Author: Jacy Hanes

As Karen Bass approaches her 100 days in the Los Angeles Mayor’s office next week, her tenure has been singularly focused on rectifying the city’s homelessness crisis. But her efforts, though pro-active, have not only left doubt about whether or not the problem will be adequately addressed, but they raise…

By: Jacy Hanes The noticeable increase in the number of people working out since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold is long overdue. But the most popular gym in the Los Angeles area has not been able to keep up with the demand, leaving many wondering why. In March 2020, gyms…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass hit the ground running when she was sworn into office last week. The former state Representative made good on a promise to sign an emergency declaration on the homelessness crisis – her first official act – and then took steps to make affordable housing construction…

LOS ANGELES – The morning after a leaked audio recording of three LA City Council members ignited a citywide furor in October, the Black Los Angeles Young Democrats (BLAYD) were at City Hall leading a protest, wearing some freshly-made gear. Courtesy of BLAYD In one of the most controversial outtakes…

It’s been over a decade since the state took control of the Inglewood Unified School District, after years of mismanagement depleted its funds and threatened its existence. It would seem that after such a long time, local control would have been returned. But a variety of the district’s practices, and…

Most of the Los Angeles city services that were shut down or curtailed during the pandemic have been restored. But one – street sweeping and sanitation – remains on partial lockdown. Photo: Jacy Hanes In March 2021, the city cut street sweeping from weekly to twice per month, due to…

If it seems like there are fewer street takeovers happening lately, an LAPD crackdown operation might be the reason. For over two months, officers in the South, Central, West and Valley traffic divisions have prevented or interrupted large crowds from holding intersections and streets hostage for periods of time, while…

In just the second week of the school year, many Inglewood Unified School District teachers and students are facing a major issue: excessively hot classrooms with little or no airflow. As temperatures soared into triple digits last week during Southern California’s first major heat wave of the year, the district’s…

INGLEWOOD – Ten years ago, the state of California took control of the Inglewood Unified School District after years of mismanagement had left it almost broke. Hopes soared that the once-robust 17-school district, which was 18,000 students strong at the turn of the century, would rebound and return to glory…