Talk to any longtime Northeast Valley resident, and they will tell you a story about Cassell’s Music. As the only music store in the area, it has been the genesis, […]
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Teacher’s Death Highlights Importance of Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Family and friends of Granada Hills teacher Scott Petri attended his funeral in Costa Mesa last week, following his tragic death earlier this month. Petri, who taught Social Studies at […]
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Ritchie Valens Recreation Center Builds on Its History of Community
When the kids from Pacoima walk into sports competitions, they have style – their jerseys stand out – the letters RVRC are artfully shaped to form a guitar, it’s a […]
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LADWP Aims to Increase Number of Female Workers as DEI Initiatives Face Nationwide Rollbacks
Since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, cuts and rollbacks to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity (DEI) initiatives have been occurring nationwide. These initiatives that provided opportunities for women, […]
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Young Latino Stone Fabrication Workers in the Northeast Valley are Battling Silicosis
This is part 4 of a series on silicosis. For 22 years, Daniel Aguilar Morales cut stone countertops five to six days a week at B Y Marble Inc. in […]
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Sister of Oscar Omar Hernandez Discusses his Tragic Death, Upcoming Trial
For Alejandra Hernandez and her family, the last month has been a chaotic whirlwind, from the unimaginable grief of losing the beloved niño de la familia, 13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez, […]
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April is Earth Month – Clean-up Efforts Are Held to Clean Up Streets
While Earth Day is officially on Tuesday, April 22, it’s expanded to Earth Month as a global event that focuses on taking action to benefit our planet. Community events are […]
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Family of 13-Year-Old Sun Valley Boy Found Murdered Last Week Wants ‘Justice’
As grieving family members prepare for a memorial Mass for Oscar Omar Hernandez, the 13-year-old from Sun Valley who was tragically found dead last week in Ventura County, they are […]
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The Cost of Your Countertops: Stone Fabrication Workers Dying from Silicosis
This is part 1 of a series on silicosis. Eric Reyes-Barriga first learned how to cut and polish stone in a small shop in Sun Valley, where nine stone fabrication […]
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Community Demands Justice for Trans Woman Fatally Shot by LAPD
Chants of “No hate in the 818!” and “No justice, no peace, no transphobic police!” rang out while protestors carried a coffin-like white painted box draped in a trans flag […]