Los Angeles Times

During the 1980’s the streets of Los Angeles, CA were turned into a major war zone. There were shootings everywhere you turned, from storefronts to schoolyards, no place or person was safe. Riots broke out and windows were being smashed. All of this from two of the most notorious gangs, the…

Lincoln Park brought many happy memories during my childhood. Lincoln Park is one of the first few parks built in Los Angeles in the late 1881; John Strother Griffin donated the park. The park is first named East Los Angeles Park and in 1917 the park renamed Lincoln Park. The park is surrounding by the North Mission Street and North Soto Street. There are also different kinds of entertainments and programs that fit all ages of people. Lincoln Park contains a large lake, barbecue pits,…

speculation that the gang originated from a street in Los Angeles, street 13, but it is clarified that street 13 does not exist. Another speculation is that MS-13 “emerged from a split in the 18th street…

Together There is a time in everyone’s life when they have to make a choice, to remain comfortable or to step out and make a difference in the world around them. In the book Twilight Los Angeles there were many interview that where documented from the Los Angeles Riots. Hearing these different perspectives really got me thinking that maybe this books purpose was to cause the reader to see what difference they could make in there society. There are many pieces of art such as movies, TV shows,…

So, you have a film degree in your possession, you’ve garnered experience and credibility working on numerous small productions and you feel that you are finally ready to make a name for yourself and establish a career in film; but where do you go? It is very likely that your first choice would be Hollywood, California because it is the self-proclaimed “entertainment capital of the world.” But depending on where you live and what your projected cost-of-living budget, coupled with troubling…

something to offer to every single person. What makes California so different from the rest of the states? California has always been romanticized, along with plenty of mystery, and it’s all due to its geographical isolation. For a long period of time, it was believed that California was an island. This misconception was partly due to a spanish tale that depicted California as an island. Another aspect that contributes the idea of isolation is the fact that in the early years of California it…

Teaching Justice “You can’t handle the truth!”, this infamous line from A Few Good Men is what sparked my interest in the court room as a young child. I watched this movie in amazement that someone could have so much passion in the job they worked in, something so foreign and unfamiliar to me. My childhood consisted of crime television shows more than cartoons which only increased my desire to look for a career in the courtroom. As I became more aware of the legal struggle of my people, I…

decides that he cannot live without her and wants to marry her, leading him to hitchhike his way across the country. In Arizona, Al hitchhikes on a ride from Charles Haskell who is going all the way to Los Angeles to place a bet on a horse, and during this ride he asks Al to pass him pills many times. At night, Al is driving while Haskell is asleep and it starts to rain, so Al tries to wake him up but is unable to. Al then opens the passenger door and Haskell falls out, hitting his head on a…

dominated schools would be terrorized by their peers and the black students began to fight back (Bastards of the Party 2005, 15:50). Eventually, racist white youths formed a gang called the Spook Hunters. The Spook Hunters would receive help from the Los Angeles Police Department. This forced African American youths to band together, but only they were called gangs and considered a…

The Wells Fargo fraudulent account case started forming during September 8th of 2016. Wells Faro Bank was accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Los Angeles City Attorney. The firms claimed that Wells Fargo during 2011 and 2016 created additional fraudulent bank accounts for pre-existing customers. Signing up over 2 million customers for new credit cards and fees that they were unaware of. The fraud allegedly resulted from our…