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Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

DAZN Kicks-Off the Year in a Big Way with Lopez vs Stevenson

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Kathleen Untalan January 27, 2026
Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Yanic Niederhäuser Headed to NBA Rising Stars Game

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Kathleen Untalan January 27, 2026
Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Rams a Tough Out in NFC Title Game, Fall to Seahawks in Final Seconds

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Kathleen Untalan January 27, 2026
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Kathleen Untalan

More Than a Memory: How Los Angeles Lives Out Dr. King’s Call to Service

Each year on the third Monday in January, communities across the nation honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. In Bakersfield and throughout Kern County, that legacy is reflected not only in remembrance ceremonies, but in hands-on service and community care.

Kathleen Untalan January 21, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

From Civil Rights to ICE Raids, Trump’s Unchecked Power Puts Every Community at Risk

Donald Trump’s presidency has long carried a familiar weight for Black America. What feels different now is that the force once aimed primarily at Black and brown communities is no longer contained there. With the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old white mother of three, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, the unchecked power of the federal government has moved into spaces many Americans once believed were insulated.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Medi-Cal Helps You Stay Healthy: Use Your Medi-Cal Benefits

Each year on the third Monday in January, communities across the nation honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. In Bakersfield and throughout Kern County, that legacy is reflected not only in remembrance ceremonies, but in hands-on service and community care.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

The Dream Cannot be Realized Without Financial Freedom

We honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each January with speeches, service projects, and by reciting powerful quotes we know by heart. But too many Black families will spend much of MLK Day the same way they spend most Mondays.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Move Before the Nation Was Ready, Dies at 86

Authored by Assemblymembers Ash Kalra (D–San Jose) and Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D–Los Angeles), Assembly Bill (AB) 1157 — known as the Affordable Rent Act — failed last week to advance out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, marking the second consecutive year the rent control proposal has been halted in the Legislature.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

California Rent Control Bill Dies in Assembly Judiciary Committee

Authored by Assemblymembers Ash Kalra (D–San Jose) and Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D–Los Angeles), Assembly Bill (AB) 1157 — known as the Affordable Rent Act — failed last week to advance out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, marking the second consecutive year the rent control proposal has been halted in the Legislature.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

California Lawmakers Propose Bills Responding to Fatal Shootings by ICE Agents

Responding to recent fatal shootings and an uptick in misconduct and excessive use-of-force incidents by federal policing agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), California lawmakers are proposing some legal guardrails to prevent them and hold officers accountable.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Skater Emmanuel Savary Sharpens Routines for the 2026 U.S. Championships

The ice will be hot at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, as the results of the senior events will significantly factor into the selection of the U.S. team that will compete at the Olympic Winter Games in February. When the senior men take to the ice on Jan. 7, Emmanuel Savary will look to make his mark in what will likely be his final U.S. nationals.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

COMMENTARY: With Gratitude and Praise for 2026

Here in 2026, we must not forget His benefits from 2025. We have already received and continue to receive Spiritual Blessings. Apostle Paul declares that God has blessed believers with “every spiritual blessing.” They encompass gifts of redemption, including forgiveness, grace, and the promise of eternal life. These blessings are not based on human merit but are freely given by God’s grace.

Stefi Mar January 20, 2026
Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Rams Grind Past Bears 20-17 in Overtime Thriller

In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it billed the government for medical conditions patients didn’t have.

Kathleen Untalan January 20, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Secret Service Expansion Accelerates as Global Tensions Rise

The U.S. Secret Service is preparing for one of the largest expansions in its history as officials confront what they describe as an unprecedented volume of credible threats, fueled by escalating global tensions and a series of aggressive U.S. actions overseas that have triggered unrest at home and abroad.

Stefi Mar January 13, 2026
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Five Years Later, Capitol Officer Harry Dunn Says January 6 Was the Worst Day of His Life

On the fifth anniversary of January 6, a date now fixed in the American conscience, Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn returned to the moment that altered his life and the nation’s course. Appearing on “Let It Be Known,” Dunn spoke about the unforgettable day that’s shaped by time, pain, and resolve, revisiting what he has called the worst day of his life.

Stefi Mar January 13, 2026