Operation HOPE and Wells Fargo announced the grand welcome of a new ‘HOPE Inside’ location in Los Angeles, California. The award-winning HOPE Inside program, which offers access to free financial coaching services, will be located within Wells Fargo’s Florence & Central Branch, 1144 E. Florence Ave., Los Angeles, CA. “Wells Fargo has been a long-time partner of Operation HOPE and we are excited to help accelerate their commitment to increasing financial literacy,” said John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE. “Nearly a decade later, we see the true impact of our HOPE Inside model. Together, we will continue to uplift families in Los Angeles one relationship at a…
Author: SBE Staff
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Fresno man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he carjacked a motorist in Fullerton and threw her out of the car before leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit in which he hit a police car, then fled on foot before officers apprehended him, the Justice Department announced today. Deshawn Ricks, 33, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and is charged in a federal criminal complaint with carjacking. Ricks is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon at United States District Court in Santa Ana. According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, on…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Special agents with the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service this morning arrested two Orange County men on federal charges alleging they used a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Costa Mesa clinic operated by Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Tibet Ergul, 21, of Irvine, and Chance Brannon, 23, of San Juan Capistrano, an active duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, were arrested this morning without incident. Ergul and Brannon are named in a criminal complaint that charges each with using an explosive or fire to damage real property affecting interstate commerce. Both defendants are expected to…
By: John Wood Jr. | Aero Magazine It would be wonderful to live in a world without labels or stereotypes. But it is impossible to analyse complex widescale social trends without thinking in terms of broad categories like race and class. Many people believe that those two concepts are in tension with one another, that one of the dyad has far more explanatory power than the other and that to focus on the wrong one will bring about moral and political confusion. I have recently argued in USA Today that class is a more important factor than race in the challenges facing black Americans…
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Consumer and Business Affairs department has introduced a Mortgage Relief program for Mom-and-Pop Landlords. Eligibility To qualify for the program, you must meet the following eligibility requirements: Experienced financial distress due to COVID-19 between March 1, 2020 through March 31, 2023 In high or highest needs census tracts Have not received assistance from the State’s COVID-19 Rent Relief or Mortgage Relief programs Have rental properties consisting of 1 to 4 units (Property owner is not required to live in any of the units) Property is not located in the City of Los Angeles…
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price was charged Tuesday with theft by embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest for allegedly voting on projects involving developers tied to his wife’s consulting firm, then failing to report the connections. Thomas Safran, is an appointee of President Joe Biden, is alleged to have cut checks to Del Richardson & Associates, a company that was founded by Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price’s wife, Delbra Richardson. Richardson later sold DRA to Taurean and Tamyra Gordon, who acquired it through their joint business Greenwood Seneca. According to the complaint, between 2019 and 2021,…
LOS ANGELES – BikeLA and Bicycle Transit Systems, in partnership with Metro Bike Share, are thrilled to announce that they have been awarded funding through the Better Bike Share Partnership Mini-Grant Program in order to promote and increase bike share ridership in Los Angeles to underrepresented riders, specifically, women, seniors, Latinx/Hispanics, and students through four 90-minute, no-cost classes. These classes will be held in collaboration with four community-based organizations in the Los Angeles County area and will invite those often left out of cycling to experience its joys. Attendees will receive bike safety education, a firsthand demonstration on how to use bike share, a meal from…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (SBE) – As a result of over 1,000 city job positions unfilled, hundreds of city workers plan to rally at SJC Airport on Tuesday, June 13th, starting at noon. This rally will feature union members and city workers who keep the city and our airport running. SJC is the Bay Area’s second-busiest airport by passenger boarding, and it is one of many city worksites adversely impacted by extreme levels of short staffing. “My colleagues and the entire Airport Department provide a safe and on-time experience for our South Bay residents traveling in and out of SJC. We work around the clock and…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (SBE) – The California Transportation Commission is expected to earmark $60 million for transit related projects, including the Inglewood Transit Connector during scheduled meetings later this month. According to Urbanize LA, a website that monitors developments around the country, CTC staff are recommending the funding for multiple projects in Los Angeles County. The three projects are: I-405 Corridor Community Bus Service Improvement Program which receive roughly $32 million. The Inglewood Transit Connector is slated to receive $6.3 million towards construction which still leaves the City grappling to obtain over $700 million from the federal government by years end, and the Los Angeles Metro Light…
CINCINATTI (SBE) – Black Tech Week is thrilled to announce that Issa Rae–writer, producer, entrepreneur and founder of HOORAE is headed to BTW23 to share her energy, experiences and insights. Best known for her groundbreaking work as the creator and star of the hit HBO series “Insecure,” Issa Rae is also a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry with a commitment to supporting and amplifying Black and female voices in the space. “We’re looking forward to hosting Issa Rae as our keynote speaker for Black Tech Week 2023,” said Candice Matthews Brackeen, CEO, Lightship Foundation. “Her dedication to promoting diversity in…