LOS ANGELES – Jody Watley, Grammy award-winning music icon and celebrated singer-songwriter, is bringing “the wattage,” to airwaves, in celebration of Women’s History Month. Watley will host “The Jody Watley Show,” a monthly new 2-hour show exclusively on SiriusXM’s The Groove. The Jody Watley Show – “Wattage Vibes Rooted in the Music,” will kick off with Emmy-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph as the first guest, Sunday, March 12th, at 6 PM (EST) / 3 PM (EST) on The Groove channel 50 and on the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online. “I am so excited…
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A vast city with endless things to do, but which ones should you choose? Learn about five hidden gems in Los Angeles you need to visit on your trip. The average recommended travel spots in LA are wild with tourists. Do you need some ideas that are a little less popular but equally as amazing? Continue reading about five hidden gems in Los Angeles you need to visit. The Urban Light at LACMA At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, you’ll find Urban Light, a gorgeous sight of over 100 cast iron street lamps that date back to the…
The ADL sent out an email today with a blazing headline The influence of Ye’s antisemitic conspiratorial rants stating they have documented “30 antisemitic” incidents that directly reference Ye, however, in the case of the recent shootings at two Los Angeles synagogues there is no factual evidence presented by investigators that they were related to the artist. According to federal charges filed against Jaime Tran, 29, he had a history of making antisemitic statements to former Jewish classmates but no reference to the artist is made in the 20-page filing. Tran’s antisemitic tirades and animus towards the Jewish community has…
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D – Inglewood) today introduced Assembly Bill 1628, which will require a microfiber filter on all new washing machines sold in California by 2029. When clothes containing synthetic fibers are washed they shed plastic microfibers that end up in freshwater systems and the ocean. They are eventually found in tap water, bottled water and in other things we consume, including fish, table salt and beer. If microfibers are captured by wastewater treatment plants, these fragments can be reintroduced to the natural environment through the spread of sewage sludge as fertilizer. Through these pathways, microfibers end up in…
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 54 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $5 million in COVID-relief loans for his sham businesses, then used the money on himself, including purchasing Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini cars. Mustafa Qadiri, 42, of Irvine, was sentenced by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also fined him $20,000 and ordered him to pay $2,861,050 in restitution. Qadiri pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of money laundering. According to court documents, Qadiri claimed to have…
McCune Law Group, McCune Wright Arevalo Vercoski Kusel Weck Brandt APC (MLG) – a national firm specializing in Securities Litigation, Unfair & Deceptive Acts & Practices litigation, and Class Actions – is investigating claims against Fulgent Genetics, Inc. over their alleged dishonesty surrounding a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the company’s alleged illegal practices and the SEC’s investigation into Fulgent’s reports. The lawsuit, Pugley v. Fulgent Genetics, Inc., et al, has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of all those who purchased Fulgent securities between March 22, 2019, and August 4, 2022. Fulgent Genetics provides medical laboratory testing for patients at their…
By Evan Symon | California Political Review A bill to ban all tobacco sales to those born after 2007, resulting in the eventual total phase out of tobacco sales in the state in the coming decade, was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 935, authored by Assemblyman Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael), would specifically implement a phased tobacco ban by prohibiting a tobacco retailer from selling tobacco products to any person born on or after January 1, 2007. While sales would be legal for anyone born before the cutoff date, the 21-years-old restriction would eventually be replaced by this law.…
Mke Epps and Wanda Sykes are back for The Upshaws season 3. The series continues to be popular with viewers tuning in to watch Bennie Upshaw (Epps), his wife Regina (Kim Fields) navigate raising their blended family with the ever present Lucretia (Wanda Sykes) Regina’s meddling sister all up in their business. While their problems are often serious in nature, their solutions are chalked full of laughs. In the season 2 finale, viewers were left wondering how the patriarch would get out of his latest blunder that landed Bennie and Lucretia in jail for his bright idea of how to increase profits…
By: David Goldstein | CBS Los Angeles There are new questions about the accuracy of this year’s Los Angeles homeless count. It was just completed last month, but some volunteers are telling KCAL News about problems trying to report the numbers. It’s the second year in a row we’ve documented a lot of problems with the accuracy of this homeless count. https://2urbangirls.com/2023/01/inglewood-homeless-count-numbers-appeared-skewed/ The federal government mandates that cities count the homeless every year because federal funds, in part, are based on those numbers. So getting it as accurate as possible is the key. But now, for a second year in a row,…
Locura is the new single by the New York Singer-Songwriter Jessica Medina, which is now available on all streaming platforms. Recorded in the Dominican Republic, Locura was penned by the award-winning composer Alex Cuba, musical arrangements and production by Janina Rosado (Juan Luis Guerra). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessica Medina (@jessicamedinamusic) Jessica Medina once again demonstrates her passion for fusions, this time bringing together the rhythms of Merengue and electronic synths with Samba in her new single “Locura”. Locura is part of her upcoming EP entitled “Rosa”, which will be released this April. In this…