A CD10 SENIOR SHARES HER ISOLATION EXPERIENCE

A CD10 SENIOR SHARES HER ISOLATION EXPERIENCEOn March 9, 2020, I transitioned from a Free Black Woman to a scared elder, hiding from a deadly assailant that could come masked as someone I love and who loves me.Seven months at home is a long time, but it’s passed quickly. Although I don't believe in bad…

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A FRONT ROW SEAT to the BRUSH FIRES OF 2019

A FRONT ROW SEAT to the BRUSH FIRES OF 2019Saddleridge, Palisades, Sepulveda Basin, Getty, and Barham are locations in the city of Los Angeles that burned between November and December of 2019.I have served as the public safety writer for TNN and have written several articles featuring my Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Though our central mission is…

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Councilmen Herb Wesson and Mayor Garcetti Read The Neighborhood News

Councilmen Herb Wesson and Mayor Garcetti Read The Neighborhood NewsPhotos by D.V. Lawrence

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Read This Before Voting for Heather Hutt

Read This Before Voting for Heather HuttCD10 OVERVIEW - The lurid tale of politics as usual in CD10.  Los Angeles has consistently been cited as one of the top 10 most corrupt cities in America and since the turn of the 20th century Los Angeles has had 507 corruption convictions.   A City Councilperson in LA has one…

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Mayor Bass Ghosts Her Constituents

Mayor Bass Ghosts Her Constituents Mayor Bass Ghosts Her Constituents.I can’t tell you how excited Quiet Skies for LA and concerned residents were at the idea of Karen Bass becoming mayor.  In 2017 communities from Malibu to Santa Monica to downtown LA found themselves besieged by pollution and noise, under a one lane super…

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True Halloween Ghost Story: The Sad and Gruesome Story of Marion Parker NOT for the Faint of Heart

True Halloween Ghost Story: The Sad and Gruesome Story of Marion Parker NOT for the Faint of Heart Back in 1927, twin 12-year-olds, Marion and Marjorie Parker, were adored by their father, banker Perry Parker, an officer at Los Angeles First National Trust and Savings. The Parker family lived in a two-story, wood-shingled Victorian-style home at 1631 S. Wilton Place, and the girls attended Mt. Vernon Junior High,…

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Mark Ridley-Thomas Sentenced to 3 Years 6 Months

Mark Ridley-Thomas Sentenced to 3 Years 6 MonthsThe 68-year-old was convicted March 30 for voting in support of county contracts that would favor USC while accepting benefits for his son from the university. By Los Angeles Daily News Prominent Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 28, to three years and six months in prison…

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Gay Civil Rights Early Roots in West Adams

Gay Civil Rights Early Roots in West Adams "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States." From the Library of Congress.…

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Heather Hutt Crowned...Again

Heather Hutt Crowned...AgainHeather Hutt, who had served as an interim councilmember representing Angelenos in the city’s 10th district for nearly seven months, was appointed by the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, April 11, to finish out the term once held by former Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas.By LINH TAT | This email address is being…

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GUILTY! CD 10 Councilman Ridley-Thomas Found Guilty

GUILTY! CD 10 Councilman Ridley-Thomas Found Guilty Suspended LA City Councilman Ridley-Thomas convicted of federal bribery, conspiracy chargesFred Shuster City News Service Ridley-Thomas showed no reaction as the verdict was read late Thursday morning in a packed downtown Los Angeles courtroom. Suspended Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was convicted today of federal bribery and conspiracy charges, along with mail…

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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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