Ep #5: Closing the Opportunity Gap for the South LA Community | Veronica Melvin, President & CEO, LA Promise Fund (With Special Guest Intro by LA City Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr.)

A recent study by U.S. News rated "The 30 Most Fun Places to Live in the U.S." According to their study, Los Angeles ranks as the No. 7 Most Fun Place to Live, placing the City of Angels ahead of othe...

27 Des 20214min

At the beginning of 2020 (pre-pandemic), Restaurant Critic Bill Addison wrote in the Los Angeles Times "It has been a radical decade in dining for Los Angeles — a time when once-quiet neighborhoods be...

22 Des 20214min

Appearing in Public Administration Review, Prof. Evan Berman wrote a piece entitled "Dealing With Cynical Citizens" stating "widespread concern exists about public cynicism toward government." And tha...

8 Des 202139min

In this Thanksgiving episode, we pause to give thanks for our families (some we may not have seen since pre-pandemic) and consider the meaning of "family" and "community" – those we are born into and ...

24 Nov 202143min

Beginning as a Spanish Rancho in 1798, the City of Glendale incorporated in 1906 and has grown to become the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County with a population just under 200,000. Over time, ...

10 Nov 202148min

In recent years, thousands of local newspapers have gone out of business, a trend exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of late 2019, over 65 million Americans lived in a county with either only on...

27 Okt 202131min

Consisting of 8 cities (Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood, South Gate and Vernon), and roughly 440,000 residents (90% identifying as Latinx), stretching along the 710 free...

13 Okt 202155min

Latino art and artists have played an important role in the history and life of the Los Angeles region, dating back to the 1920's. For nearly 50 years, Self-Help Graphics & Art (SHG) has served as a p...

29 Sep 202144min