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People wait in line for food.
Posted inCommunity & Culture

Long lines at LA food distributions after emergency food stamps end

by Phoenix Tso 09/05/202309/07/2023

Extra food stamp payments kept Angelenos from going hungry during the Covid pandemic. But they ended this spring and volunteer workers are struggling to keep up with the need.

Posted inCommunity & Culture

North Hollywood’s Star Garden reopens as only unionized strip club in nation

by Courtney Kocak 09/01/202309/01/2023
Thursday Storm, 21, cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of MiSELA, the new LGBTQ+ youth center on Florence Avenue in the City of Bell.
Posted inCommunity & Culture

Youth LGBTQ+ center serving Southeast LA opens in Bell

by Amanda Del Cid Lugo 08/21/202309/06/2023
Suehiro Cafe's restaurant storefront is captured from angle. Most prominent is a red awning trimmed in white with Suehiro Cafe printed on it. Window underneath shows displays some of Suehiro's dishes, empty sake bottles and a Maneki Neko There's red-and-white tile under the window. Restaurant's front door is to the left.
Posted inCommunity & Culture

Suehiro Cafe has thrived for over 50 years, but will it survive gentrification brought on by metro expansion?

by Phoenix Tso 06/07/202307/12/2023
Karen Bass signed her emergency declaration on homelessness on Dec. 12, 2023. (Elizabeth Chou / Los Angeles Public Press)
Posted inCommunity & Culture

Opinion: An open letter from the Clarendon Encampment residents to Mayor Bass

by Clarendon Encampment 06/06/202307/13/2023
Riders from Trash Panda Cycling Gender expansive ride and Wild Wolf Cycling Collective meet up at Ciclavia on the 6th Street Viaduct bridge.
Posted inCommunity & Culture

Biking in LA hasn’t always been accepting, but these gender-expansive group rides are trying to change that

by Amanda Del Cid Lugo 05/25/202307/12/2023
Posted inCommunity & Culture

‘Not sustainable’: Writers in LA strike for living wages

by Jireh Deng 05/16/202307/12/2023
Posted inCommunity & Culture

Opinion: ‘Talk to us. Learn from us.’ An open letter from the Jasmine Ave. Community

by Jasmine Ave. Community 05/13/202307/13/2023
Dr. Sheridan Ross, Compton Community Garden Founder, enters the garden to begin his day.
Posted inCommunity & Culture

Urban farmers rally to save Compton Community Garden

by Amanda Del Cid Lugo 05/05/202307/12/2023
Founders Eduardo "Quilo" Valencia (left) and Eleanor "Eleanora" Gomez are often the DJs for La Papaya Club events.
Posted inCommunity & Culture

La Papaya Club’s tropical diaspora dance parties create community with a cause 

by Amanda Del Cid Lugo 03/22/202307/13/2023
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