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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) entered the following statement into the Congressional Record in remembrance of Jule Sugarman, the founder of the Head Start program. Congresswoman Waters was an assistant teacher and volunteer coordinator with Head Start in Los Angeles:
"MADAM Speaker, I rise to honor the life and work of Jule Sugarman, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 83. I extend my thoughts and prayers to his wife, his children, and his family and friends during this very difficult time.
More than 3,000 residents from across Los Angeles County came together for the 18th annual Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk® to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer's disease.
Families and friends walked side by side with teams from community groups, businesses, schools, assisted living facilities and professional groups, raising more than $680,000 for Alzheimer's disease care and research.
by Eric Bradley
South Bay state Sen. Jenny Oropeza, who seemed set to win a second and final term next month but had been battling a painful abdominal blood clot, died Wednesday. She was 53.
Oropeza, whose district includes Torrance, Carson, El Segundo, Lomita, Westchester, the beach cities and the Harbor Area, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, according to her office.
The former state assemblywoman's name will remain on the Nov. 2 ballot.
by Olu Alemoru
South Bay cities and community organizations received a much needed financial boost Tuesday when Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, announced she had secured nearly $7 million in 2010 appropriations funding.
Waters outlined $6.85 million in awards to 12 entities at a press briefing held in the council chambers at Inglewood City Hall.