Ambassador Amina Salum Ali, the first woman to be named permanent representative of the African Union, visited Compton last week. Mayor Eric J. Perrodin welcomed her to the city with a proclamation. More...
COMPTON—El Camino College Compton Center alumnus Jamal Stokley is one of only 20 students who will spend the summer at Carnegie Mellon University’s prestigious Public Policy & International Affairs Junior Summer Institute. More...
COMPTON—District 1 candidate Janna Zurita has been endorsed by Assemblyman Isadore Hall and former City Council candidate Francisco Rodriguez. Zurita is challenging incumbent Barbara Calhoun in a runoff election on June 7. More...
SACRAMENTO—The concept of closing schools a month early is on the table as legislators continue to seek ways to reduce the state’s $17-million budget deficit. More...
SACRAMENTO—California’s tax revenue is running well ahead of projections, but the governor’s office said Friday that has not simplified the challenge of closing the state’s $15.4 billion deficit. More...
SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Coast Guard resumed a search Wednesday for a cruise ship passenger who disappeared somewhere between Mexico’s Baja California coast and San Diego. More...
CARSON—The 15th annual Black Writers On Tour (BWOT) Book Fair took place on April 16 at the Carson Community Center. Hosted by author and publisher Dr. Rosie Milligan and her staff, the event was attended by an estimated 2,500. More...
COMPTON—The Los Angeles County SWAT team, homicide department and gang detail all gathered at the National Association for Equal Justice in America’s meeting on May 2 to discuss ways to make Compton safer. More...
COMPTON—Judge Kelvin Filer reflects on life’s highs and lows in his autobiography, “Race Ipsa Loquitor: A poetic journey from Compton to the Los Angeles Superior Court.” “The book’s title means that it speaks for i More...
COMPTON—El Camino College Compton Center instructor Ruth Zambrano dedicates her summers to engaging inner-city youth in a demanding academic schedule of pre-college and college mathematics through the Jaime Escalante Math Program where she teac More...
LOS ANGELES—They could visit a movie set, grab a surfboard and shoot the curl at Malibu, sample a winery or two, even take in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium. More...
COMPTON—More than 670 Compton Unified School District elementary students received certificates of achievement on May 4 for their successful exit from the English Learners program. More...
SAN FRANCISCO—The Environmental Protection Agency has ratcheted down the nation’s radiation monitoring program for rain, drinking water and milk in response to a consistent drop in the levels of fallout detected in the wake of the Japanes More...
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