Compton mayor plans ‘New Brooklyn’; University Park urban drilling site investigation begins



he Martin Luther King Monument, in front of the Compton City Hall and the Superior Court building, is the logo for the city and featured on signage. | Courtesy of WikiCommons

he Martin Luther King Monument, in front of the Compton City Hall and the Superior Court building, is the logo for the city and featured on signage. | Courtesy of WikiCommons

A roundup of news from South L.A…

Dom Kennedy ‘Get Home Safely’ Album Review (Mimo)

Compton’s new Mayor plans to make it a ‘New Brooklyn’ (Curbed LA)

Representative Karen Bass calls for immediate investigation into urban oil drilling site. (LA Wave)

Kindergarten readiness workshop preps Broadway-Manchester children for school (LA Sentinel)