BELL GARDENS, Calif. — Sustainability and style will take center stage on Saturday at the second Bell Gardens Recycled Fashion Show, hosted during the city’s Spring Festival at Veterans Park. The event, organized by local arts collective BGArts in partnership with sewing instructor and community advocate Ana Elena Sifuentes, begins
Maywood, CA — A proposed 61-unit housing development for low-income residents in Maywood is moving forward. The Maywood City Council approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Cesar Chavez Foundation (CCF) to “sell or otherwise transfer” city-owned property to develop an affordable housing project. The agreement was approved by unanimous vote
Maywood, CA — In a win for organized labor, the Maywood City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that will force contractors working on large-scale projects in the city to disclose any past labor violations during the permitting process. The ordinance, passed by unanimous vote on Feb. 26, requires that contractors working