Middle Eastern Men With Backpacks and Weapons Detained in High Desert
by LA1 News San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies responded on Easter Morning to a 911 report of shots fired in the Deep Creek Hot Springs area of Apple Valley. The report came in to the Victor...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: Maria Nieto's 'The Water of Life Remains in the Dead'
from Brooklyn&Boyle:by Abel Salas The Water of Life Remains in the Dead, Maria Nieto. Moorpark, CA: Floricanto Press & Berkeley Press, 2012. Pp. 198. $19.95 (paper) With her second...
View ArticleRooftop Literary and Musical Celebration in DTLA on Cesar Chavez Day
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View ArticleThe Breakfast Club Meets Just Before Supper in Highland Park
by David R. Bloom The perfect reason to stay loyal to Highland Park occurs every last Saturday of the month. The Arroyo Book Club meets at the Highland Park branch library at 3pm, and it is a good...
View ArticleHow the United States Can Become a Better Neighbor
from LA Progressive:by Steve Hochstadt Long after the juvenile Republican presidential campaigns and campaigners of 2016 are forgotten, President Barack Obama’s movement toward normalization of...
View ArticleLA1 News Events Calendar 4/21 to 4/28
The following events listing is published each week on Thursday, and is often times updated after its original publication date. It identifies for residents the events occurring within their L.A....
View ArticleMelinda Ramos-Alatorre Leaves Gil Cedillo's Office
by LA1 News Council District 1 Field Deputy Melinda Ramos-Alatorre has apparently called it quits. She wrote an email to local stakeholders on Monday, April 18, announcing that her last day would be...
View ArticleThe Financial Education of Our Youth
by Heberto M. Sanchez The financial crisis of 2008 is but a memory to most consumers and many voters. Yet to those who still remember, it is a painful memory of what happens when greed takes hold and...
View ArticlePlease Highland Park Say it Isn't So
by David R. Bloom Thirty-eight-year-old Tony Infante, an American citizen of Mexican descent, has lived with his wife at 4930 Echo Street in a rent-controlled Highland Park apartment for the past...
View ArticleNELA Skater Community Rallies Behind Jeff De Rosas
by Bryan Santamaria Jeff De Rosas is a local young man of Highland Park who is most happy when he's out skating. Unfortunately, we will not have the luxury to see Jeff skate with us anytime soon....
View ArticleLA1 News Events Calendar 4/28 to 5/05
The following events listing is published each week on Thursday, and is oftentimes updated after its original publication date. It identifies for residents the events occurring within their own City...
View ArticleLa Bulla Returns to Honor Lucha Libre
from Brooklyn&Boyle:by Citlalith Pérez Reprising the inaugural community-wide, multi-media homage to “Lucha Libre,” the Mexican wrestling sport characterized by larger than life characters,...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: Maria Nieto's 'The Water of Life Remains in the Dead'
from Brooklyn&Boyle:by Abel Salas The Water of Life Remains in the Dead, Maria Nieto. Moorpark, CA: Floricanto Press & Berkeley Press, 2012. Pp. 198. $19.95 (paper) With her second...
View ArticleMiddle Eastern Men With Backpacks and Weapons Detained in High Desert
by LA1 News San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies responded on Easter Morning to a 911 report of shots fired in the Deep Creek Hot Springs area of Apple Valley. The report came in to the Victor...
View ArticleBob McGibbon Sold His Body Shop to the Hipsters
by LA1 News Robert “Bob” McGibbon was back in town this weekend. He stopped by the shop to square away a few things before the big move to Arizona. McGibbon, the owner of “McGibbon’s Auto Body" on...
View ArticleTraffic Lights and Other Plights on North Figueroa
by LA1 News It was a pleasant day of 78 degrees when LA1 News set out to cover the story yesterday. The sun was bright in Highland Park and energy was in the air, apparently. As we turned the corner...
View ArticleOPINION: Latino Micro-Businesses and the American Dream
by Heberto M. Sanchez, MPA It has been said that Latinos are the “sleeping giant” in the realm of US politics. Some will even argue that this giant is now slowly awakening. The historic sleeping...
View ArticlePHILANTHROPY: A New Flag in Honor of the Fallen
by David R. Bloom Memorial Day is almost here. Just about this time, various groups in greater Highland Park get their priorities straight and start talking about sprucing up Veterans Memorial...
View ArticleSilver Lake Adjacent
from Brick Wahl:by Brick Wahl I see a Filipino has made it onto the FBI’s ten most wanted list. I believe that is a first. You know you have made it when one of your own makes it onto the ten most...
View ArticleThe Return of Democratic Socialism
from LA Progressive:by Lawrence S. Wittner Democratic socialism used to be a vibrant force in American life. During the first two decades of the 20th century, the Socialist Party of America, headed...
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