San Pedro History Project

At Length James Preston Allen - 06/11/2020 1

Just about every 27 years since the Watts Rebellion, LA has been burned by racial unrest For most of my life racism was something people...

NOrman Soloman

California

Ro Khanna and Barbara Lee Could Defy “the Madness of Militarism” as Co-Chairs of the Democratic Convention’s Biggest Delegation

Reporters Desk - 07/01/2020 0

“For the past two weeks,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported, “Sanders supporters have argued that his March 3 primary win in California meant a progressive like Khanna -- an early endorser of the Vermont senator and a national co-chair of his presidential campaign -- should be the face of the state’s delegation.”

California “Berning” for Ro Khanna to Chair its Delegation to DNC

Community Voices Reporters Desk - 06/26/2020 0

By Norman Solomon The Democratic Party is at a crossroads in California, where Bernie Sanders defeated Joe Biden in...

California “Berning” for Ro Khanna to Chair the State’s Delegation to Democratic National Convention

California Reporters Desk - 06/18/2020 0

In recent days, over 110 Sanders delegates -- just elected in “virtual caucuses” across the state -- have signed a statement calling for Congressman Ro Khanna to be the chair of California’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention in mid-August.

Bernie’s Decision: Retreat Should Not Be Confused with Surrender

Norman Soloman Reporters Desk - 04/09/2020 0

By Norman Solomon, RootsAction.org Politics is ultimately about life and death, as the current pandemic horrors make clear. Policies that can seem abstract not only...

David Bacon

California

SAN QUENTIN VIGIL SAYS INCARCERATION HAS BECOME A DEATH SENTENCE – PHOTOGRAPHS

Reporters Desk - 07/27/2020 1

On May 30th the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation transferred 121 prisoners from the California Institution for Men prison in Chino into San Quentin. At the time there were no known cases of the virus in San Quentin, while Chino was a recognized hot spot.

RENT STRIKE IN OAKLAND IN THE COVID TIMES – PHOTOESSAY

California Reporters Desk - 07/21/2020 1

During the COVID-19 crisis the landlord is insisting on bringing investors to inspect the apartments despite the danger of contagion.

Workers’ Strikes Are an Important Part of Today’s Movement

David Bacon Reporters Desk - 07/01/2020 0

“LET’S HAVE OUR VOICES COUNT!”

Columnists Reporters Desk - 06/25/2020 0

Two Black leaders of the CFT, with long histories of fighting for racial equity, say they could not help being profoundly moved by the murder itself, and the outpouring of rage in response

Film

A Deep Dive Into Planet Of The Humans

Melina Paris - 07/24/2020

Art

Palos Verdes Art Center Summer Show, A Virtual Exhibition

Reporters Desk - 07/20/2020

First Thursday