The Eagle Rock neighborhood council has made fighting homelessness -- and providing meals, mobile showers and permanent supportive housing -- its top priorities. That’s according to Jane Demian, who...

In Southern California, where housing is scarce and pricey, some students have found alternatives. “I thought to myself, ‘Well, why don’t I take the money it would cost to pay rent for one semester...

About a dozen upset parents showed up with handmade posters outside a statewide politician’s office in Downey recently to protest a teen sexual education program that includes information about sexual...

Huntington Park residents were excited to learn recently that they’re not just getting another new park in town: They’re getting a 10-block-long stretch of green space where almost every block with...

Isabel Guillen survived cancer but lost her father to it. In his honor, she runs “Chavelyta’s Pink Hood,” an organization that provides donations and hosts events in support of families fighting...

The single-story, wood-frame building on the corner of 1st and Workman streets in La Puente may not look like much to passerbys. But the gray 4,200-square-foot American Craftsman-style bungalow embodies...

The ban on polystyrene, commonly known as styrofoam, has made its way to Eagle Rock. In a unanimous vote earlier this month, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council supported a motion by Los Angeles city...

For three years, volunteers from Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Church on the Eastside have been waking up early on Thursdays to make ingredients for burritos, then gathering to heat up the tortillas, roll...

It was more than a skate park for generations of skaters. Salt Lake Park was a home. It was a place where skaters found friendship, community and a sense of belonging. Mike Banuelos frequented the park...

Whether they like it or not, Boyle Heights residents are seeing new faces, freshly painted shops, and homes spruced up to appeal to newcomers. This, amid stretches of weathered buildings with barred windows,...

Eagle Rock residents don’t just go to their local library to check out books. The Eagle Rock library offers over 20 programs and more than 100 databases. The programs include computer training, teen...

Maywood may be a small community, but it still musters up enough resources to run a food bank that benefits not just its residents, but those beyond its borders. “There are times where my family are...