Marqueece Harris-Dawson | Photo by the US Department of Labor (Flickr Creative Commons)
Harris-Dawsin shifts city council: District 8 councilman elect Marqueece Harrris-Dawson brings a community activist background to city council, a stark contrast to the approach of his predecessor, former LAPD chief Bernard Parks. (L.A. Weekly)
Freeway: Crack in the System: A new documentary explores how the mass incarceration related to the crack epidemic of the ’80s and ’90s still affects communities like South L.A. today. (Bloomberg)
Leimert Park bicycle co-op: Father and community activist Ade Neff aims to open a bike co-op in Leimert Park within a year to make transportation more accessible to those in South L.A. (Streetsblog L.A.)
L.A. Public library makes learning service available: An online learning program for young children, called ABCmouse.com, is now available free of charge through the L.A. Public Library. (L.A. Sentinel)
Man pleads not guilty to murder of transgender woman: An Inglewood man Robert James Spells pleaded not guilty to the fatal shooting of a transgender woman in South L.A. in December. (My News L.A.)
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