L.A. creates advisory commission to study reparations pilot program for some Black Angelenos
By ERIN B. LOGANJUNE 18, 2021 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced the formation of an advisory commission that would develop and advocate for a pilot reparations program targeted at a cohort of Black Angelenos. The city had previously dedicated...
Judge Carter got the cause of homelessness right but not the solution
Elise Buick, Michael LawsonMay 3, 2021 In issuing a call for drastic steps to “decompress” Skid Row, U.S. Federal Judge David Carter was spot on with his analysis of the historical failings that have allowed this societal problem to fester on Los Angeles’ doorstep....
The epic outreach to vaccinate California’s most vulnerable
Maya Lau, Laura J. NelsonMarch 22, 2021 With pressure mounting for California to keep reopening schools and businesses, much is riding on the vast, wildly varied efforts of volunteers to find and vaccinate some of the state’s hardest-to-reach populations, many of whom...
Top state health official gets vaccinated in Baldwin Hills, showcases FEMA pop-up site
David RosenfeldMarch 11,2021 Dr. Mark Ghaly, who leads the state’s Health and Human Services Agency, became the latest top state official to get vaccinated publicly on Thursday, March 11, when he received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose at a pop-up site in...