Community Profiles

DOWNTOWN — Frances Noble became so hyper aware of the multitude of homeless women that populate the streets of Santa...

DOWNTOWN — Megan Kilroy’s favorite place to go in town is the Santa Monica Pier. She thinks its crowded and...

THIRD STREET — While the rest of the world is focused on the nail-biting intensity of World Cup soccer matches,...

DOWNTOWN — Scott Anderson still remembers the first surfboard he shaped. It was his first year in high school, and...

MID-CITY — Barbara Browning always wanted to be a nurse. As a little girl watching her aunt dress in her...

Sitting in Tel’s Barber Shop, there is a feeling of warmth and coziness that cannot be ignored. Tel Trujillo, his...

MID-CITY — As a patient arrived at the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Gail Abarbanel, center founder...

DOWNTOWN — One school was in desperate need of new backpack racks and shelves for its kindergarten class. Another wanted...

NOMA — As Joi Morris knows, the truth can be scary. However, Morris recently made learning the truth about heightened...

WILSHIRE BLVD — Gary Adams was going to be a CEO. That was the plan, at least, when he entered...