State Treasurer Fiona Ma, a Democrat, and former state Sen. Gloria Romero, a Republican, are the two candidates on California’s Nov. 3 general-election ballot for the open lieutenant governor seat.
Banc of California has opened a 40,000-square-foot office in Downtown Los Angeles as Mayor Karen Bass seeks to attract more private-sector investment in the city center.
Client A rocked her hips on a birthing ball, surrounded by pale wood and warm textiles in a softly lit Scandinavian-style office. I was her doula through a Southern California maternal health company combining nurse-led care, technology, and wraparound support.
Texans will elect a new U.S. senator on Nov. 3, 2026. Here’s who’s on the ballot, what each candidate says they’d do, and the deadlines voters need to know — with no endorsement.
The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center presented a wonderful two-day showcase of music, rhythms, culture, art, cuisine, and community with the 44th Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival on Saturday, September 26, and the 49th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Both festivals ran from 10:00 am-6:00 pm at the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus, one of Los Angeles’s iconic, historic landmarks. (1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90002). Where Truth, Art & Community Connect!
Rev. Leon William “Sonny” Clark, longtime pastor of New Spirit Baptist Church in Santa Ana and a respected faith and community leader in Orange County, died Sept. 9. He was 72.
Commissioners from HBCU athletic conferences joined university presidents and corporate leaders in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 15, for the Salute to HBCU Sports Leadership Reception — an invitation-only gathering aimed at deepening investment in historically Black colleges and universities.
Standing up to a bully requires more than slogans, press releases, or carefully staged outrage. It requires looking power in the face, refusing intimidation and saying, plainly, no. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty has that courage.
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With Election Day approaching on Nov. 3, California Republicans are intensifying efforts to build support for Proposition (Prop) 39, portraying the voter identification measure as a way to strengthen election security and public confidence.
New York City’s troubling decline in reading scores, despite one of the most ambitious literacy reform efforts in the nation, is a wakeup call for the entire nation.
The Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-1 in 10 innings at Oracle Park, securing a 100-win season — the fifth in the past seven full-length seasons and the sixth during manager Dave Roberts’ tenure.
The Big Ten Conference has announced its Players of the Week following another weekend of conference action, with Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith earning Offensive Player of the Week honors and Minnesota linebacker Maverick Baranowski taking Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Residents of an 84-unit building at 1124 S. Normandie Ave. say the city told them the newly constructed building lacked a certificate of occupancy — and that one appeared only after they started asking. City records requests will determine whether their account holds.
The USC Trojans suffered another difficult loss on a big stage Saturday night, falling 41-27 to No. 20 Oregon at the Coliseum before 75,000 fans.
The UCLA Bruins are rolling, and lately they have been putting up points in bunches.
C.R. Neal Academy, a tuition-free public charter school authorized by Voorhees University, plans to open in August 2027 with 260 sixth and ninth graders — the first charter school in the country authorized by an HBCU, the school and university say. Applications for the first year open October 28.
Black Americans are nearly 14 percent of the U.S. population but only about 8 percent of clinical trial participants — and the most comprehensive national study of the gap found the main reason is not unwillingness, but that patients are rarely invited to take part.
