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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...

A woman in red suit at a podium

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...

Trees creating shade at daytime

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...

Four headshots, two of El Monte leaders and two of residents

El Monte residents torn on new developments

Zoe Little, Community News Reporter January 16, 2021

Bringing in new businesses and housing developments is vital for the growth of any city but some El Monte residents feel they are losing the city they call home in the process. City officials have worked...

A sign which is stating "Eres Poderosa: You are powerful: ELAWC"

Eastside woman battles mental illness — and barriers to getting help

Briana Muñoz, Community News Reporter January 16, 2021

Growing up in a dysfunctional household on the Eastside, Crystal Maldonado developed complex post-traumatic stress disorder. “I didn't know I had anxiety as a child. I didn't know I was depressed....

An illustration showing a building and a semi-circular shade structure in a courtyard.

Mariachi Plaza development planning gets extension

Jathniel Coronado, Community News Reporter January 15, 2021

At a virtual meeting on Dec. 3, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously approved a 6-month extension on its agreement with the East LA Community Corporation, which is planning...

Trash, including empty boxes, are piled up next to a garbage bin.

Boyle Heights residents complain of overfilled trash cans and take action

Jathniel Coronado, Community News Reporter January 15, 2021

Boyle Heights’ main commercial strip has about half the number of public trash bins and one-third the number of bike racks compared to a similar stretch of Los Feliz, according to an informal survey...

A historic-looking, tall white building in an urban area.

Eastside Los Angeles landmarks: 12 of the community’s favorite places

Jathniel Coronado, Community News Reporter January 8, 2021

Many of us are stuck indoors during the COVID-19 but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the places and landmarks that make the Eastside so special. The UT’s Community News section asked Eastsiders...

Photo of 5605-5607 N. Figueroa St., where the nomination for the Historic-Cultural Monument for the Centro de Arte Publico is located. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Department of City Planning in a "recommendation report" for the Cultural Heritage Commission.

The fight to preserve two former Chicano art centers in Highland Park

Zoe Little, Community News Reporter January 6, 2021

Highland Park and Northeast Los Angeles was once a massive hub for Chicano art and activism.  Many of the most influential Chicano artists of the 1970s came together and created the two most influential...

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