One of the founders of seminal gangster rap group N.W.A., Eric Wright grew up on the streets of Compton, California. He went from being a drug dealer to a multiplatinum artist as N.W.A. exploded onto the scene. Less than a decade after his career began, N.W.A. had disbanded, ...
Although the USC athletic department may be known more for its football phenoms than hoops, the University of Southern California Trojans have still been able to generate a few notable pros, including former slam dunk king Harold “Baby Jordan” Minor. Also, Robert Pack and former first rounder...
Getting the thousands of homeless people Los Angeles into housing would cost an estimated $21.7 billion over the course of a decade, according to a new city report. It's a massive amount the local government can't currently afford.
“There’s a group out there that’s black, “(that) has a belief that there’s blacks and everybody else,” said Chavez, an affirmative action analyst for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. “. . . And, regardless of what your race is, you’re not doing anything for ...
One of the founders of seminal gangster rap group N.W.A., Eric Wright grew up on the streets of Compton, California. He went from being a drug dealer to a multiplatinum artist as N.W.A. exploded onto the scene. Less than a decade after his career began, N.W.A. had disbanded, ...
On Ames Street, you’ll pass the Department of Chemical engineering building and immediately after that building, take a left onto another walkway. This path will take you past the Wang Fitness Center to Compton court and the third stop-the Ray and Maria Stata Center. Where the Great Dome ...
Repped:Compton Affiliates:DJ Quik, Suga Free Notable Releases:Albums:The Konnectid Project Vol. 1with Suga Free (2000),Non Fiction(posthumous, 2000); Guest Appearances: DJ Quik’s “Down, Down, Down,” Snoop Dogg’s “Don't Tell,” DJ Quik's “It's Like Everyday” ...
Authorities say a man suspected of a vicious attack on a shopper inside the Johnson City Walmart store also tried to choke a village police officer.
Bell residents demand the ouster of overpaid city officials at a city council meeting held to discuss the situation in the city after The Los Angeles Times broke a story about official corruption. News vans line up outside Bell City Hall, Monday, July 26, 2010, as residents of the working...
Texarkana Police Department and ask for the chief, the operator asks: “Which chief?” John Butler, 56, has been chief of the Texarkana, Ark., department for 14 years. His office is down the hall from that of Lee Spradlin, 56, the new chief of the Texarkana, Tex., police department....