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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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Large murals decorate the outside walls of the Del Amo Swap Meet in Rancho Dominguez on the east side of Compton, pictured here on Oct. 29, 2023, including a tribute to Compton rapper and co-founder of both Ruthless Records and N.W.A., Eazy-E (Eric Wright). Photo By Kim McGill
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Edwin Markham Middle School is the oldest school in Watts and it should be protected

Tiona Barron, Youth Reporter • September 1, 2024

This story was written by a youth reporter as part of the Everyday Heroes / Watts All-Stars Media Camp that trained youth in journalism, photojournalism, podcasting and video production.   Markham...

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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 / Watts All-Stars Media Camp that trained youth in journalism, photojournalism, podcasting and video production.   A...

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Overspilling LA Alleyways: A Big Problem

Deriona Nicholson, Youth Reporter • September 1, 2024

This story was written by a youth reporter as part of the Everyday Heroes / Watts All-Stars Media Camp that trained youth in journalism, photojournalism, podcasting and video production.   One...

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