DOWNEY, Calif. – A man is in custody after crashing his vehicle at the end of a police pursuit, according to authorities. The man is alleged to have gotten into a physical dispute with a woman on the side of a freeway at around 12:30 a.m. California Highway Patrol officers responded to several 911 calls for a Black Chevy Camaro parked on the southbound side of the I-605 freeway who was reportedly assaulting a woman. Once units arrived, the suspect fled the scene and after a brief chase, CHP units lost sight of the vehicle. The suspect later plowed into…
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By: Marvin McCoy In the spirit of the late great comedian Bernie Mac “can we be honest here America”? Let’s not kid each other, let’s discuss the obvious elephant in the room that everyone wants to ignore which is newly elected Sheriff Robert Luna, from the former Long Beach Police Department, failed miserably in his department’s response to the mass shooting in Monterey Park. If I’m reading correctly, according to the Los Angeles Times, it took up to five hours for upper brass at LASD to alert the general public that there was an active shooter on the loose. Are…
Planning a wedding is a unique, scary, and stressful process. And when you choose an outdoor venue space, things get even more twisty. Use these tips to help! Outdoor weddings are popular options for brides and grooms. But there are so many questions and concerns that come to mind as they wrap their head around how to pull it off. In this article, we offer some brilliant tips that you need to know to pull off your dream outdoor wedding. Accommodate Your Guest’s Habits Regardless of the outdoor spot you pick for the wedding, you must accommodate your guest’s habits.…
ATLANTA – The popular networks ION, Bounce and Scripps News will launch on YouTube TV as part of its base service offering this week. As part of the multi-year distribution partnership with Scripps Networks, the national television network division of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), YouTube TV will also continue its existing carriage of Court TV and has the option to launch Grit, ION Mystery, and Laff in the future. “We believe our diversified portfolio of networks will help strengthen YouTube TV as a pay tv option for consumers and are excited to be part of their continued growth in the marketplace. We look forward to growing…
COMPTON, Calif. – News of Plenty closing down its South San Francisco facility first surfaced last month but flew largely under the radar. Without giving concrete numbers, Plenty’s spokesperson also suggested some job cuts related to the SF facility are inevitable. A spokesperson for the vertical farming company said Plenty has “outgrown” the R&D facility’s capabilities. It will now focus on completing “the world’s highest-output indoor vertical farm” in Compton, California. All commercial production will shift to that area. Plenty first announced the Compton farm in 2019. As of this writing, that facility is “about to begin production.” Founded in 2014, Plenty has so…
By Pasquale Talarico | Capitol Political Review California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, “First Partner” Jennifer Siebel Newsom, have quite a money-making scheme going on: “He runs the state and she’s a nonprofit founder, entrepreneur, and filmmaker,” Open the Books reports. “While her husband attends to state business, Siebel Newsom engages in her passion: advancing ‘gender justice’ through her charitable nonprofit The Representation Project. According to tax documents the organization is ‘committed to building a thriving and inclusive society through films, education, and social activism.’” Jennifer Siebel Newsom solicited state vendors and the governor’s campaign donors for large gifts to her charity, The Representation Project.…
Recipients Receive $10,000 Each to Pursue Graduate Degrees to Advance Social Justice and Support their Local Communities NEWARK, DE — Sallie Mae, through its charitable arm The Sallie Mae Fund, Inc. today announced the recipients of its Bridging the Dream Scholarship for Graduate Students. The scholarship, in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, provides $10,000 to 10 deserving graduate students who plan to use their degree to advocate for social justice and support their communities. This year’s scholarship recipients are enrolled in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), state colleges, and Ivy League universities and were selected from nearly 500…
By: Marvin McCoy Once again let me say a prophet isn’t honored in his own home. Didn’t I say that we would all miss former Sheriff Alex Villanueva and that recently selected Sheriff Robert Luna was one crisis away from exposing the flawed and self-serving political ambition of the Board of Supervisors whom arguably may have even further, with reckless disregard, compromised the general public’s safety having severely hampered and restricted the former Sheriff from doing his job even more effectively? Let’s keep it real 2UrbanGirls, Robert Luna wasn’t the democratic establishment or the Board of Supervisors’ first choice in…
Student essay contest winners will receive a 2-Year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation TALLAHASSEE, Fl. – Recently, the Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida officially launched the 2023 Black History Month student art and essay contests with the theme of “Celebrating the Achievements of African American Floridians.” These contests will run through Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Black History Month is celebrated each year in the month of February. “African Americans have a long and proud history in our great state of Florida, and Black History Month is the perfect occasion to celebrate their many…
LOS ANGELES – The 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, a point-in-time snapshot of homelessness in Los Angeles County that helps determine the distribution of funding and services to the unhoused, begins Tuesday and will continue through Thursday. Unhoused neighbors resort to living in tents on the street as the housing crisis worsens.. (photo: 2UrbanGirls) This year’s count could bear extra significance, given the priority that new Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has placed on addressing the crisis since taking office in November. She declared a state of emergency over homelessness as her first official act and has stressed collaboration…
The 24th annual event provides educational resources and access to college Attendees at the 2022 Black College Expo (Photo: 2UrbanGirls) LOS ANGELES– The 24th Annual Los Angeles Black College Expo™, hosted by National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), is Saturday, January 28, 2023, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90015. The event provides students access to over 40 HBCUs and over 100 other colleges and universities, highlighting historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and other educational institutions. At the expo, students can be accepted to a college on the…
On behalf of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, we are excited to announce the second round of the Women’s Recovery Response Grant funding opportunity, bringing up to $5 million of state funds to local communities for the direct support of organizations serving women economically impacted by the pandemic. As we grapple with the long-term consequences and persistent challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial that women across the state, in all industries and localities, receive the support they need. The Commission is currently accepting grant applications from nonprofits, direct service providers, local women’s commissions,…
By: Noelle Alviz-Gransee and Chris Higgins | Des Moines Register DES MOINES, Ia. – Two students were killed just before 1 p.m. Monday in shootings at Starts Right Here, an educational mentorship program in downtown Des Moines that helps at-risk youth and has won high-profile support from state and city leaders. Related: School for at-risk youth headed to South Los Angeles Police spokesperson Paul Parizek said a third person who was wounded was in surgery and was in serious condition. Parizek said the wounded students were found in very critical condition and that officers performed CPR on them. They were taken to…
Prevent crop loss by avoiding grow room issues. Check out the common mistakes people make in their grow rooms and steer clear of unnecessary problems. First-time growers and seasoned plant experts sometimes make mistakes. Unfortunately, accidents and mishaps affect plant development. Learn the common mistakes that people make in their grow rooms to avoid these occurrences. Using Weak Lights Plants don’t have access to sunlight with indoor growing. So you must compensate for the loss of sunlight with strong indoor lighting. Using weak lights like incandescent bulbs leads to underdeveloped (or dead) plants. Fortunately, you can replicate natural lighting with…
LOS ANGELES – The Post Office is hiring! USPS is hoping to hire 2,400 new employees at simultaneous job fairs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 26 at 77 post offices across the state. Participating offices stretch 800 miles from Arcata in the north to Imperial Beach in San Diego County. Among the 77 post offices hosting job fairs on Jan. 26, 11 are located in Los Angeles County, which are hoping to hire 325 mail carriers. The available postal positions, which offer starting pay from $19.33 to $19.94 an hour, are great opportunities for anyone seeking fast-paced, rewarding work environments with good pay, and…