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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Expo Line Is Means To An End For L.A. Trade-Tech Student

Comments (0) | commute, Culver City, Downtown LA, LA, la public transportation, LA Transit, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Maria Cavassuto, Metro Expo, Metro Expo Line, public transportation, South LA, Transportation, Westside

Maria Cavassuto
Contributor

The Metro Expo Line connects commuters with their goals and ambitions.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

South L.A. Man's Fight Against Homelessness Highlights Deficits In Affordable Housing

Comments (0) | affordable housing, children, city council, Downtown LA, Elvis Summers, families, gofundme, homeless, Homelessness, Irene McGhee, jobs, la county, Los Angeles, los angeles times, marginalization, mayor, mental illness, officials, Opinion, opinion, poverty, Skid Row, social issues, South LA, Substance Abuse, unemployment, United States, Venice

Irene McGhee, "Smokie", and I in front of her mobile home. (Omar Peña)

Marina Peña
Columnist

Why do our elected leaders continue to ignore the needs of the homeless? 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Is Los Angeles Ready For A Second Soccer Team? Part 2

Comments (1) | Coliseum, Downtown LA, expo line, exposition park, football, futbol, gentrification, LA Live, LAFC, lapd, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, MLS, public transportation, Soccer, soccer stadium, South Central, South LA, Sports, Sports Arena, traffic

Paolo Uggetti
Sports Editor

How LAFC's stadium location will affect the surrounding South LA community.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Is Los Angeles Ready For A Second Soccer Team? Part 1

Comments (0) | district nine, Downtown LA, dtla, expo park, exposition park, football, futbol, gentrification, la coliseum, LAFC, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Football Club, Magic Johnson, Mia Hamm, MLS, Nomar Garciaparra, Soccer, south figueroa, South LA, Sports, Sports Arena, Tom Penn, USC, USC Sports

Stadium design renderings by Gensler (via LAFC.com)

Paolo Uggetti
Sports Editor

LAFC's stadium location could be the key to their success and longevity. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Asian Angeleno Community Supports Minimum Wage Increase

Comments (0) | California, economy, Eric Garcetti, jobs, LAANE, LAMKE, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, minimum wage, Pay, raise the wage, raise the wage la, South LA

Sean Burch
Staff Reporter

Community activists, workers, and business owners joined together to call for  employment reforms, including a minimum wage increase. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Parents In South L.A. Are Worried About Asbestos

Comments (1) | asbestos, cancer, children, class, classroom, Education, Los Angeles, South LA, students

Yingzhi Yang
Staff Reporter

What are South L.A. parents worried about at their children's school?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Political Outsider, Community Insider Aims For District 8 Seat

Comments (0) | baldwin hills, bernard parks, CD-8, city council, Community Coalition, Crenshaw, Curren Price, Harris-Dawson, herb wesson, Karen Bass, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, South LA, South Los Angeles

Marqueece Harris-Dawson and his wife sit next to Congresswoman Karen Bass at his Campaign Kick-Off

Matthew Tinoco
Senior Reporter

Los Angeles' Council District Eight is primed for a new race in South L.A. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

#BlackLivesMatter: What Angelenos Who Visited Ferguson Have To Say

Comments (1) | blacklivesmatter, Eric Garner, ezell ford, ferguson, ferguson report back, Justice, lapd, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, michael brown, Mike Brown, National, Police Brutality, South LA

One of the important ways young people can get involved in the #BlackLivesMatter movement is through art and music (Neon Tommy)

Sophia Li
Staff Reporter

This is what it was like to be in Ferguson over Labor Day Weekend.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Citizens Disagree About Raising Minimum Wage In South L.A.

Comments (0) | City Council District 9, District 9, Eric Garcetti, labor day, Los Angeles, mayor garcetti, minimum wage, poverty, salary, South LA, South Los Angeles

Mayor Eric Garcetti gives a speech in MLK Jr. Park (Vanessa Okoth-Obbo/Neon Tommy)

Vanessa Okoth-Obbo
Staff Reporter

The mayor's proposal to increase minimum wage does not sit well with everyone.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Dozens Of Gang Members Arrested In South L.A. Sweep

Comments (0) | David Kowalski, drug dealers, drug trafficking, Drugs, Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Cripsdrug, gang, gangs, Los Angeles, Louisiana Department of Education, murder, Operation Gremlin Riderz, robbery, South LA, South LA gangs

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Operation Gremlin Riderz helped arrest almost 50 members of one of LA's most dangerous gangs. 

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