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Category Archives: South LA

[LA Business Journal] Inglewood Long Framed as Artist Enclave
ARTS / BUSINESS / LA Business Journal / South LA

[LA Business Journal] Inglewood Long Framed as Artist Enclave

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Artists have flocked to Inglewood for decades, drawn by low rents at warehouse and commercial spaces, but changes are afoot that might put upward pressure on rents. Continue reading →

[LA Times] Urban legend about Times reporting during Watts Riots conceals a sadder tale
*PUBLISHED / LA Times / South LA / Urban Issues

[LA Times] Urban legend about Times reporting during Watts Riots conceals a sadder tale

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

In August 1965, as violence flared in Los Angeles’ African American neighborhoods, Robert Richardson became a part of urban legend. Continue reading →

[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide
*PUBLISHED / LA Times / South LA

[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Teaching kids at a Watts housing project to code websites and apps could be a step toward easing the digital divide in South LA. Continue reading →

[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants
Immigration Issues / Intersections South LA / South LA

[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to put resources in place to help immigrants apply for deportation relief, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week to halt an expansion of the Obama administration’s deferred action programs. Continue reading →

[Intersections] USC student attempted to flee fatal attack
Crime & Public Safety / Intersections South LA / South LA

[Intersections] USC student attempted to flee fatal attack

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Xinran Ji sprinted into the middle of the street toward his apartment near the University of Southern California last summer as three attackers dashed after, striking him one by one with a baseball bat. Continue reading →

[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert
*VIDEO / BUSINESS / COUNTRIES & CULTURES / DANCE / Immigration Issues / Intersections South LA / LATIN AMERICAN/LATINO / MUSIC / South LA / URBAN LIFE

[Intersections] Zumba boom in South LA’s concrete desert

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

A new crop of Zumba studios have taken root in South LA, helping people lose weight and transform their lives. Continue reading →

[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking
Annenberg Radio News / Crime & Public Safety / Intersections South LA / South LA / Urban Issues / URBAN LIFE

[Intersections | Annenberg Radio] Call for help, call to stop human trafficking

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Los Angeles will soon see several dozen new billboards and posters across the city featuring digits outlined in bright teal – a hotline for human trafficking victims to get help. Continue reading →

[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate
*PUBLISHED / Boyle Heights / BUSINESS / East LA / LATIN AMERICAN/LATINO / Reuters / South LA

[Reuters] In Herbalife’s nutrition clubs, Ackman’s attacks fail to resonate

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Hedge fund manager William Ackman says Herbalife is a pyramid scheme that exploits the poor. Yet the company attracts fans grateful for a chance to run their own businesses. Continue reading →

[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots
Crime & Public Safety / Intersections South LA / LA Weekly / LAW & COURTS / South LA / Urban Issues

[Intersections | LA Weekly] 40 years for four shots

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Brandon Spencer has recently begun serving a prison term for opening fire at a Halloween party two years ago at the University of Southern California. He is paying a 40-year price for four shots that killed no one. Continue reading →

[Intersections | LA Weekly] An unexplained death in South LA
Crime & Public Safety / Intersections South LA / LA Weekly / South LA / Urban Issues / URBAN LIFE

[Intersections | LA Weekly] An unexplained death in South LA

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Daina Beth Solomon • Leave a comment

Stanley Thiesfield’s cause of death will likely remain “undetermined” to the coroner and investigators. So will hundreds of other deaths each year in Los Angeles, haunting both families and officials. Continue reading →

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