In the city of West Covina, there is an aspiring filmmaker called Minh Tran, who graduated from California Polytechnic State University. The University Times Community News recently interviewed him about...

Firefighter Adam Catica was one of thousands that helped combat and take down the various fires that occurred in January. Catica, stationed in North Hollywood’s Station No. 89, grew up surrounded by...

In the quiet city of Whittier, an intriguing story about the progress and challenges of homelessness has unfolded since 2018. Whittier Assistant City Manager Shannon DeLong played an integral role in the...

A nonprofit run by Barak and Sara Bomani, of Compton, was recently awarded a three-year grant to create 200 jobs for local teenagers and young adults. The $897,000 grant from the Los Angeles County...

The rent was due, and I wrote the check for my family of four at 19.  During that time, I was the primary breadwinner for my parents and my little sister. I was thankful to help, but it also opened...

Growing up gay means learning to edit yourself—until one day, you realize the only story worth telling is the unedited version.  But getting to that point was a journey for Max. Max, 34, grew...

Deborah Harris is the founder of Autism Screams, a nonprofit that advocates for autism. But this work is not a job so much as it is a personal mission. As the mother of a 32-year-old son with autism,...

Being a Black woman in America is a journey – one where love, identity, and self expression are constantly in conversation with society’s expectations. I’ve had people judge me for who I date...

Two of the scariest moments of my life happened not on a hospital bed while I was getting surgery -- a fairly common part of my childhood -- but when I was vacationing with my family. I was born with...

My mother was the heart of our family. She provided the love, care and strength that held  us together. She provided positivity to us no matter the circumstances. No matter what we did, she saw the light...

Building affordable housing units is a solution that is often looked at to fix housing and rent issues that plague many LA residents. However, getting these projects approved and built can take up to half...

UT Community News partnered with the journalism program’s social media storytelling class, taught by Prof. Julie Patel Liss, to cover landmarks crucial to understanding Latinidad. El Mercadito By...