Redistricting Awakens Koreatown

“We Are Not Going To Be The Quiet Group That Just Hands Out Money” One of the more shocking allegations to come out of the contentious Feb. 1 Redistricting Commission meeting were accusations by Koreatown activists that a staff member of Council District 10 was squeezing Koreatown businesses for financial contributions…

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Little League Striking Out with Neighbors

City of Angels Little League, a nonprofit baseball league for children in the 4-16 age range, has proposed to build three fields at Johnnie Cochran Middle School and Arlington Heights Elementary School, two adjacent schools off Bronson Avenue between Washington and Venice, east of Crenshaw. The construction would consist of…

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Bernard and Shirley Kinsey

Bernard and Shirley KinseyPhilanthropists, Historians, Educators, and Lovers of Our Community “We want to give our ancestors voices, names and personalities. Each of us must engage in the history and continue the narrative” The irrepressible Bernard Kinsey speaks rapidly about his goal of shaping perceptions of African-Americans by revealing little-known historical contributions of blacks.  Kinsey’s…

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Redistricting & CD10 The Shape of Things to Come

Redistricting & CD10 The Shape of Things to Come The Current CD10 Boundaries   The Proposed 1st Draft.           In an effort to obtain fair and equitable representation for the residents of Los Angeles, the City Charter requires that each council district contain the same number of residents. Every 10 years the city uses the…

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Now You See Em, Now You Don't

Now You See Em, Now You Don't When Beautiful Palms Go Missing, Local Brent Green Solves Mystery The schoolyard night safety light shines brightly into my apartment from across the 10 freeway during the school week. This spring I noticed the light had become partially blocked by what appeared to be growing palm trees. By winter the bright…

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Occupy Crenshaw!

Crenshaw Subway Coalition Stands Up For Its Rights On Monday November 7, Crenshaw Subway Coalition, the community coalition that on October 21st filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County MTA for failing to appropriately plan the $1.749 billion Crenshaw-LAX Light Rail Line, held a standing-room only meeting of 150 residents,…

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A Second Chance, Silenced

A Second Chance, SilencedA Look Into Holes That Sunk A Youth Program on Adams Church Row Due to missteps and community pushback, the doors of YouthBuild Charter School, a school created in collaboration with Save Our Future and McCarty Memorial Christian Church on Adams Boulevard, opened and closed in what seemed like the blink…

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Classic African American Films in Our Community

Classic African American Films in Our Community Local resident Pete Carter has been hosting an afternoon of historical black films every last Friday of the month for 10 years.   The films exclude blacksploitation films and focus on gems from the early 1900’s up to the ‘60’s including work from great pioneer black directors like Spencer Williams (who…

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State Prison Realignment Program

What It Means to Our Community Budget pressures and a Supreme Court decision are forcing federal prisons to lower their populations by 30,000 prisoners creating much community concern and rumor. Known as the ‘State Prison Realignment Program’ federal prisons will be transferring responsibility for lower-level offenders to local correctional systems. A…

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Mid-City Development Creates Community Problem

Mid-City Development Creates Community ProblemA group of Mid-City residents living atop the hill on 16th Place above Venice and San Vicente, woke up one morning to once again enjoy their amazing view of the Hollywood Hills.  What they found instead was The Wall. Local residents using the Venice link to San Vicente also realized…

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Established in August of 2008 by writerartist Dianne V. Lawrence, The Neighborhood News covers the events, people, history, politics and historic architecture of communities throughout the Mid-City and West Adams area in Los Angeles Council District 10.

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