New musical highlights South LA music producer’s legacy + South LA schools lack library staff



Students at LAUSD school. | Photo by Clotee Allochuku (Flickr Creative Commons)

Students at LAUSD school. | Photo by Clotee Allochuku (Flickr Creative Commons)

Music producer musical: A new musical, Recorded in Hollywood, pays tribute to the legacy of South L.A. record store owner and producer John Dolphin, aka Lovin’ John. (L.A. Weekly)

No library staff: LAUSD elementary schools in South L.A. still lack staff to maintain their libraries, even though many school libraries that closed in the recession have begun to open in other parts of the city. (KPCC)

Street artist featured at CAAM: South L.A.- born street artist Adah Glenn’s work is featured at the California African American Museum. (L.A. Weekly)

Food revolution: Guerilla gardener Ron Finley started growing his own garden in South L.A. 10 years ago in the hopes of starting a food revolution. (NBC)

Teen stabbed in backyard: Police search for a suspect who fatally stabbed 18-year-old Tommy Cheatham around 9:30 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of W. 101st Street. (CBS)

Man pleads not guilty to murder: 18-year-old Jose Alberto Perez pleaded not guilty to murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges for shooting his stepfather’s girlfriend, 35-year-old Yemeni DeLeon, in a case of mistaken identity. (My News L.A.)

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