Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photos by Sophie Yeung Staff Photographer A group of about 20 community members rallied outside of South Pasadena’s Vons in support of a 120-day $5 per hour hazard pay ordinance for essential workers on Saturday, Mar. 13. The rally began at about 10:30 a.m. in front of Vons and […]
SPY4PR protest calls attention to SPPD misconduct, puts pressure on city for action
Story by Sam Grotenstein Staff Writer Photo courtesy of SPY4PR Contributor South Pasadena Youth for Police Reform (SPY4PR) organized a protest at Garfield Park on Sunday, Aug. 9 to raise awareness of SPPD misconduct. Speakers talked about officer mishandling of Joe Richcreek’s targeted assault of Black Lives Matter protestors and demanded that city officials hold the SPPD […]
Community assembles in front of City Hall, pressures City Council to reform SPPD
Story by Lilian Zhu Staff Writer Photos by Oscar Walsh & Preston Sharkey Staff Photographer & Contributor South Pasadena Youth For Police Reform (SPY4PR) organized a City Hall protest calling for the City Council to significantly reform the SPPD, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Over a hundred residents congregated outside the chambers where local leaders engaged […]
South Pas students walkout in solidarity with Parkland students
Photos by Alicia Alderete and Helena Fu Staff Photographers Students toting signs and chanting anti-gun sentiments gathered in front of the SPHS campus on Wednesday, March 14 at 10 a.m. to demonstrate their solidarity with Parkland, FL students and to pressure legislators to prioritize gun control. The walkout lasted 17 minutes to memorialize the 14 students and 3 […]
Los Angeles Women’s March stokes the fire before 2018 midterm elections
Photos by Alicia Alderete, Helena Fu and Brandon Yung Staff Photographers, Online Managing Editor Marking the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the second ever Women’s March drew protestors from around the country to protest his administration. In Los Angeles, more than 600,000 people descended downtown in a display for a myriad of topics. This year, […]
Photos: protestors gather in downtown L.A. after violence in Charlottesville
Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles this past Sunday to protest the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Protestors chanted “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA” in response to the largest white nationalist gatherings in over two decades. Others held signs condemning the driver who plowed into a crowd of over […]