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by Kitty Felde
Congress is still talking, but the clock is running down to midnight Friday when the federal government runs out of money. If lawmakers can't work out a budget agreement, "non-essential" federal workers will not show up to work starting on Saturday. Here's what'll stay open and what won't.
One of the questions a lot of constituents have asked Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters of Los Angeles is: will the post office close down? The answer is "no," because the US Postal Service pays for itself.
Members of the South Bay's large Japanese community frantically tried to contact friends and relatives as news of the devastation from Friday's 8.9 earthquake unfolded.
Officials from Torrance and Gardena sent messages and called community members in their respective sister cities, Kashiwa and Ichikawa, trying to make sure they survived Japan's massive temblor and ensuing tsunami.
The one-year anniversary of the new health reform act will be marked today with celebratory success stories - and, for critics, renewed calls to appeal the landmark legislation.
A flurry of state and national groups have issued statements condemning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, warning of its cost and impact on free choice.
"Our health care system is too large and too complex to manage at the federal level," according to a statement by Health Care Compact Alliance, which advocates for state's rights.
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, today. Though opposed to the bill because $9.8 million in cuts to Airport Improvement Program funding in California would cost jobs and decrease safety, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) authored an amendment to ensure that Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) improves its communication with the surrounding communities.
Reps. Gary G. Miller (R-Diamond Bar) and Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) object to the plan to let solo drivers pay tolls to use carpool lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways
by Richard Simon
An experiment to charge solo drivers to use speedier carpool lanes on two of Los Angeles' most congested freeways has hit renewed opposition in Congress as two influential lawmakers — a Republican and a Democrat — say the plan is unfair to taxpayers and would create a two-tier transportation system for rich and poor.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who represents a district with a strong Japanese-American community, issued the following statement today after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated northern Japan, leaving hundreds dead, thousands missing, and infrastructure decimated:
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) joined designers and other guests last week at the Beverly Center Macy's to pay tribute to fashion icon Eunice W. Johnson. The ‘For the Love of Color' event was an opportunity to pay homage to the life and legacy of Mrs. Johnson, who passed away last year, and to showcase some of her designs that were used in the famous Ebony Fashion Fair shows and loved by millions around the world.
By Brandon I. Brooks
Veteran and professional photographer Valerie Goodloe premiered her debut documentary film, "Gang Girl: A Mother's Journey to Save Her Daughter," at the 2011 Pan African Film Festival.
The story of "Gang Girl" is based upon Valerie Goodloe and her family's ongoing struggle to save her daughter, Nafeesa, from the notorious gang culture that haunts Los Angeles' inner-city streets.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) authored the following op-ed for the Afro American Newspaper.
House Republicans last week introduced a spending measure to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year. And, perhaps not surprisingly, it is an extreme and indiscriminate assault on African Americans and other populations who have historically bore the brunt of budget cuts in the name of fiscal austerity: women, children, students, veterans, the poor, the homeless, communities of color, it goes on.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and her husband, Ambassador Sidney Williams, were honored by the Our Authors Study Club, Inc. (OASC) in Marina del Rey on February 12th during the group's annual Dr. Carter G. Woodson Scholarship and Award Luncheon. The 2011 luncheon theme was ‘Lest We Forget: From the Civil War to Civil Rights'.
Congresswoman Waters was honored with the Woman of Courage Award; Ambassador Williams was honored with the Meritorious Leadership Award.