Community + Los Angeles Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 10, 2009
Salvadoran community organizations in Los Angeles have mobilized to help their country after a tropical storm over the weekend left at least 130 people dead in the small Central American nation.
Charlie Beck, the mayor’s nominee to head the Los Angeles Police Department, told Hoy Newspaper he will make a particular effort to reach out to Latinos through community meetings and by conducting news conferences and any other police function in English and Spanish.
November 5, 2009
News from the Brown Side of Town (Los Angeles) Part 1 ~ November 2009 – Chismes & News from the Land of 1000 Dances
October 30, 2009
Boyle Heights Day of the Dead exhibit celebrates Latino veterans
October 14, 2009
Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.
October 5, 2009
Pasadena celebrates Latino heritage with parade, festival
September 28, 2009
Eight neo-Nazis demonstrating against illegal immigration in Riverside left the scene after just 45 minutes when hundreds of counter-protestors shouted them down and tore up their swastika-covered flags.
September 22, 2009
Discovering La Fonda – In the mood for great Mexican food and music?
September 21, 2009
100 Hispanic/Latino Influentials: LA Focus, Part 1
September 15, 2009
A large group of Salvadorans living in Southern California over the weekend celebrated the 188th anniversary of El Salvador’s independence with a parade through the streets of Hollywood.
Tickets are on sale now for El Centro de Accion Social’s annual fund-raising gala, Hope Through Education, at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Westin Pasadena Hotel, 191 N. Los Robles Ave.
September 14, 2009
It’s official. Long Beach now has its very own Latin American Parade and Festival. – Under sunny skies and warm weather, thousands flocked to downtown Saturday for the inaugural Latin American Parade and Festival.
September 3, 2009
10,000 Latinos Learning to Read by 2010 – Centro Latino for Literacy kicks off 10 x 10 campaign to enroll adult Latinos to its web-based Leamos literacy program – Los Angeles County
September 1, 2009
L.A. County supervisors agree to explore system to check immigration status of employees
August 25, 2009
State Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, will serve as grand marshal in the city’s first Latin American Parade and Festival on Pine Avenue on Sept. 12 – Long Beach
August 18, 2009
Latino murals from downtown L.A. building up for sale – from the lobby of downtown’s Victor Clothing building on Broadway
August 16, 2009
In Los Angeles, Songs Without Borders – In clubs, bars, swap meets and concert halls, from car radios and ringing cellphones, you will hear corridos, old-time folk ballads in the banda and norteño styles
August 8, 2009
East LA Taco Truck Robber Turns Himself In
August 5, 2009
Hostage house in Compton an example of the increasing dangers for illegal immigrants
July 21, 2009
Santa Ana backs bill to help illegal-immigrant students – The city passes a symbolic resolution urging Congress to give undocumented students a path to legal residency.
June 24, 2009
Historic South-Central is flowering – Practical dreamers are creating a diverse community — nurturing gardens, opening a business, extending goodwill and respect.
June 15, 2009
Computer ‘raid’ in Vernon leaves factory workers devastated – No immigration agents descended on Overhill Farms, a major food-processing plant in Vernon. No one was arrested or deported. There were no frantic scenes of desperate workers fleeing la migra through the gritty streets of the industrial suburb southeast of downtown Los Angeles. For more than 200 Overhill workers, however, the effect was devastating: All lost steady jobs last month
May 30, 2009
A title bout between two Eastsides in Los Angeles – The protest is no mere issue of semantics. It’s a threat to their community’s identity, the Eastsiders said. They argue that the term Eastside is synonymous, in California and beyond, with the Chicano movement; home to working-class immigrants and the city’s first Latino mayor in more than a century
Hispanic bookstore in Riverside closing – The Hispanic Bookcase
April 27, 2009
A Green Latino Movement in South Los Angeles – Mujeres de la Tierra
March 16, 2009
Lakers Get Latin – This April 12, for the eighth straight year, the Lakers will pack the L.A. Convention Center with an estimated 50,000 fans. And not for a game but for an event called Fiesta Lakers
March 4, 2009
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wins second term as L.A. mayor – first Hispanic mayor in more than a century
December 9, 2008
East L.A., Latino heartland, revives its dream of cityhood – More than 30 years after the last attempt, the chances of success seem higher.
