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At a time when the First Amendment is vehemently attacked, student silence is complete compliance with the views they claim to resist....

Dozens of union members filled the seats of the L.A. City Council chamber on Wednesday Dec 11, 2024 to urge council members to vote yes on Item 66 - a proposal in favor of higher wages for tourism workers. Photos by Ava Rosate By Ava Rosate In a 12-3 vote following more than five hours of discussion, The Los Angeles City Council voted to gradually increase wages and improve health care benefits for hotel and airport workers ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Stationed outside of Cit

With negotiations at an impasse over wages, benefits and workloads, 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers have persisted in an open ended strike for a seventh week. As the deadlock deepens, the strain on patients, workers and the healthcare system grows ever more critical in Southern California. The National Union of Healthcare Workers and Kaiser Permanente employees warn that these chronic issues — long standing staffing shortages, low pay scales and subpar benefits,

Nearing the 12-month milestone of his second term, L.A. police chief’s near half century service to the force was capped, concluded and...

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

The conference addressed the city’s new budget and future developments. Four months into her term, Karen Bass delivered her first State...

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.

Two bargains were proposed to the campuses - the schools have yet to ratify. By Ava Rosate, Staff Writer All 10 University of California...