Angela McGregor

WESTSIDE - On a single day in January, 2014, the bodies of two dead residents were discovered in their apartments at 15 Horizon, a 20-unit supportive housing facility adjacent to the Venice Boardwalk.Representatives from Venice Community Housing Corporation (VCHC), who have owned and managed the property since 2011, told the LA Weekly “much of the staff had been out for the holidays, possibly leading to the discovery of both bodies on the same day” from a building the Weekly said “serves as...

LA POLITICS - In November, CD4 Councilmember Nithya Raman will face Mayor Karen Bass in the mayoral election.It will undoubtedly be a fascinating battle.On the one hand, Raman is a DSA member with an impressive academic pedigree (Harvard, MIT) whose sole experience as an elected official is the six years she’s spent representing her district.Bass, on the other hand, is a product of California’s State University system who began her career as a physician’s assistant before pivoting to politics...

VENICE - As we reported, on January 26th Brian Averill, the President of the Venice Neighborhood Council, then serving his second term, resigned to focus on creative work. His departure followed the culmination of months of contention, chaos and division on what was once one of the most consequential NCs in the city.