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The arrest of a young mother of three by LAPD officers has sparked outrage at Nickerson Gardens, where some Black residents worry about a return to a brutal style of policing.
The arrest of a young mother of three by LAPD officers has sparked outrage at Nickerson Gardens, where some Black residents worry about a return to a brutal style of policing.
Watts Community Core was established earlier this year in response to a pressing need for safe activities for Nickerson Gardens youths. Nickerson Gardens is a 1,066-unit public housing complex in the Watts neighborhood. The neighborhood's children deserve mentorship, positive role models, and a safe place to play.
While the L.A. mayoral race has been cast as an ideological showdown between Karen Bass, a progressive who's willing to embrace alternatives to policing, and Rick Caruso, a more conservative law-and-order candidate, their views on public safety are not that different.
There is no normalcy to the clothing artist Sonya Sombreuil makes. She is moving at her own speed.