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Undercover Operation Targets Montebello Gang, Murder Suspects Arrested In Raid

A two-year investigation that involved infiltrating the Southside Montebello gang, came to an end Wednesday morning with a pre-dawn raid that led to 10 arrests in... Read more »

Eficia Will Walk In Memory of Her Murdered Son Mothers Day Weekend

Some mothers will receive flowers this week in celebration of Mother’s Day. Others, like Eficia Garcia, will mark the holiday by taking flowers to the place in... Read more »

Cinco de Mayo Quilters’ Showcase Celebrates TELAS de la Vida

A club in East Los Angeles started by LA County Supervisor Gloria Molina and some of her close friends is taking the American craft of quilting and giving it a uniquely... Read more »

Citing Public Health Hazards, State Shuts Down Exide Plant In Vernon

A state agency ordered a Vernon battery recycler Wednesday to halt work, saying that hazardous waste and emissions are seeping into the soil and air, posing a public... Read more »

Vernon No Longer Considering Outsourcing Police to County

Although no public comments have been made, the city of Vernon is no longer considering outsourcing its police department to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,... Read more »

Eastside LGBT Forum Calls for ‘Respect’, Instead of ‘Tolerance’

“Sometimes people reject us, they see us as monsters. We are not monsters,” said 25-year-old José Hernandez last Saturday during the LGBTQ Forum for Youth,... Read more »

With No Interest from Retailers, Montebello Approves Dialysis Clinic for Vacant Lot

A dialysis center could soon be built on a vacant city-owned property in the outskirts of Montebello, now that the city council has approved a modification to the... Read more »

Vernon-based Recycling Company Guilty of Dangerous Emissions

A company that recycles batteries has been blanketing up to 110,000 residents in southeast Los Angeles County with dangerous arsenic emissions, smog agency officials... Read more »

Caltrans Tenants Seek Moratorium on Rent Hike

Residents of El Sereno and South Pasadena who live in Caltrans-owned properties gathered last week to voice their outrage over recent rent increases imposed by the... Read more »

Wyvernwood Protests Pick-Up, Push Anti-Profit Message

The fight over a proposed Boyle Heights area development is heating up again, with opponents to the project stepping up their protest with a rally yesterday where... Read more »

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