Proposition 6, a state ballot measure that would prohibit California from using forced labor in prison, is supported by groups representing teachers, workers and civil and voting rights advocates. A...

Wooden crates, tables, chairs, University Times newspaper boxes and more barricade the front of the University Gym at Cal State LA. Graffiti covers the gym wall with words like “Free Palestine.” Billie...

Earlier this month, Cal State LA Pan-African Studies professor and co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter, Melina Abdullah, was announced as the running mate of independent presidential...

As street racing’s popularity grows in California, so are the number of people driving under the influence, at least in some cities.  Of eight different types of reported vehicle-related crimes in...

On a recent afternoon, 43-year-old Sam Groft pulled out of his red and beige tent red wine he received for the holidays. It’s something small that many Los Angelenos take for granted. A full bottle...

Having to throw away food after a night of few customers. Being attacked by passersbys.  Getting your business shut down because of a rule you misunderstood. Interviews with half a dozen street vendors...

Alhambra resident Karen Muranko had to wear dresses or skirts and at least two-inch heels while working as a secretary in corporate America in the late seventies. Although a lot has changed since then,...

Sisters Keisha and Robin Daniels, who grew up in Watts, wanted to do something for the neighborhood.  Along with their neighborhood friends, the Daniels wanted to find a way to give back to their community...

Athletes have been becoming increasingly more open about their political views. From Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest to pro-Black Lives Matter jersey slogans worn by NBA stars Giannis Antetokounmpo...

Cancer scares, transphobia and a police encounter as a Black trans person. This convergence of unfortunate events was the beginning of a trans and non-binary punk band, You Guys Suck Like Real Hard....

A Los Angeles City College student journalist’s conflict with her school’s athletics director has raised First Amendment concerns and she has informed a district Title IX representative, also alleging...

Bobby Ramirez, who grew up in El Sereno, had a cousin that graduated from Columbia Law School and another doing life in prison. Which cousin’s path would he follow? The right choice seems obvious...