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$50 Million in Community Benefits Funding Actually Moving Ahead

  Almost one year ago, on Oct 29, 2024, the Port of LA announced it had been awarded a $412…

2 months ago

Ai Weiwei’s Turandot

The revolutionary artist and iconoclastic activist’s selection of this opera, once banned in China, aligns with his challenging of norms.…

2 months ago

The American Years: Guillaume Zuili’s Cinematic Vision of the West

Zuili called the contrast of scenes between the urban landscape and Joshua Tree, the yin and the yang. “It's a…

2 months ago

Community ALERTS: Join “No Kings” in Your Community

In June, millions of Americans peacefully took to the streets and declared America has no kings. Since then, Trump and…

2 months ago

Gang Sweep Hits San Pedro’s RSP Gang

Eight of fourteen federal defendants were arrested, along with five facing state charges. Authorities also executed nine federal and eight…

2 months ago

County Assess LA Wildfire Impacts And Recovery Prospects

The data-intensive approach could not convey the enormous human cost involved, much less the stark underlying racial disparities involved. But…

2 months ago

Updates: Harbor Area Peace Patrol, Oct. 8, ICE Kidnappings

The Harbor Area Peace Patrol reported that 13 local residents were confirmed detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with…

2 months ago

No Kings Two

While a broad show of strength on Oct. 18 is important, continuing to build the underlying long-term organized resistance is…

2 months ago

When Punk Gets Punked by Politics

In normal times, Collins’ political leanings might not have mattered much. But these aren’t normal times. Democratic-led cities increasingly feel…

2 months ago

ICE Ramps up Violent Kidnapping Campaign in San Pedro

ICE had different ideas descending onto Pedro and its residents in a brutal series of public disappearings and at the…

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