“This is a racial justice issue. It’s a reproductive justice issue. It’s an economic justice issue. We’re a community with one of the highest populations of Latinos, and we are a predominantly ...

That includes a doubling of incoming Black students on campus this fall compared to Fall Semester 2019 — making it the “largest class of Black students [the university] has had in many years,” Robert ...

Many of us are stuck indoors during the COVID-19 but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the places and landmarks that make the Eastside so special. The UT’s Community News section asked Eastsiders ...

I’m a proud fronterizo — or border student. I was born and raised in Tijuana but often spent time in San Diego, where many of my family members live. I moved to California in my junior year of high ...

The family of local rapper Zerail Dijon Rivera, who went by the name “Indian Red Boy,” is desperately looking for answers after he was gunned down in Hawthorne last year. In an interview with UT ...

“All of a sudden, this well of magnetic, powerful, melanated energy swept over me when I got here and it put me in an awesome mood,” said an event speaker, Iyapo Ngina, who is a reverend, ...

After being challenged over a no-bid contract of more than $24 million, the city of Huntington Park is making moves on its Salt Lake Park redevelopment. During the Huntington Park City Council meeting ...

Mario Hernandez helps Christopher Lazaro adjust his tie before his sister’s wedding. Courtesy of Christopher Lazaro. I’ve never felt as carefree as I did when I was a kid. I loved getting the latest ...

When they’re visiting Inglewood City Hall, most residents don’t realize there’s a local celebrity in their midst. Sharis Rhodes, executive assistant to the mayor, was crowned the 2023 -2024 Ms USA ...

With all the issues that Boyle Heights residents battle — rising costs of housing, gentrification’s impact on small businesses, and now, 28 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the neighborhood — ...

The park is effectively a boundary between Los Angeles’ El Sereno neighborhood and the city of South Pasadena next door. While its sole purpose, according to officials, was to prevent the stretch of ...

Tuition costs, mandatory recreation and other fees for on-campus activities and services — some of which aren't as accessible during the pandemic — were addressed by Chancellor Joseph I. Castro during ...