South L.A. could be named a Promise Zone.
Ezell Ford autopsy to be released: In an effort to increase transparency, Mayor Garcetti ordered the police department to release the autopsy report for Ford who was shot in August by LAPD officers. (Huffington Post)
City leaders want South LA to be designated Promise Zone: South L.A. leaders apply for a federal Promise Zone grant that would offer funding for social programs to reduce poverty. L.A. was awarded this grant this year, but South L.A. was not included in the boundaries. (L.A. Times)
Animal care center developers sued: The developers for the South Los Angeles Animal Care Center are being sued for failing to pay their workers sufficiently. (ABC)
Garcetti promises more funds to repair streets: Mayor Garcetti introduced a series of initiatives that will increase funding for repaving roads to nearly $50 million, which translates to 400 more miles of repaved streets. (Streetsblog L.A.)
South L.A. to host CicLAvia: On December 7, South L.A. will host its first ever CicLAvia, a car-free event, along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. (L.A. Sentinel)
Man charged in barber shop shooting: 35-year-old Mark Lequan Alford was charged for the killing of South L.A. barber Kevin Williams. (CBS)
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