If art truly is healing, what better place to introduce music, creative writing, drawing and other creative expressions than a homeless shelter? That’s the thinking behind Santa Ana’s plan to launch an arts program for people staying at its 200-bed homeless shelter, The Link. “Art is a platform of healing and expression,” said Hafsa Kaka,…
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEPHEN BRAUN WASHINGTON — Aides to Joe Biden are striking a more aggressive tone as the former vice president faces scrutiny over his past behavior toward women. In a statement Monday, Biden spokesman Bill Russo blasted “right wing trolls” from “the dark recesses of the internet” for conflating images of Biden…
Near the spot where homegrown South L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed Sunday afternoon, Louis Aikens had two reasons to mourn the loss. “I wasn’t only a fan of his music, but of the man that he was,” said Aikens, 29, who stopped by Monday to pay his respects. Joseph Walker, 30, wore…
The killing was like many others in this city — a young man gunned down on a street in South Los Angeles. The questions were familiar too. Was it gang related? A personal dispute? But because the victim was renowned rapper Nipsey Hussle, the mourning transcended family and friends and became a…
Years ago, a popular burger joint in Nipsey Hussle’s South Los Angeles neighborhood had high-top tables but no chairs. The owner of Master Burger, Hussle suspected, wanted people to order their food and leave. Without chairs, people couldn’t “loiter” — what business owners in wealthier neighborhoods…
Dodgers equipment manager Nobu Kawano has everything ready in the L.A. clubhouse for the start of the 1972 baseball season, but the players are out on strike.
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are seeking a 29-year-old man who they believe shot and killed Nipsey Hussle outside the rapper’s clothing store where he was trying to remake his community. Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore has scheduled a briefing Tuesday morning in which he will discuss how detectives came…
Two Marine pilots killed in an AH-1Z Viper crash on Saturday night, March 30, both had served at Camp Pendleton. The pilots, Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, of Ambler, Penn., and Capt. Travis W. Brannon, 30, of Nashville, Tenn., were doing routine training during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons…
Penny Abramowitz strolled along Yorba Linda Boulevard on Monday, April 1, looking at Café Rio as workers inside were getting ready for the restaurant’s opening set for Wednesday, April 3. For the 27 years Abramowitz has lived near Yorba Linda’s Town Center, she’s heard whispers about the possible developments that could happen there by Imperial…
Republicans are gung-ho to see Adam Schiff bounced out of office after he alleged collusion between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, a charge the congressman’s critics say was refuted by special counsel Robert Mueller’s still widely un-read investigation. But are they gung-ho enough to actually run a credible candidate against him in 2020? No…
