Wilmington Avenue truck route will transform quiet residential area into a quagmire of heavy trucks, noise, and diesel pollution By CYNTHIA MACON and SUSAN ADAMS Compton residents may not be aware of a plan and grant proposal by Mayor Aja Brown and the City of Compton in
Part 2: A plan to repair the city’s innumerable rough and rugged ‘potholes’; a great city has great streets By CHRIS PETIT, Contributing Writer What do Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica and Compton have in common? Each has rough and rugged streets complete with crater-sized potholes.
When you seek to have a Compton gang summit, you've already lost the war By OMAR BRADLEY Regarding a recent letter published in the Compton Herald ("LOCAL VOICES: Will the hard-core gang elements show up?"- July 13, 2016), this is not a criticism, however, it is an
Compton City Council meetings are pointless because they've become the dog and pony show; city leaders give lip service By MICHAEL HILL I totally agree with Chris Petit ("LOCAL VOICES: One view to transforming Compton into a great city, again," July 11, 2016). We're all seeing the
Usually, only the OGs appear and commit to change; but often, they don't speak for the real hard-core gang soldiers By MICHAEL HILL Responding to the Compton Herald’s story (Compton empowerment peace summit set, July 12, 2016), Compton resident Michael Hill expressed doubts about a peace summit,