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An image of a stadium with the NFL letters and logo on top from the city of Inglewood site.

Inglewood OKs LA Clippers stadium

Brandon Rodriguez, Community News Reporter October 29, 2020

The reconstruction of the Forum back in 2014, the construction of the SoFi Stadium, the Los Angeles Rams’ new high-tech home. And, the forthcoming Los Angeles Clippers basketball arena. These are...

Rivera Middle School (Denae Ayala/Community News)

California measure seeks to fund government and education by increasing property taxes on bigger businesses

Matthew Salcido, Community News Editor October 21, 2020

Does COVID-19 pose the biggest threat to the economy and property values this year? Some business owners say the new Prop. 15 might be a close second.  California’s 1978 taxpayers revolt was led...

Census undercounting affects the quality of life in neighborhoods on the Eastside and South Los Angeles

Census undercounting affects the quality of life in neighborhoods on the Eastside and South Los Angeles

Kenya Romero, Community News Reporter October 18, 2020

Low-income neighborhoods with predominantly Latinx and immigrant families tend to be undercounted in the U.S. Census. That’s because, experts say, people don’t realize the impact of the Census....

Bar graph displaying a timeline, from 2010 to Aug. 2020, of the total crime reports made in the city of South Gate ranging from homicide, rape, robbery assault, burglary, larceny, GTA, and arson. Data visualization by Tahiti Salinas using data from South Gate Police Dept.

Even as crime dips, South Gate community ambivalent about ‘defunding’ police

Tahiti Salinas, Community News Reporter October 18, 2020

Supporters of "defunding" the police in South Gate point to a downward trend of violent and nonviolent crimes in the city, adding the money could go into community programs that prevent criminal activity...

Photo courtesy of The Ark Montebello.

Montebello church makes sweeping changes amid coronavirus pandemic

Matthew Salcido, Community News Reporter October 18, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and related local mandates have pitted church against state in communities across America. UT Community News checked in with church leaders and members in Montebello to see...

People with masks on voting by bail and in person and the words "UT Voter Guide 2020" on top.

A voter guide produced by Cal State LA students

October 14, 2020

To residents of South Los Angeles and the Eastside, including the Cal State LA community, no election in recent memory has felt more important. The policy decisions under another Republican Donald Trump...

Caption: A neighborhood in Melbourne, Australia pictured from above before the sunset. Tom Rumble/Unsplash

Did someone say ‘rent control’? A guide to Prop. 21

Tahiti Salinas and Rucker Schantz October 13, 2020

With a more scaled-back approach this time around, proponents of 2018’s defeated Prop. 10 are trying their hand again at rent control expansion. Proposition 21 would not only amend the 1995 Costa-Hawkins...

Photo of Hans Johnson provided by Hans Johnson

The confusing ballot measure that has privacy expert organizations divided

Zoe Little, Community News Reporter October 13, 2020

Would Proposition 24 improve the state’s privacy laws, which are already considered some of the strictest in the country? That depends on who you ask. Supporters include former vice president candidate...

Will having an on-site physician really improve patient care at facilities that have long operated without them?

Prop. 23 pits union against healthcare groups

Rebecca Diaz, Community News Reporter October 13, 2020

Companies have their tactics for keeping workers from unionizing. Similarly, unions have ways of striking back. Some say Prop. 23 represents just that. “They’re trying to fix a non-existent problem...

Assessing the Accused to be Placed on Bail or Not-Credit. Unsplash- Saúl Bucio

Should California eliminate cash bail?

Jathniel Coronado, Community News Reporter October 13, 2020

What would happen if posting bail money was no longer an option? That was the intent of a 2018 law but that was challenged almost immediately by the bail bond industry. So it is now on the ballot as...

Photo of rideshare driver by Humphrey Muleba courtesy of Unsplash

Should rideshare and other app-based drivers be considered regular employees with benefits?

Krysta Pae, Community News Reporter October 13, 2020

Los Angeles residents who use rideshare apps to get to work, the doctor, the grocery store —  or those who rely on the apps as an income source — would be affected by Proposition 22. A state law...

Full dinner from Big Catch Seafood.

Dinner for one: A review of Big Catch Seafood in Alhambra

Vanessa Wyatt, Community News Reporter October 12, 2020

During the pandemic, it has been challenging to adjust to life. Even the little things I used to enjoy seem like a distant dream now. For instance, dining out at different restaurants has always been a...

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