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First Thursday ArtWalk Reaches A Milestone

Arts District Director Discusses Its 25th Anniversary The San Pedro First Thursday ArtWalk celebrates 25 years this month. The ArtWalk…

3 years ago

What if Journalism Disappeared?

Noting that credible news “feeds grassroots democracy and builds a sense of belonging to a community,” Penny Abernathy, the report’s…

3 years ago

Slanguage Says: We Run Things, Things Don’t Run We

Co-founders of Slangauge, Karla Diaz and Mario Ybarra Jr. celebrate at We Run Things, Things Don’t Run We opening reception…

3 years ago

Chile Verde with Purslane: A Stew Fit for Two Misfits

I recently found myself contemplating another misfit of an ingredient: purslane, a succulent plant that is often considered a weed.

3 years ago

The Story of Two Gambling Measures

The two gambling measures, Propositions 26 and 27, during the first week of October, spent $441 million on each side.…

3 years ago

McOsker vs. Sandoval — The Pressure Mounts

Tim McOsker’s official position on community issues isn’t the problem. His relationship to the monied and the politically connected is.…

3 years ago

Special Screening of California’s Watershed Healing

In the midst of this ongoing shortage of water, activist, director and executive producer Jim  Thebaut’s latest documentary goes beyond…

3 years ago

Biden VS Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote

In the state legislature, each year AB 2183 has passed both houses by substantial majorities. Taking the side of the…

3 years ago

Will Gov. Newsom Sign two Bills Strengthening “Guest Worker” Rights?

AB 857 would require recruiters and employers to notify workers, in Spanish and in writing, about those protections. It also…

3 years ago

Rethinking Who Is Essential: The Labor Myth of the Farmworker

His hands dive deep, in and out of the plants at a pace on par with machinery. But he is…

3 years ago