Last year Jesus Diaz started saving hoping to buy a house. By early March, with much sacrifice, he had managed to put away $15,000 and was hoping to double that […]
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Disabled Pacoima Man Selling Candy Posts Video Of “Extorting” Security Guard
For two years, Rogelio Chimal says a security guard at Plaza Pacoima, has extorted money from him to let him sell candy at the shopping center at the corner of […]
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After Protests, San Fernando Swap Meet Institutes New Space Rental Process
After vociferous protests at the reopening of the San Fernando Swap Meet on Tuesday July 14, the administration who runs the open air flea market gave in to some of […]
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San Fernando Swap Meet Reabre, Pero Muchos Vendedores Están Molestos
Desde mediados de marzo, cuando se cerró el San Fernando Swap Meet debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, los vendedores habían estado esperando ansiosamente su reapertura. Muchos han estado vendiendo […]
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Pacoima se Reúne por la Justicia en el Caso de Vanessa Guillén
Llevando camisetas con su imagen, carteles caseros de todo tipo con su foto y rindiendo homenaje a un altar improvisado instalado en su honor, docenas de personas se reunieron en […]
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Swap Meet Reopens, But Vendors Scream Foul
Since mid-March, when the San Fernando Swap Meet was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sellers had been eagerly anticipating its reopening. Many have been selling there for years — […]
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Pacoima Rallies for Justice in the Case of Vanessa Guillen
Wearing T-shirts with her image, holding homemade signs of all types with her picture, and paying homage to a makeshift altar set up in her honor, dozens of people gathered […]
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Madres del Valle de San Fernando Quieren “Justicia” en el Asesinato de una Soldado Latino
Durante los 12 años que su hija estuvo en la Marina, Margarita Cervacio se preocupó por ella. No solo por los peligros que podría enfrentar al servir a su país, […]
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La Policía Continúa Buscando los Hombres que Mataron a Tío y Sobrino en la Reunión Familiar de Sylmar
Con música en vivo y rodeado con seres queridos, Jesús López fue enterrado el lunes 6 de julio. López, de 41 años, fue asesinado la noche del 14 de junio […]
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San Fernando Valley Mothers Want “Justice” for Murder of Latina Soldier
For the 12 years her daughter was in the Navy, Margarita Cervacio worried about her. Not only for the dangers she might encounter while serving her country, but also the […]