LAUSD special run off election for District 1- Aug 12. 2014According to Jim Newton, Editor at the Los Angeles Times - the August 12th, District 1, LAUSD School Board elections between Alex Johnson and George McKenna will have great consequence for many of the regions poorest communities who are "desperately…
TNN wants to give one of our dedicated and talented reporters, Carla Pineda, a big shout out for her fantastic new job as associate web editor for LinkTV World News http://news.linktv.org/, the news website for a channel operated under independent public television station KCETLink. In her new role,…
In our last issue we reported on an effort by two residents to hold the city and the oil drilling company,Adams Freeport McMoRan Oil and Gas, accountable to the residents. We file this update:On Wednesday, June 4th, the South Los Angeles Planning Commission was scheduled to hear two appeals and…
In a nail-biting last minute save, Council President Herb Wesson rescued the jobs and programs of the current regime at the Tom Bradley Family Resource Center. As reported in the last edition of TNN, due to cuts in federally funded programs and in an effort to save money, the Los…
TNN gives a shout out to Inri Aguilar who, through sheer grit and determination, has not only kept this neighborhood coffee house alive but turned it into a source for local art, music, political discussions and FaceLooks! 4 1/2 Stars on Yelp! 2024 W. Washington Blvd 90018, east of Western 323-641-0466Photo by Amber Clarke
In 2009, the first Little Free Library was stuck into Todd Bol’s front yard in Hudson, Wisconsin. It was a small wooden box in the shape of a schoolhouse and a tribute to Bol’s mother, who was a schoolteacher and an avid reader. Inside the box sat a variety of…
We are a little late in reporting this but just in case you didn't know, last August 2013, City Hall unanimously passed a motion introduced by Council President Herb Wesson, allowing Los Angeles residents to grow vegetables on the city owned grassy area between the sidewalk and the curb. Inspired…
The Steering Committee is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday April 19 at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center at 5401 Highlight Place 90016. Eggs, candy, Moon Bouncers, face painting, prizes, hot dogs, fruit punch, chips, cupcakes, dance contest, music and a drawing for 50 Easter baskets will guarantee Spring fun…
Big changes may be coming to the Tom Bradley Family Center. Of the 21 Family Source Centers in Los Angeles, only 4 (including Tom Bradley) are funded by the city with Federal grants. A variety of non-profit community development organizations operate the other 17 Centers. Because of cuts in the…
Los Angeles is on track to join the growing number of California cities to enact a fracking moratorium. Local activists motivated by the Murphy Drill Site in the West Adams community are urging the community to call their elected officials and push for a final moratorium.The city council voted…
Established in August of 2008 by writer, artist Dianne V. Lawrence, The Neighborhood News covers the events, people, history, politics and historic architecture of communities throughout the Mid-City and West Adams area in Los Angeles Council District 10.
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