December 5, 2008
The Conga Room at L.A. Live is thinking big
December 3, 2008
Braceros Rally Outside Mexican Consulate – Los Angeles
November 25, 2008
The burgeoning economic crisis has not dampened the holiday spirit of this metropolis’ Hispanic community, which poured into the streets of East Los Angeles to enjoy this community’s annual Christmas parade.
October 21, 2008
Los Angeles Police Stop More Blacks, Hispanics Than Whites, Study Finds
October 15, 2008
Nearly Half of Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS Cases in Los Angeles County Are Among Latinos
October 8, 2008
LA Mayor Villaraigosa addresses perceived tensions between blacks and Latinos
September 22, 2008
Manos Amigas/Helping Hands Celebration Unites the Community to Honor Newly Literate Latino Adults
Edward Roybal is a big name around town – Many buildings in L.A. honor the influential Latino lawmaker, whose legacy reaches far beyond his political base.
Historian William David Estrada brings us a fascinating and well-researched historical examination of his city’s cultural and political heart in The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space (University of Texas Press, $24.95 paperback).
September 17, 2008
15 LAPD officers face discipline in May Day melee – Police Chief William J. Bratton calls for four of the officers to be fired in connection with the 2007 debacle
September 15, 2008
Latinos now outnumber blacks 2 to 1 in South Los Angeles
Latino group recruits students in northwest Pasadena – “Peace Ambassador” program this school year at John Muir High School and Washington Elementary School
September 10, 2008
Jewish Community Foundation Announces Cutting Edge Grants to Fund Latino Programs
September 9, 2008
Southern California’s taco truck war continued to sizzle as county officials asked a judge to reinstate a law he threw out last month that had forced truck operators to move every hour or face the threat of jail.
August 14, 2008
Oscar De La Hoya Foundation And Tecate Swing For Charity At The 9th Annual Oscar De La Hoya Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic
August 10, 2008
Open English and The Los Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (LAMHCC) Announce Strategic Relationship
August 7, 2008
Los Ángeles is the county with the largest number of Latinos in the nation. New information coming from the Census Bureau offers no big surprises, given today’s immigration trends, birth rates and the history of our city, but it reveals only a fraction of what this means for our future.
Sabor latino en el condado de Los Angeles – Aunque cinco de 10 residentes del área son hispanos, sólo un 20% de los funcionarios electos también lo son
July 29, 2008
Iglesias Nights – An Evening of Salsa Dancing and Latin Culture in Los Angeles
July 28, 2008
A larger-than-life Gene Autry cradles a guitar and croons alongside his faithful horse Champion. But beneath the bronze singing cowboy at the Autry National Center of the American West each Thursday rages some of the hottest salsa in Los Angeles.
El poder de la pupusa no está en el tamaño – El evento anual salvadoreño se fortalece, aunque los organizadores se separen – La Pupusa Power – Los Angeles
July 27, 2008
Latino-vs.-black violence drives hate crimes in L.A. County to 5-year high
July 21, 2008
Racial harmony on display at Watts basketball tournament – Los Angeles
July 14, 2008
For many immigrants in the San Fernando Valley, life continues as it did in their native countries -
July 10, 2008
East L.A. art center will need a new home
June 19, 2008
Congresista Hilda Solis, GRAN MARISCAL de la 13va. FERIA AGOSTINA INTERNACIONAL
June 2, 2008
Will Los Angeles elect a white supremacist judge to Superior Court? Meet Bill Johnson
May 28, 2008
New generation of L.A.-area Latino leaders aren’t as friendly toward ‘amigo stores’ – Cities like Baldwin Park are turning away from ethnic-oriented retail projects in favor of mainstream businesses. Starbucks is welcome.
May 27, 2008
South L.A. backyards are becoming barnyards – Once predominantly African American, the area has seen an influx of Latino immigrants, along with their roosters, chickens and other barnyard beasts not typically part of the urban scene.
