Jacqueline Garcia

Dec 4, 2024 | calonews.com | Jacqueline Garcia

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to establish Los Angeles as a sanctuary city. The ordinance will protect immigrants by prohibiting the use of local resources or personnel to help federal agencies working on the enforcement of immigration laws. Although the council members voted on November 19 to approve the ordinance, there were some changes that required a second vote before being enacted.

Nov 6, 2024 | calonews.com | Jacqueline Garcia

The community of Southeast Los Angeles celebrated Tuesday night the election of Jose Luis Solache as the new member of the California State Assembly representing District 62. Solache, the current mayor of Lynwood, will be replacing termed-out Speaker Emeritus of the Assembly, Anthony Rendón. As of Wednesday morning, Solache had 62.7% of the votes versus 37.3% from Republican Paul Jones.

Sep 3, 2024 | calonews.com | Jacqueline Garcia

Monica Ruiz, 53, has lived in the Hillside Villa apartments in Chinatown with her husband and two children for the past 25 years. The 124-unit complex was built in 1989 and had a 30-year affordability covenant agreement with the City of Los Angeles to maintain low rent prices. The agreement, however, expired in 2019, and since then, many long-time tenants like Ruiz have been fighting rent increases of up to 200% and 300% and possible eviction.

Aug 7, 2024 | calonews.com | Jacqueline Garcia

When we hear the word "radionovela" in Spanish, it's common to think about iconic radio series such as "Kalimán" or "Chucho el Roto" that gained wide popularity in Latin America. While those audio series were based on legends and fiction, a new project combines the excitement of audio drama with real-life stories. “Toma mi Mano” (Hold my Hand) is the latest project by the non-profit organization Population Media Center (PMC).

Jul 29, 2024 | calonews.com | Jacqueline Garcia

Olivia Camacho Chopin arrived at Metro’s Westlake/MacArthur Park Station, like she does every day, on Friday at 6 a.m., ready to set up the miscellaneous cleaning products and personal hygiene items she sells. To her surprise and that of many other street vendors, the Metro Plaza was gated entirely, except for the entrance for the train. Days before, there were rumors of a potential closure of the plaza for remodeling, but there was no specific date.