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The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

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Supporters say need for affordable housing measure stems from Segregation Era law

Gavin J. Quinton, Community News Reporter October 23, 2022

When Natalie Vargas’ mother left her father in 2017, the two became homeless.  “We didn't have anywhere to go. We slept in our car or in a storage area behind my grandmother’s house,” Vargas,...

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Eastside parents pay close attention to LAUSD’s District 2 race

Brenda Mwingira, Community News Reporter October 14, 2022

Declining enrollment over the past two decades. School policing issues. Funding and resource management. Learning losses due to the global pandemic. Children having to learn remotely. These are some...

The East Los Angeles Women's Center building with people passing by.

Eastside nonprofit aims to tackle root causes of violence

KeAndre Berry, Community News Reporter September 27, 2022

In the 1990s, violence pervaded neighborhoods around East Los Angeles. The violent crime rate in 1990 in East Los Angeles, for instance, was more than double that for the region -- compared to just...

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Hefty contributions for LA mayoral candidates from wealthy areas, including outside the city

Marcos Franco, Community News Reporter May 23, 2022

As Los Angeles enters a post COVID-19 era, the city is yet to fully recover from the effects of the two-year pandemic that left more people on the streets and impacted the livelihood of working Angelenos. So...

 The group pictured in front of the old schoolhouse includes Esperanza and Marguerite Batz, from a family of early farmers. Photo hangs inside the Farmdale Schoolhouse Museum.

Farmdale Schoolhouse brings history to life in El Sereno

Evelyn Contreras, Community News reporter May 11, 2022

When Jorge Garcia attended El Sereno Middle School, he always wondered about the old wood-framed schoolhouse on the campus site but never heard much about it. More recently, when his kids started attending,...

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Bowing out: How I overcome obstacles in martial arts, only to end up leaving

Anthony Aguilar, Community News Reporter April 4, 2022

I faced many challenges as a kid in martial arts. These obstacles included transitioning schools, relearning techniques — and the one event that ended my martial arts journey.  New school, new...

A shot of an underpass with dozens of cars and RV's parked together

When your vehicle is your home

Anthony Aguilar, Community News Reporter March 15, 2022

The line of RVs, motorhomes and other vehicles on Ford Boulevard seems to keep growing. That’s according to East Los Angeles residents who frequent the freeway underpass near Third Street. So it's...

A beautiful shot of the land trust

Community-owned land as a way to challenge gentrification

Jessica Lopez, Community News Reporter March 11, 2022

The El Sereno Community Land Trust sees gentrification, climate change, and homelessness as the most pressing issues currently affecting East L.A residents. About a week ago, the group held a grand...

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