A mural in South L.A. commemorates the death of Ezell Ford.
LAPD clears officers in Ezell Ford shooting: Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck and the Police Departments independent watchdog determined that the two officers were justified in the fatal shooting of South LA resident Ezell Ford, a mentally ill and unarmed black man, last summer. (L.A Times)
Light earthquake rattles Los Angeles area: An earthquake with a magnitude-3.4 hit West Athens, about four miles east of Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Shaking was felt across L.A.
Supermarket proposed for former hospital site in South L.A.: Nogales Investors, which owns the Numero Uno brand, is looking to purchase the two-acre plot which used to house Broadway Hospital in South L.A. to build a supermarket. The land is located on 94th Street and Broadway. (Wave Wire Services)
South LA Urban Garden Movement to premiere at LA Film Festival: Ron Finley, South L.A.-based gardener, will be featured in Can You Dig This, a documentary following the efforts of burgeoning planters and growers in South L.A. The film festival takes place from June 10-18. (Los Angeles Magazine)
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