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Update: Owners of Metal Scrapyard Next To Jordan High School in Watts Charged With 22 Felonies

S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. and its owners, Gary and Matthew Weisenberg, were charged with 21 felony counts of knowingly disposing hazardous waste at a site with no permit and one felony count of deposit of hazardous waste, prosecutors said.

June 21, 2023

Servers At a Popular L.A. Restaurant File Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging ‘Service Fee’ Should Be Paid Out As Tips

Under their current model, the report shares that some servers at certain Jon & Vinny locations make up to $42 an hour, which is $26.50 more an hour than the current minimum wage in Los Angeles.

June 21, 2023

The Six Best Tostadas de Ceviche in and Around Lynwood

Lynwood is a SELA haven for refreshing regional coastal Mexican tostadas piled high with shrimp, callo de hacha, octopus, fish, and shrimp. From food trucks to ceviche shops, here are the best ones to try in the area.

June 20, 2023

Multiple Stampedes End Juneteenth Festival In Leimert Park, Jazmine Sullivan Cancels Performance

According to the LAPD, “around 7:50 p.m., Southwest Division patrol officers responded to the area of Stocker Street and Leimert Boulevard for multiple radio calls of shots fired.” A spokesperson said that “upon arrival, officers determined that there was no evidence of a shooting.”

June 20, 2023

Where Did All the Salt Shakers Go In L.A. Restaurants? An Investigative Report

Once staples of the restaurant booth–like napkin dispensers or bare legs sticking to vinyl seats—salt shakers have vanished. We have a few theories why...

June 20, 2023

‘The Monster:’ A Poem About Labor and Growing Up Mexican-American in the U.S.

From rust belt assembly lines to Amazon warehouses, former Los Angeles poet laureate Luis Rodriguez reminds us that labor has always been at the center of the American story.

June 16, 2023

Opinion: Alcohol Permits Are a Tool of Displacement, and Highland Park Does Not Need More Liquor Licenses

Gentrification, rooted in historically racist policies surrounding housing in the United States, is not inevitable like we have been led to believe. However, if regulations are not upheld, “gentrification inevitably leads to corporate control of neighborhoods,” according to How to Kill a City by P.E. Moskowitz.

L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Killing 23-Year-Old Passenger and Seriously Injuring Two Others

Daniel Manuel Auner was driving 116 MPH when he struck a center median, and at least 71 MPH when he struck a traffic pole at the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and 190th Street, according to stipulations between the prosecution and the defense.

June 16, 2023

A Guide to Using Cannabis to Celebrate Juneteenth: ‘It’s How You Free Yourself’ 

When it comes to hosting a full spectrum Juneteenth celebration, here's how to lessen tensions over “contact highs” at a gathering filled with older generations' who lived through the anti-pot D.A.R.E. propaganda Reagan Era.

June 16, 2023

Mayor Bass Moved About Two Dozen Homeless People Into A Motel Known for Criminal Activity and Prostitution

Last month, the city of Los Angeles moved people living on the streets into a motel that was previously declared a “public nuisance” and had been a source for criminal activity for more than a decade, according to officials

June 15, 2023