Mental Illness: The Challenge Of The Revolving Door

Comments (0) | bipolar, community-based treatment, drug abuses, jail, medical perscription, mental illness, National, prison, Twin Towers Correctional Facility

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

James Puntar, an IRN member, now lives in San Pedro

Ninety percent of the mentally ill inmates in the Twin Towers jail have repeated arrests.

Fashion District Buckles Under Foreign Market Pressure

Comments (5) | #reviveDTLA, Argentina peso, cargo, chinese factories, currency devaluation, dtla shopping, exporting, fashion discount, L.A. style, Latin American economy, Los Angeles and Region, manufacturing industry, NAFTA, small business, Walmart, wholesale

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

The global market panic has one unexpected victim: L.A.'s Fashion District.

An Overseas Chinese Student's New American Dream

Comments (2) | American Dream, California, California, China, Zhengzhou

Meng Meng, Xueqiao Ma
Staff Reporter

Chinese students in American University has grow by 220% in the past ten years, and the new generation has different understanding about “American Dreams."

USC Students Rally Against Sex Trafficking

Comments (3) | human trafficking, Los Angeles, teenager prostitution, usc rally

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Sex trafficking in Los Angeles has become worse despite the passage of Prop 35.

Schizophrenic Patient's Death Sparks Police Training Program

Comments (0) | Los Angeles, mental illness law enforcement, pasadena mental health clinic, police shooting, schizophrenia

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

A family's loss shows officers need training on working with the mentally ill.

Wall Street Rallies On Government Reopening

Comments (0) | debt, debt ceiling, default, Dow Jones Industrial Average, government default, government shutdown, Government Spending, john boehner, Nasdaq, National, Ted Cruz, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

A new spending bill helps markets surge.

U.S. Companies Look To China For Expansion

Comments (1) | china economy, hollywood, Los Angeles, small business enterprise, US China Trade

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Growing labor costs aren't diminishing China's appeal.

Rising Oil Prices Sting West Coast Drivers

Comments (5) | California, California, crude oil, fuel price, high, refinery, Syria

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Fuel prices continue to rise, pain at the pump for California drivers.

Obama's Speech On Syria Disappoints Middle East Partners

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

The international community is split on Obama's speech on Syria.

When The State Has No Money, An Expensive Facility For Senior Veterans Sits Half Empty

Comments (0) | California, homeles, nursing home, VA, veteran, westwood

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

TheVeterans Home of California

The Veterans Home of California, nicknamed the State Home, it is a nursing home sitting on the Westwood campus of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Six Months After Fatal Hit-And-Run, Family Still Hopes For Arrest

Comments (0) | Benjamin Torres, bicylists, bike lanes, bike riders, drivers, Gardena, Gardena police department, Hit-And-Run, lapd, Los Angeles

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Benjamin Torres was killed while riding his bike on the sidewalk.

Westwood Voter Calls For New Female Face In City Council

Comments (0) | la city election, la election, Los Angeles, proposition, public education, wendy greuel

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Chip Robinson is a Phd candidate from UCLA

Two voters want more women in L.A. City Hall.

L.A. Youth Football Team, Stung By Money Woes, Still Produces 'Champs'

Comments (0) | arizona grand snakes, Education, football, foster care, foster children, keith johnson, Los Angeles, marvin wheeler, pop warner, pop warner midget, SoCal Falcons, South Los Angeles, southern california falcons, wescon regionals, youth football

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

South L.A. football team nears a championship berth. But can it afford the trip?

Venice Beach Boardwalk Street Vendors Search For Meaning Of 'Art'

And so does the LAPD.

How Southeast Asia's Media Viewed Obama’s Visit

Comments (2) | bangkok, cambodia, China, democracy, economy, International, Myanmar, newspapers, Obama, Thailand

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

President Obama and Prime Minister Yingluck In a Press Conference

A look into Bangkok and more.

Protests In China Will Not Dictate Leader's Actions

Comments (0) | China, Environment, Middle Class, Politics, protest, Xi Jinping

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Protesters didn't expect the government to back off as soon as they have in protests.

Chesapeake, Virginia Business Owner Shifts To Romney Amid Rising Costs

Romney needs Virginia, the first state to offer results.

Swing State Battleground: Chesapeake, Virginia

Comments (0) | 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, battleground state, cheapeake county, Election 2012, mitt romney, National, Politics, swing county, swing states, Virginia

Meng Meng, Katherine Davis
Staff Reporters

One in 10 ad dollars spent in Virginia focused here.

In China, A Farmer's New House Is Not A Happy Home

Comments (0) | developers, Farmland Dispute, International, Power Transition, riot, Vice President Xi

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

The farmland in Hunan Province

Developments in China may have some benefits, but are forcing some off their land.

Many Hope For Reform In Tibet As Change In Chinese Government Approaches

Comments (0) | China, dali lama, facebook campaign, International, international relations, international tibet network, new government, reform, reuters, shakya, social media, Tibet, tsering w, university of british columbia, Xi Jinping, youtube

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Will a new government leaders change policies regarding Tibet?

Congress: Too Risky To Let Huawei And ZTE Grow

Comments (0) | 4G, Espionage, Home Intelligence Committee, Huawei, International, telecom maker

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

Huawei Annual Meeting

National secrutiy concerns again prompt a block on a Chinese company.

Virginia Undecided Voter Unimpressed By Lack Of Jabs In First Debate

Comments (0) | 2012 elections, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Battleground States, daniel yi, Debates, Denver debate, fairfax county, mitt romney, Politics, University of Denver, Virginia

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

No tax specifics from Romney?

U.S. Understands Little About Rival China

Comments (0) | China, diplomatic immunity, election, Foreign Policy, Obama, Opinion

Meng Meng
Staff Reporter

(Dawn Megli/Neon Tommy).

In the presidential election, “standing up against China” has become a key issue.

Beijing Tries To Dampen Anti-Japan Protests On 9/18 Anniversary

Comments (0) | anti-japan protest, China, Diaoyu, East China Sea, International, island dispute, Japan, Protests, Senkaku

Meng Meng
staff reporter

(Creative Commons).

Anti-Japan protests spread to more than 50 cities.

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