May 22, 2008
Six Hispanic Judges Will Not Face Write-In Campaign – Los Angeles Superior Court
May 21, 2008
Racial Brawl — LA School District Blames Leadership
May 19, 2008
Garfield High School in East Los Angeles plans its new auditorium
May 5, 2008
May Day march smaller, but festive – Los Angeles
May 1, 2008
Latino Notebook: Historical photos of OC’s Mexican American community on display in Irvine | call, orange, santa, event, information – OCRegister.com
April 30, 2008
More restrained LAPD tactics to be tested at May Day rally
April 28, 2008
A rediscovering of East L.A.’s core – Latino artists help revamp a place where the community (and freeways) intersects.
Lost Art Of The OC and The Lemon Street Murals – Fullerton, California
April 16, 2008
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, on April 4th, told a largely African-American audience in Compton that when Latino gangs are at war with black gangs over drugs and turf they are sometimes satisfied to kill any young black living in their rival’s territory in order to flex their criminal muscle.
April 14, 2008
An unusual blend of cultures: Mexican and black – Costa Chicans in Los Angeles – Immigrants from Costa Chica share an ancient ethnic heritage and culture that few outsiders know about.
Pasadena City College to Host 14th Annual Adelante Mujer Latina Conference
April 9, 2008
‘Jamiel’s Law’ Targets Illegal Immigrant Gang Members – Los Angeles
March 24, 2008
Upscale Latinos find a home – Once known for its Quaker past and links to Richard Nixon, Whittier is coming to symbolize a new set of aspirations.
March 17, 2008
Kxol Latino 96.3 FM to Campaign Against Gang Violence in Los Angeles
March 10, 2008
Activists take over L.A. streets celebrating 1968 ‘blowouts’ – Thousands re-enact the East Los Angeles high school boycotts by marching from Lincoln H.S. to Hazard Park. – Los Angeles
January 28, 2008
Los Angeles to announce Broadway makeover
January 3, 2008
Keeping up with day laborers not easy – Police officer in Orange devotes time to enforcing new rules that crack down on problems associated with day workers. – Orange, California
November 25, 2007
The black-Latino blame game – Los Angeles
October 20, 2007
Within one city, an enclave is held at a distance – In the Iglesia Park area of Aliso Viejo, language and economic barriers keep residents and their wealthy neighbors from finding common ground. – Los Angeles
October 14, 2007
Woman stood up for Hispanic rights – Margarita Solórzano-Amezcua – Santa Ana, California
October 10, 2007
Pieces of Los Lobos’ heart – Garfield High School is a special place for Los Lobos. So they’re helping rebuild the auditorium after a fire.
October 9, 2007
Latino group to present Long Beach image awards – California
August 21, 2007
Los Amigos puts its muscle into recall – The Orange County Latino community group is collecting support to oust a controversial Anaheim school trustee.
July 30, 2007
Tresierras scraps new store plans – Newhall, California
July 24, 2007
Latino leaders in Orange County raise funds for undocumented students schooling – California
March 25, 2007
Pasadena’s culture shifts with growing Latino majority – In just a few decades, a growing Latino majority has reshaped the home of Urban Cowboy
March 12, 2007
Korean-Latino Relations Grow Icy – California
February 15, 2007
LAPD Officials Deny Permit For Immigrant Rights Rally
February 5, 2007
Leaders in East Los Angeles ponder incorporation
January 28, 2007
Our Latino allies against gangs
Hispanics in Philanthropy :: Latino Philanthropic Leaders to Tour South Los Angeles Neighborhoods and Discuss Black-Latino Relations With Community Leaders
January 24, 2007
Emergency Preparedness in Latino Community – Orange County, California
January 23, 2007
LA gang member sentenced to life in prison for targeting blacks
January 22, 2007
Oscar de la Hoya Foundation Receives $1 Million Technology Boost From Microsoft and Windows Vista
January 19, 2007
LA officials launch crackdown on gang suspected in girls slaying
January 14, 2007
Latina activist dies at age 67 – Esther Renteria – Montebello, California
January 7, 2007
Pasadena event celebrates Three Kings Day
January 4, 2007
Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable Holds Confab on Escalation in Black and Latino Hate Crimes in Los Angeles
December 28, 2006
Latino support agency (El Centro de Accion Social Inc) reflects on fruitful year – Pasadena
December 15, 2006
Police Academy, en Espanol – Long Beach, California
