Baldwin Hills

Apr 11 2013

Proposed community plan would ease fast food limitations

A new community plan for the West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park and Hyde Park communities is proposing to roll back current limits on the number of stand-alone fast food restaurants in Council District 10 for up to 20 years.

In 2008, the City Council passed an ordinance restricting new fast food restaurants from being constructed within 0.5 miles of an existing fast food restaurant.

Feb 27 2013

Strong claims against Wesson

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—An attorney representing people in three Los Angeles council districts accused city officials today of illegally using race as the basis for redrawing council district lines.

Leo Terrell, who is Black, said the redrawn boundaries were created to strengthen the Black voting bloc in the 10th District represented by Council President Herb Wesson, while carving Koreatown into several different districts, effectively diluting the voting power of the predominantly Asian neighborhood.

Francesca Murray  |   OW Contributor
Feb 14 2013

Honors iconic photographer Gordon Parks

African American History month is in full swing with events happening all over town. On Feb. 9, Macy’s and the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) took its part in celebrating by hosting “In Conversation,” a panel discussion honoring the 100th birthday of Gordon Parks.

Jan 30 2013

Pavement buckled

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—All lanes of La Cienega Boulevard were reopened this morning in Baldwin Hills after a section of the roadway was closed overnight because some pavement buckled.

The street was closed in both directions between Stocker Street and Rodeo Road late Tuesday night, according to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

One southbound lane was reopened around 4:30 a.m., and the rest of the lanes were reopened about two hours later.

Dec 12 2012

Two children freed

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A standoff at a home in Baldwin Hills ended this morning with police fatally shooting a 28-year-old man and freeing his two children, whom he was holding hostage, authorities said.

The standoff in the 7100 block of Don Ricardo Drive began around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, said Sgt. Robin Brown of the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Station.

Officers sent to the residence on a domestic violence call met a woman outside who reported she had been battered by her ex-boyfriend, police said.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.