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Drex Heikes To Step Down As LA Weekly Editor

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, drex heikes, la weekly editor, Los Angeles, Media

Heikes to leave after just two years with the Weekly.

L.A. Residents Protest to End 'Racebending'

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Arclight, Controversy, Los Angeles and Region, M. Night Shymalan, Paramount, Protests, Racebending, The Last Airbender

Amanda Tran
Staff Reporter

MULTIMEDIA: Protesters speak out against 'The Last Airbender.'

After The Layoffs At Homeboy Industries

Comments (1) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Homeboy industries recenlty laid off hundreds of people. So, what's next?

Roselle Chen
Staff Reporter

Although Homeboy employees remain hopeful, they are still not sure when, or if, the $5 million donation will be fulfilled.

L.A. Residents Make Gulf Oil Spill Local With Weekly Protests

Comments (0) | @feature, @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, National

Taylor Freitas, Amanda Tran
Staff Reporters

SLIDESHOW and VIDEO: Activist groups protested BP, ARCO gas stations and plan to make their meet-ups weekly.

Construction On Expo Line Said To Continue For Another Year

Comments (2) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Phenia Hovsepyan
Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: Phase One of the Expo Light Rail Line-- connecting Downtown L.A. to Culver City--still has a long way to go.Read more...

Marijuana Legalization Advocates Rally For November Ballot Initiative

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, California, California Politics

Olga Khazan
Senior Editor

VIDEO: The battle over the legalization of marijuana heats up.

Convicted Priest Accused In Another Child Sex Abuse Case

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Roselle Chen
Staff Reporter

An alleged victim accuses former priest Michael Stephen Baker, who was sentenced in 2007 to 10 years in prison, of sexually abusing him when he was a child.Read more...

In The Fight Against Obesity, Urban League Faces Attitudes And Appetites

Comments (4) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Progress And Problems In South L.A.

Olga Khazan
Senior Editor

Health fairs are fun, but student-centered activism might be the better solution.

Crenshaw High Kids Struggle And Succeed, Despite Post-Traumatic Stress

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Olga Khazan
Senior Editor

Teachers say Crenshaw High students have high rates of PTSD, the same problem that affects veterans returning from warzones. Here's how students are coping - and how their mentors are helping.