Taylor Torregano

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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.

2 weeks 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.

4 weeks 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.

4 weeks 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.

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Taylor Torregano

This is the pope's 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency. Rome2 hours agoThe Spirit Awards, held in a beachside tent in Santa Monica, California, is the shaggier, more irreverent sister to the Academy AwardsCalifornia1 day agoChildren's Hospital Los Angeles lifts its pause on new hormonal therapies for patients seeking gender-affirming care.