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Death of Community Advocate Leaves City in Mourning

Death of Community Advocate Leaves City in Mourning

Kristen Sanchez, Features Editor May 17, 2021

Reserved, respectful and relentless are words that reflect just a small portion of who Shirley Buchanan was in all her endeavors to better the community she lived in for over 60 years. Always taking diligent...

Photo by Allison Shelley for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action. Posted on Flickr.

School Districts Bring Elementary Students Back on Campus

Breanna Picano and William Siu April 21, 2021

When proper safety guidelines are followed, the California Department of Public Health has found that schools are not major vectors of COVID-19, especially elementary schools. This, combined with the health,...

Sarah Beth McHargue Love protests at the Change West Covina press conference outside of the West Covina City Hall on March 16, 2021. Photo credit: Abraham Navarro/SAC.Media.

City’s “Unnecessary Duplication Of Services” Requires New State Process

Joshua Sanchez, Community Reporter April 6, 2021

Despite divided opinions on the proposal of a new health department, Supervisor Hilda Solis and County Health Officer Muntu Davis have reassured residents of their support for the city. Davis even repeated...

Taken from a public video posted by the West Covina City Council on July 7, 2020.

West Covina Wants Answers, Not a New Health Department

During their regularly scheduled meeting held on Zoom and broadcast on YouTube on March 16, the West Covina City Council voted 4-1 in favor of breaking away from the Los Angeles County Health Department...

Yusuf Arifin, Peter Dien, Erin Lopez and Emylou Vergel de Dios of Change West Covina, a young, progressive group that looks to defund the local police department and bring other social changes to the city. Photo courtesy of Emylou Vergel de Dios.

Change West Covina Kicks Off Series of Biweekly Town Hall Meetings

Abraham Navarro, Editor in Chief September 11, 2020

Thursday Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. Change West Covina, a student run West Covina community advocacy group on Instagram, organized the beginning of their biweekly series of town hall meetings which was hosted...

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