Underground Economy Robs the State of Billions

Landmark Legislation Will Strategically Position California to Protect Consumers and Recover Revenue

Sacramento – Counterfeiters, smugglers and other illegal operators in the Underground Economy are depriving California of an estimated $8 billion in state taxes that could be spent on…

Hi there-

I hope you can come out. This will be a fun event!

Friday, April 13, 7:00pm, (doors open), 7:30 pm screening, ATA 128 (Theatre Room), West Los Angeles College, 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230, convenient parking in Lot 5. Sponsored by Assemblymember Holly Mitchell and the Assembly District 47 Environmental Cabinet and hosted by Andy Shrader.

Subtitled "Is your life too plastic?", this informative and entertaining…

The California African American Museum (CAAM) co-hosted “A Night in Cameroon,” presented by the Minister of Arts and Culture of Cameroon, Ama T. Muna.  Cameroon, a country in west Central Africa, bordered by Nigeria, is known for its vibrant arts, both modern and traditional.  The evening highlighted Cameroon’s extraordinary cuisines, dances and music.  Minister Muna will launch the first national museum in Cameroon this year.…

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

The City of Los Angeles needs to enforce a new law that would prohibit overnight/all day parking on residential streets. 

I am a resident in the 3400 block of West 73rd Street in Los Angeles, Councilmember Parks' district and am fed up with the amount of cars that park for days, weeks, and months in front of our homes.  Currently, there has been a Ford Escort who has left their car parked in front my home everyday for over six months.  They will move it after two days of non-movment…

The California African American Museum (CAAM) presents its 8^th annual spring extravaganza, “Haute Couture With Hatitude”  during Target Sundays at CAAM, April 1, 2012 beginning at 11a.m. - 5 p.m.  Co-hosted by  actress and singer Dawnn Lewis and Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter, the program will showcase fashion styles created by designer Kenneth “K Bobby” Edgar and CAAM’s annual hat competition.

CAAM’s galleries open at 11 a.m. and the Target Sundays program begins at 1 p.m. …

Saturday - March 31 2012 - 10:30am to 6:00pm

400 S. La Brea, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Sponsors:

Rebuild The Dream, Van Jones

MoveOn.org

Russell Simmons

What: Artists, musicians, writers, and activists unite to create discussion and enthusiasm for the issues that inspired the 99% movement, demanding an end to…

Our friendly neighborhood light rail line is scheduled to open April 28, taking us from downtown Los Angeles to La Cienega, with USC, Foshay Learning Center, Leimert Park and Baldwin Hills in between. Read more at Intersections: The South LA…

I am hearing a lot of anger from many black people who are uttering reverse racist comments and attitudes towards their fellow white Americans. 

I say No to that and it is counterproductive  towards the real truth and serves to allow those in power the same old games they have run on poor and middle class people for hundreds of years … dating all the way back to the slave days.  

Divide & Conquer !  

Do we have a race problem in America…YES! … one that has been…

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

Washington, DC, March 5, 2012— The National Bar Association (NBA) is accepting applications for the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Competition. More than $25,000 in scholarships will be awarded to high school juniors and seniors who place in the regional and national competitions. All students must submit an essay about the “Occupy Movement” by March 31, 2012 to compete. MetLife is proud to be the Platinum sponsor of the program for the third…

Mr. Ben Caldwell will be opening his space, the KAOS Network in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, to host the first Rincon Rumbero- an open rumba for drummers, singers, and dancers.

The event takes place from 3 PM to 6 PM, on May 5 and is free to the public - though a monetary donation to help cover costs or a small food item for a community potluck would be appreciated.

All congas, clave, chekeres,…

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

The harmonic sounds of philanthropy will echo throughout Exposition Park as the California African American Museum (CAAM) host a FREE neighborhood concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Friday, March 16, 2012, from 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.   LA Philharmonic will perform Tchaikovsky 5^th Symphony, a tragic to triumphant sound of four movements, conducted by Courtney Lewis.  Taking place in CAAM’s Sculpture court, seats are expected to fill up quickly, so RSVPs are strongly…

From Councilman Bernard Parks email:

Dear Friends,

Today, Council President Herb Wesson…

CeaseFire: A public health approach to public safety

CeaseFire is a unique, interdisciplinary, public health approach to violence prevention. We maintain that violence is a learned behavior that can be prevented using disease control methods. Using proven public health techniques, the model prevents violence through a three-prong…

This is Councilmember Parks' News Letter release - Re: Redistricting Hearing

Dear Constituent,

I'm pissed, and, you should be to.

I'm sure many of you have never heard me use such strong language, as…