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Update: Raw Sewage Spill Closes Down Four L.A. Beaches
On Saturday, July 20, an estimated 15,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Ballona Creek causing L.A. County Public Health Department to close the neighboring beaches due to the high levels of pathogenic bacteria.
L.A. City Council Considers Proposal That Could Send Money To Private Security Firm Made Up of Former IDF Soldiers and U.S. Military Veterans
Activists worry that the funds can go to a private security firm that is directed by a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces' counterterrorism unit who served in the 2014 Gaza war and flew to Israel shortly after the October 7 attack.
‘I Wasn’t Prepared For This:’ Placita Olvera’s Iconic El Burro Is Given A 30-Day Eviction Notice Following A Unanimous Vote on Thursday
This Thursday, the Board of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commissioners voted to evict La Carreta despite attempts from the family, community, and even the city council to save it.
Westlake’s 61-Year-Old Gay Bar Forced to Close, Set to Be Replaced With An Apartment Complex
The Silver Platter first opened in the early 60s and for decades has been known as a “safe haven” for the neighborhood's immigrant and queer communities. Six of the 55 units will be set aside for “extremely low-income” households, according to plans submitted to the city planning department.
A String of Fires Shuts Down Three Esteemed Eastside Mexican Restaurants
Mexes Cafe, Don Chamorrón, and Birria Los Socios have been forced to put their businesses on pause after all three were left without a space following fire damage.
Mutual Aid Groups Release Scathing Community Audit of L.A. Mayor’s “Inside Safe” Program
The city’s figures show that more than half of the people that the city counted as being housed were placed with the assistance of a short-term funding assistance program, known as “time-limited subsidies.”
Las Tarifas de Permisos Para Vendedores Ambulantes se Reducirán de $541 a $27 Tras La Aprobación Del Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles
La nueva ley entrará en efecto el 28 de Julio de 2024 y se aplicará a los vendedores de comida igual que a los de mercancías. La tarifa reducida para los permisos anuales de venta permitirá que muchos más vendedores de Los Ángeles estén protegidos por la ley y tome en consideración el ingreso anual promedio de los vendedores ambulantes.
Street Vendor Permit Fees Will Drop From $541 to $27 In L.A. Following City Council Approval
The new law will go into effect on July 28th, 2024, and will apply to food as well as merchandise vendors. The reduced fee for annual vending permits will allow many more L.A. vendors to become protected by the law and takes into consideration the average annual income of street vendors.
It Starts With Smoothies: New Program Seeks To Help Low-Income Californians Cook For Better Health
Patients in Recipe4Health exercised more, ate more fresh vegetables, and lowered food insecurity. Doing so led to a lowering of cholesterol levels and more effectively managed blood sugar, research found.
X’Tiosu Kitchen, Boyle Heights’ Beloved Lebanese-Oaxacan Restaurant, Is In Danger of Closing
X’Tiosu Kitchen has been fusing cultures and supporting neighbors in Boyle Heights since 2017, but recent economic struggles have shifted its story of triumph and dream-chasing to one of hardship and struggle.
