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In her earlier years, Loni Willison represented fantasy—wine, women and wonder.  Now, the ex-sex siren represents one of over 18,000 homeless women in Los Angeles. 

A mothers persistence, a son's perseverance. An unconditional love is radiated throughout the room when Johnny Hatch reaches to embrace his mother’s head to his heart.  Hatch is 24 years old and lives with autism. The second year Valley College student is considered a non-typical communicator — he expresses himself with physical touch, vocal sounds and facial expressions. Due to his mom’s determination to harbor a conventional social life for her son, in the 13 years the disa

The crisis on the Colorado River is getting worse, yet leaders still fail to implement solutions. Due to being mismanaged, abused and over estimated, the Colorado River’s water level has dropped dangerously low since 2000. If the level sinks 150 more feet, 40 million people and 5.5 million acres of vital agricultural fields will lose their water source. Politicians and state officials must move quicker than the receding water line if they want a fraction of hope for the mere

After being open for over six decades, the business is set to close in the coming future. by Ava Rosate / Originally featured in The Valley Star News Down a small side street in a quiet part of Van Nuys, the second oldest business in the city stands –– Bargain Books. But the shop won’t stand forever, as the owners prepare for the anticipated closure of the community cherished store. Since 1958, over 75,000 new, used and collectible books have been calling the archaic store ho

Dancers hold a picket line outside of a topless dive bar to fight for a safer work setting. Outside of a small, run-down strip club in North Hollywood, car horns blare, chants are shouted and would-be customers join the picket line. Eighteen of the 24 dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar were illegally locked out of their workplace after bringing forth a petition to the owners, Jenny and Steve Kazaryan, asking for revised and reinforced safety regulations in the club.