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Residents of Imperial Courts public housing, pictured here on Nov. 8, 2024, have raised concerns for years about dilapidated conditions and poor sanitation throughout the development. The neighborhood council gives local residents a place to raise complaints, propose solutions and push for change. (Kim McGill | Watts Star)
Deadline approaching: Watts residents invited to file for council seats
January 11, 2025
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Local school cell phone sweep teases statewide ban
September 1, 2024
A mother and her two children walk past an unhoused individual as the enter Alma Reaves Woods Watts Branch Library on Tuesday, Aug. 27. (Delfino Camacho | Watts Star)
Despite State Funding Reductions, Local Librarians Fight to Keep Services
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Podcast Episode 8 : Youth and Dating
Podcast Episode 8 : Youth and Dating
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Podcast Episode 6: Youth and Marriage
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Podcast Episode 5: Youth and Sex Trafficking
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Building Bonds
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My big fat online dating encounter
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My Father, the Pirate
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What Young Athletes Go Through and the Pressures
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Young basketball athlete shares his stories
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Podcast Episode 8 : Youth and Dating
Podcast Episode 8 : Youth and Dating
February 23, 2025
Podcast Episode 7: Youth and Cyber Bullying
Podcast Episode 7: Youth and Cyber Bullying
February 23, 2025
Podcast Episode 6: Youth and Marriage
Podcast Episode 6: Youth and Marriage
February 23, 2025
Podcast Episode 5: Youth and Sex Trafficking
Podcast Episode 5: Youth and Sex Trafficking
February 23, 2025
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February 9, 2025
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Residents of Imperial Courts public housing, pictured here on Nov. 8, 2024, have raised concerns for years about dilapidated conditions and poor sanitation throughout the development. The neighborhood council gives local residents a place to raise complaints, propose solutions and push for change. (Kim McGill | Watts Star)
Deadline approaching: Watts residents invited to file for council seats
Kim McGill • January 11, 2025

Residents interested in filing for a candidacy run in this year’s Watts Neighborhood...

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Local school cell phone sweep teases statewide ban
Deriona Nicholson, Youth Reporter • September 1, 2024

This story was written by a youth reporter as part of the Everyday Heroes /...

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Illustration by Kim McGill
Building Bonds
Angel Pasillas • February 2, 2025

My father was driving me, my mother Silvia and my older brother Daniel back...

Chelsea Alvarez
My big fat online dating encounter
Amari Jones • January 19, 2025

There I was, staring at my Hinge profile that I had carefully curated to appear...

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Young basketball athlete shares his stories
What Young Athletes Go Through and the Pressures
Jamonee’ Hall, Youth Reporter • August 27, 2025

Podcast Episode 8 : Youth and Dating
Podcast Episode 8 : Youth and Dating
Saniya Harell and Mor'yon Holmes • February 23, 2025
Podcast Episode 7: Youth and Cyber Bullying
Podcast Episode 7: Youth and Cyber Bullying
Saniya Harell and Mor'yon Holmes • February 23, 2025
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