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L.A. City Council Votes Funds For Fire Overtime

The city fire chief today called off the much-debated reassignment of firefighters from fire trucks to ambulances after the City Council voted 12-0 to give him $1.56... Read more »

Vernon’s New Fire Chief Will Take Close Look at Dept. Budget

(EGP photo by Nancy Martinez) As part of Vernon’s ongoing effort to reorganize, the city council this week appointed fire department veteran Mike A. Wilson as... Read more »

Vernon Elementary School Students Are Recognized For Drug-Free Essays

(EGP photo by Nancy Martinez) Three students from Vernon Elementary School were recognized at this week’s meeting of the Vernon City Council for essays they wrote... Read more »

Thousands Rally in Support of Looming Immigration Reform

Energized by the possibility of immigration reform, about 2,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Los Angeles yesterday at took part in May Day rallies aimed... Read more »

New Lincoln Heights Traffic Light a Community Effort

Thirty-three-year-old Cindy Gonzales on Monday morning crossed the intersection of Sichel Street and North Broadway in Lincoln Heights for the first time since that... Read more »

Peel Away the Layers to Find East L.A.’s Giant Tamale

Somewhere under the sea foam green paint and beauty parlor sign is the giant tamale-shaped building where countless tamales and hamburgers were once sold in East... Read more »

Suspect In Boyle Heights Fatal Standoff Identified

Authorities on Wednesday identified a carjacking suspect who was killed in a shootout with deputies after he barricaded himself in a Boyle Heights apartment. Edward... Read more »

Aging Undocumented Immigrants – A Burden or Boon to U.S. Economy?

As the debate over immigration reform tugs predictably back in Washington, an undercurrent of ageism and disability bias has been flowing beneath more obvious racial... Read more »

Wells Fargo to Award More Cash Prizes In College Sweepstake

High students who sign up for a college planning and financial management program offered by Wells Fargo could win $1,000 to pay for college or other expenses if... Read more »

Wyvernwood Protesters Join May Day Manifestations

A boisterous contingent of May Day marchers trekked from Boyle Heights to the steps of City Hall yesterday to protest a proposed $2 billion mixed-use development... Read more »

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