Cover Stories

The Golden Age of Hollywood

Tracking Her Father’s Footsteps Capturing photos of Hollywood stars was photographer Joe Ackerman’s passion. He operated in a media landscape…

3 years ago

Peck Park Shooting — Out of Tragedy: The Best and the Worst

Three Stories, Nine Victims and a One-Hammer Councilman Harbor Division Capt. Brent McGuire of the Los Angeles Police Department made…

3 years ago

Climate Justice Concerns Echo in 710 Fwy Planning

On July 24, the world’s first named heatwave — Category 3 Zoe — hit Seville, Spain, with temperatures over 110…

3 years ago

Neighbors Say Walker’s Cafe has Unpermitted Construction, Owners Say It’s Just Repairs

San Pedro residents say that Walker’s Cafe has been under construction the past few months without permits. However, a representative…

3 years ago

Jeremiah Goes to Fisk University

The Los Angeles Coordinated Entry System is the backbone of the county's services for the unhoused and it is nowhere…

3 years ago

San Pedro Music Festival Returns

Festival Highlights a Soulful Tribute to Stevie Wonder The San Pedro Music Festival always honors musicians, Windy Barnes Farrell noted,…

3 years ago

‘Someone Else’s Ocean’ — Ports Should Serve the Public, New Report Argues

The world’s ocean shipping lines, primarily concentrated into just three shipping alliances, generated about $190 billion in profits last year,…

3 years ago

New Bills Could Increase Funding for Harbor Area Waters

On July 11, the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council voted 12-0 with one abstention from John DiMeglio to support two…

3 years ago

Storm Drain Octopus — The Recollection of Old Tropes and the Value of Public Art

San Pedro High School art teacher, Jay Davis, was mixing orange paint as he determined how he was going to…

3 years ago

No Permits,  No Rights — Street Vendors Often Forced to Throw Out Food

By Hunter Chase and Fabiola Esqueda, Community News Reporters Life isn’t easy for street vendors in Los Angeles, and the…

3 years ago