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Plans in play to renovate Rio Hondo Park

Stephanie Medina, Community News Reporter March 15, 2021

Pico Rivera’s Rio Hondo Park has acre after acre of grassy fields, a playground, handball and basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields, a rec center, and a distinctive colorful mural depicting the...

Deputy Daniel Padilla is at the sheriff's station in the city of Industry as he prepares for a 10-hour shift.

Should La Puente have a public safety committee?

Briana Munoz, Editor-in-Chief March 15, 2021

The city of La Puente has a committee that honors the beauty of the area’s homes and one that works with local school districts. But a bigger concern of some residents is public safety in light of...

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PC: Louis Easton

Highland Park business blossoms amid pandemic

Ronald Cruz, Community News Reporter March 11, 2021

Highland Park resident Louis Easton planted the seeds for his future in 2016 when he started Easton Garden Designs. After he lost his job as an instructor during the pandemic, he had more time to tend...

bright green playground equipment

Color them confused: City of Bell leaders question neon green in park proposal

Sam Garcia, Community News Reporter March 10, 2021

Before Bell city council members could approve the final design for the Ernest Debs Park Outdoor Fitness Gym Rehabilitation project, they had to address the elephant in the room — a green one, that is. The...

Marcos Aguilar and Minnie Ferguson at the Anaheim Convention center for the 2018 ACSD Conference where they were guest speakers.

El Sereno charter school’s two-decade journey: From recruiting in Mexico to overcoming challenges at home

Catherine Valdez, Social Media Editor March 10, 2021

When husband-and-wife team Marcos Aguilar and Minnie Ferguson wanted to start a charter school centered on their culture and taught partly in Nahuatl, a native language of the Aztecs, they realized they...

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Maywood corruption scandal leaves residents feeling angry and ‘powerless’

Genesis Gonzalez, Community News Reporter March 9, 2021

A political scandal that resulted in former Maywood Mayor Ramon Medina and 10 others being charged last month with 34 counts of criminal corruption has rattled city residents. “The corruption scandals...

Students waiting in line to get their lunch at El Rancho High School.

Some parents reluctant to send kids back to school

Stephanie Medina, Community News Reporter March 4, 2021

Remote learning has turned the lives of Dianamarie Lemus and her sons upside-down. Their home is their classroom. They struggle to keep up with the various teachers and meeting times. They look forward...

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Salt Lake Park project moves forward after controversy over no-bid contract

Erick Cabrera, Community News Reporter March 2, 2021

After being challenged over a no-bid contract of more than $24 million, the city of Huntington Park is making moves on its Salt Lake Park redevelopment. During the Huntington Park City Council meeting...

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Fighting vaccine inequities

Jathniel Coronado, UT Community News Digital Editor March 2, 2021

Los Angeles County leaders passed a measure last week that is aimed at ensuring equitable access of vaccines to people of color and vulnerable groups. The motion directs the Direct the Department of...

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Taking care of a city’s trees

Sam Garcia, Community News Reporter March 2, 2021

In the city of Bell, Public Works Manager Gabino Luna speaks for the trees — or at least he did at a Community Services Council meeting last week to review the city’s tree maintenance program. What...

This storefront, near Rite Aid, is one of the empty shops in the area near. Photo courtesy of Marisol Grier.

Redeveloping Alhambra’s Main Street

Jericho Caleb Dancel, Digital Editor February 25, 2021

An “Old Town Alhambra” idea seems to be gaining steam. The city of Alhambra hosted workshops with residents late last month about what to do with East Main Street, hired a consultant to examine...

Job seekers wait in line to attend employment fair. (Denae Ayala/Community News)

LA County wage gap points to hiring biases, glass ceilings and ‘gendered’ jobs

Vanessa Wyatt, Community News Editor January 21, 2021

Women in America have grown up hearing that they earn 70 cents to every dollar a man earns. The question is, what is the gap now and how do wages stack up in Los Angeles? A UT Community News analysis...

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