Watts-raised Cal football player brings books to South LA school + Metro halts Crenshaw rail line construction for safety violations



Cal Football | Photo by John Martinez Pavliga (Flickr Creative Commons)

Cal Football | Photo by John Martinez Pavliga (Flickr Creative Commons)

Cal football player: Cal football player Jeffrey Coprich helps young students learn to read through the #CollectiveProject in honor of his sister Essence K. Coprich, who died in a car accident when she was seven. (California Golden Blogs)

Metro halts construction: Construction on the Crenshaw rail line was closed for four days for safety violations. The construction began again on Monday. (L.A. Times)

Man with autism lost: Gabriel Martinez, a 19-year-old from South L.A. with severe autism, was last seen on the 14000 block of South San Pedro Street around 2:10 p.m. on Monday. Police are asking the public to be on the lookout. (CBS)

Two killed in shooting: Two men were killed on Monday near Central Avenue and 52nd Street on Monday in an apparent gang-related shooting. (L.A. Daily News)

Tavis Smiley remembers Maya Angelou: Smiley recalls his decades-long friendship with Angelou in his latest book, “My Journey with Maya.” (L.A. Times)

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