Mayor Karen Bass Gives First State of the City Address

In her first State of the City address, Mayor Bass focused on discussing the homeless crisis, policing and the city budget.

NewsVictor ChambersApril 19, 2023Los Angeles, State of the City, Karen Bass, Victor Chambers, Caylo SealsComment

Freedom for Iran Comes to LA

Thousands of supporters came together Saturday, Nov. 19 in Hollywood during the latest demonstration to demand international support for the people of Iran. Since the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died under suspicious circumstances after allegedly wearing her hijab improperly, millions of Iranians around the globe have continued to rally and march in support of the protests in Iran. The protestors have called the dissolution of the current regime, recognition of human rights and democracy.

Photo StoriesCaylo SealsNovember 22, 2022Caylo Seals, Iran, Anna Sophia Moltke, protest, rally, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, hollywoodComment

Angelenos Stand In Solidarity With Women Of Iran

Thousands of Los Angeles community members united in solidarity with the women of Iran at the Freedom for Iran Rally organized by Women’s March LA, in Pershing Square on Saturday, October 1. After the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, by Iran’s morality police, protests against her death have grown. Women are cutting their hair and burning chadors, demanding freedom.

Photo StoriesAnna Sophia MoltkeOctober 5, 2022Anna Sophia Moltke, rally, Iran, protest, Los Angeles, city hallComment

Festival of Unity in Koreatown

The Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation held their 49th annual celebration after a three year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CultureTimothy LewisSeptember 30, 2022koreatown, korean, festival, Los Angeles, East LA, Timothy Lewis, Anthony ClingermanComment

Celebrating Compton's Agricultural Roots

With over two hundred horses slow-trotting through the streets of Compton, the third annual El Dia Del Ranchero Cabalgata kicked off on Sunday, September 25. Through equestrian appreciation, non-profit organizations such as Connecting Compton, Compton Cowboys, and Urban Saddlers gathered together to bring awareness to the importance of keeping the agriculture zoning within the city of Compton.

Photo StoriesAnna Sophia MoltkeSeptember 28, 2022Anna Sophia Moltke, horses, horse, compton, Los Angeles, equestrian center, communityComment

L.A. Bans Homeless Encampments near Schools Despite Protests and Outrage

Activists arrived at City Hall Tuesday to protest an amendment that would ban homeless encampments near schools and daycares, which was ultimately passed by the Los Angeles City Council.

Tiny Homes Provide Big Comfort for Los Angeles Homeless Population

The Chandler Blvd. Tiny Home Village in North Hollywood provides shelter and a place of healing for people without housing in the city of Los Angeles.

NewsChana KaplanAugust 6, 2022homeless, tiny home, homelessness, tiny home village, Los Angeles, unhoused, Chana KaplanComment

The Corsair's L.A. Voters Survey

The Corsair, Santa Monica College's student-run newspaper, is trying to gather input from voters like you regarding what you think the biggest issues impacting Los Angeles are.

NewsCorsair StaffMay 26, 2022LA City Council, mayoral race, primary election, Survey, The Corsair, Los AngelesComment

"Homeless" Billboards in L.A.

Billboard campaign aims to bring awareness to the homeless issue.

Feathers Fly In Downtown Los Angeles

14 Factory in Los Angeles

Among all the art shows scattered all over Los Angeles, none give you a sense of vast of openness and wonder like The 14th Factory. Its artists have come all the way from Hong Kong, China to bring 14 large-scale and interactive installations. The gallery was conceived by Hong Kong-based British artist Simon Birch and built in a three-acre warehouse in Downtown Los Angeles.

Measure H: The Better Alternative To Doing Nothing

While The American Dream thrives in my own private bubble of the universe, a few blocks down, near an interstate 405 exit, so many tents are pitched underneath a freeway ramp that it could look like a camping ground if not for the blinking of traffic lights and the passing of rushing cars.

Da Poetry Lounge: A Dinner Table of Artists

“We start off every week by asking: ‘Brutha Gimel, what did you do this weekend?’” It’s a loaded question that Shihan Van Clief, the host and co- founder of Da Poetry Lounge, asks in front of an audience of more than 250 people. Some are like family, loyal artists and listeners who have been attending for more than a decade. Others are essentially strangers, first-timers -- like voyagers in a foreign land.