43rd District
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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.
BY GARY WALKER
Rep. Maxine Waters (D- Westchester), who is facing ethics charges stemming from her alleged involvement with a community bank, still retains popularity among many of her constituents, including those in Westchester and Playa del Rey.
by Joseph Pimentel
California Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) are seeking a moratorium on foreclosures from banks while also calling on state and federal regulators to investigate them for possible illegal and improper actions.
Recently, banks like Ally Financial's GMAC mort-gage unit and JP Morgan Chase's mortgage unit both revealed that employees had signed and fi led thousands of affi davits in order to foreclose on properties without giving them appropriate review.
By Julianne Malveaux
For as long as I have known her, Maxine Waters has been one of my sheroes, a sister I love, admire, and emulate. When she was in the California State Legislature, she was a relentless advocate for the least and the left out, and distinguished herself by divesting California state funds from companies doing business with South Africa in 1986. She was a loyal champion of Rev. Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign in 1984 and in 1988, and a whirlwind force for social and economic justice in California.