Taylor Torregano

Los Angeles

Reporter at Spectrum News 1 SoCal

Reporter at Spectrum News

Multimedia Journalist at Spectrum News 1 LA-West

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South Gate school implements co-teaching model for students

1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — With the dismantling of the Department of Education, educators fear funding for special education students will be heavily affected. Studies show this group is already falling alarmingly behind across California.
Local businesses prepare ahead of closing loophole in tariff

1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — Experts said we’re in the biggest trade war since the Great Depression, and now the economy is seeing a steep downturn for the first time in three years. On Friday, the Trump administration will close a loophole that currently allows Chinese shipments less than $800 into the U.S. without customs taxes or tariffs. Business owners like Tara Riceberg, who owns Tesoro Beverly Hills, said they’re growing increasingly concerned about the impact of tariffs on small businesses.
Black businesses lean on each other for financial support as investments decline

2 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — During the height of the pandemic, a racial reckoning sparked by the murder of George Floyd created a surge of support in the Black community, but now data shows those investments have significantly declined. In 2024, the Small Business Administration backed 5,054 loans to Black-owned businesses, totaling $1.4 billion. In comparison, white business owners received $12 billion in loans from the SBA.
LA County marine life dying in droves from toxic algae

2 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of sea lions, dolphins, whales and other marine life have been washing onshore due to an unprecedented toxic algae bloom across the Los Angeles County coast. Sea lions and other marine mammals are stranding with domoic acid toxicosis, a toxic algae that’s deadly for many sea animals — particularly dolphins, which have no chance of survival.
Boardroom brings basketball clinic to South LA

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — For many inner-city kids, basketball keeps them dreaming. It’s an outlet and a way to develop interpersonal skills, but it can also change lives with its global impact. This is why a series of basketball clinics hosted by Boardroom, a venture co-founded by NBA Player Kevin Durant, has made its way to South Los Angeles. It’s a full-circle moment for the three friends, Jelany White, Kieon Arkwright and Lorenzo McCloud, coaching the clinic.
SoCal rallies held in support of Maryland man mistakenly deported

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — There were several rallies across Los Angeles County to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador at the end of March. Rep. Robert Garcia is one of the latest legislators who made the trip to El Salvador to raise awareness, but in a news conference Tuesday, he said he was denied access to him.
Former LA County defendant facing jail time sworn in as attorney

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

April is Second Chance Month and to celebrate, Los Angeles County’s new Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) is challenging the perception that people with criminal records can’t succeed. Ester Mendez once stood before a judge in downtown LA as a criminal defendant facing jail time. Now, she’s training to become a public defender in the same courthouse.
How U.S. tariffs might affect small businesses across LA

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — Although President Donald Trump recently paused his tariffs on about 90 nations, local legislators have spoken out about the effects consumers could feel. Gail Hawkins opened Cultural Interiors in South Los Angeles back in 1999 to deepen a mutual respect for the many backgrounds that culminate in the city. But she said it's been challenging to stay afloat and fears tariffs could be what set her over the edge.
New bar dedicated to women's sports opens as popularity reaches new heights

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

LOS ANGELES — In the thick of March Madness, women’s basketball is seeing record-breaking numbers as the rise in popularity for women’s hoops reaches new heights. With it, there’s a new dedication to supporting women’s sports. What You Need To KnowAbout eight months ago, Jax Diener opened the first sports bar in California dedicated to celebrating women’s sports called Watch Me! Sports BarThe bar was born out of a desire to feel accepted.
CORE helps clean Altadena reservoirs

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

ALTADENA, Calif. — As Altadena looks to rebuild, residents with homes that survived the Eaton Fire still don’t have access to clean drinking water. One humanitarian organization called CORE or Community Organized Relief Effort, is working to fix that. As he says it, Rey Xochitiotzi has been in these “trenches” since he was 18 years old, born in Mexico, but raised here in the U.S. with a unique exposure to asbestos removal from his dad, who taught him the industry at a young age.