Author Archives: By Alex Garcia, Sun Contributing Writer

To the chant of “Move our Schools, Protect our Kids,” dozens of parents and family members called on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to relocate their children from […]

In September 2013, John “Ricky” Villarreal died after a two-year battle with heart problems. He was 23. In December that same year, his aunts organized a blood drive and toy […]

The sounds of a jackhammer were music to the ears of Cecilia Luna. For the past 18 years, the Arleta resident has seen the sidewalk crumbling in front of her […]

Since World War II, a member of Art Guzman’s family from Pacoima has served in every major conflict involving the United States. His uncle Manuel served in WWII. Two other uncles, […]

Christina Cyr goes to college and works two jobs. But she is barely staying afloat. Divorced six years ago, the mother of four kids — ages ranging from 9 to […]