Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

1 month ago | laist.com | Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

L.A. County’s Department of Arts and Culture is opening up storage space about the size of two basketball courts in the L.A. Civic Center for artists affected by the fires in January. "The need for creative space in L.A. has been exacerbated by the fires,” said Kristin Sakoda, the department’s director. Storage will be free for a year from July 2025 through July 2026.

1 month ago | laist.com | Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

It was good news through the Port of L.A.’s rear-view mirror. April’s volume in the port was the best it’s been in a long time. “This ranks as our third best April on record, surpassed only by the pandemic,” said Port of L.A. Executive Director Gene Seroka in his monthly update on Monday. But what he sees ahead doesn’t look good. Much of the traffic in April was retailers and manufacturers bringing in cargo before high tariffs kick in.

1 month ago | laist.com | Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . Juana Beatriz Gutierrez, a Boyle Heights political organizer, Spanish-speaking immigrant and mother of nine children, has died. In the mid 1980s, plans were underway for the construction in East L.A. of a prison, an oil pipeline, as well as a toxic waste incinerator in nearby Vernon.

2 months ago | laist.com | Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . Why it matters: About 10% of property owners in fire ravaged areas opted out of federal debris clean up and others haven’t responded. L.A. County officials are pushing for clearing of debris because it poses a health risk. What's next: L.A. County public works officials will give additional notice to the non-responsive and opt-out property owners using telephone, email, or text messages.

2 months ago | laist.com | Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

LAist relies on reader donations to power our nonprofit newsroom. Support LAist by giving now . Campus administrators may cringe when they see the words beer and college next to each other. But in late 2014 Cal Poly Pomona leaders opened to change the relationship between those two concepts. In addition to a beer brewing operation, IBW also has an , a seven-week Cal Poly Pomona professional development course that offers a certificate for people who want to enter the brewing economy.