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The City of South Gate Hall of Justice is home to the City’s police department. 
Photo courtesy of the City of South Gate Police Department Facebook page.

South Gate Police Dept. aims to prioritize officer mental health

Alysia Burke, Community News Reporter September 30, 2023

The City of South Gate Police Department (PD) received a grant from the State of California to establish and improve programming geared toward the wellness of its employees.  South Gate PD was awarded...

Exterior of the Vermont Square Public Library on Sept. 12, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Jackson Tammariello

Oldest library in L.A. is also considered one of the most beautiful

Jackson Tammariello, Community News Reporter September 28, 2023

Javin Carter is always looking to keep his mind active and productive, and makes an effort to go to the library at least once a week. While he often visits the Inglewood Public Library, he chose to visit...

A photo of Sydy Styles, a family-owned women's clothing store.

Inglewood small business blames Starbucks for drop in sales

Saadia Jones, Community News Reporter November 17, 2022

As if pandemic-related closures and more recently, inflation, weren’t enough, gentrification is taking a toll on Inglewood and businesses such as Sydy Styles Fashion, a women's clothing store. That's...

Recharging electric cars parked on Calstate LA campus.

Prop. 30: Should multimillionaires’ taxes be raised to tackle climate change?

Gerardo De Los Santos, Community News Reporter October 29, 2022

Hike taxes for multimillionaires. Generate funds to subsidize zero-emission vehicles and pay for wildfire response and prevention. Clean up polluted air. Those are the goals of Prop. 30, which California...

guy with green tshirt talks with crowd around

City of LA measure ULA: Affordable housing could benefit homeless, elderly

Saadia Jones, Community News Reporter October 14, 2022

Campaign Manager Yuval Yossefy is so excited about a city of Los Angeles ballot measure to tax millionaires, billionaires, and corporations in order to fund affordable housing efforts. That’s why...

Two people stand outside a school in daytime

The Mitchells vs. the education machine

Leslie Magaña Arias, Community News Reporter September 9, 2022

When Hattie Mitchell was a freshman at Cal State LA, she volunteered on Skid Row and saw a girl crawling on the sidewalk. That was the moment she decided to be a teacher, according to her husband, Brett...

Someone with cap and masks reaches into box

Some Eastside and South LA communities disproportionately impacted by COVID

Natalie Alcala, Community News Reporter December 12, 2020

Some communities on Los Angeles’ Eastside and in South L.A. were among those with the highest rates of COVID-19 infections. That is according to a UT Community News analysis of data from Nov. 18 from...

Screenshot of Marcel “Sel” Blanco’s Instagram post, courtesy of Mr. Blanco, showcasing the mural he painted for Estrella Jalisco in South Gate. Credit: Tahiti Salinas screenshot of post.

Mural celebrating South LA activist also faces some community backlash

Tahiti Salinas, Community News Reporter November 29, 2020

In September, South Gate residents were treated to vibrant new artwork on the facade of a local flower shop: A yellow mural featuring a man painted blue, holding a microphone out, as if to the community. “When...

Albert Farias seen among residents in a black suit in Fall 2019

South LA could get another shop with round-the-clock liquor sales

Darwin Lopez, Community News Editor April 29, 2020

Despite concerns about the abundance of liquor stores in South Los Angeles, the Voices Neighborhood Council voted 8-2 in support of a neighborhood 7-Eleven store’s proposal to stay open around the clock...

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