Community Profiles Helping the homeless reconnect with families By Melody Hanatani on April 13, 2009 CITYWIDE — Using a simple greeting and granola bar, Ron Hooks attempts to make a... Read more →
Community Profiles Helping others recover is the name of the game for director By Melody Hanatani on April 6, 2009 PICO BLVD — A small slip of paper sits safely inside David Rolston’s... Read more →
Community Profiles Riding for a good cause By Melody Hanatani on March 30, 2009 DOWNTOWN — A 10-ounce bottle containing a cloudy mixture of plankton, water and... Read more →
Community Profiles Comic plays two positions By Melody Hanatani on March 23, 2009 DOWNTOWN — He’s done gigs in Austin, Chicago and Hollywood, but when it comes... Read more →
Community Profiles Pulling from life experiences By Melody Hanatani on March 16, 2009 26TH STREET — They sat side by side for three hours every morning, meeting in... Read more →
Community Profiles Santa Monican to lead young Democrats By Melody Hanatani on March 7, 2009 DOWNTOWN — It’s a good time to be the head of a group of young Democrats,... Read more →
Community Profiles Bringing yoga back to the planet Earth By news on March 2, 2009 DOWNTOWN — Modern yoga comes with a lot of baggage and stereotypes. Some people... Read more →
Community Profiles SMC student focuses on gang lifestyle By Melody Hanatani on February 23, 2009 SMC — After the storm of foster care, domestic abuse and gang violence had... Read more →
Community Profiles Teen recognized as Youth of the Year By Melody Hanatani on February 16, 2009 WEST L.A. — Courtne Dotson’s eyes started welling as she sat and listened... Read more →
Community Profiles Samohi student is young and on the streets By Melody Hanatani on February 9, 2009 OLYMPIC BLVD — Chianti Morgan believes that she is one of the lucky kids, blessed... Read more →
