The family of a gang member who died during police custody in 2007 has been awarded $3.2 million in a wrongful death suit. Mauricio Cornejo, 31, was chased by police near the Ramona Gardens housing project in Boyle Heights on February 3, 2007, during which a bloody confrontation ensued. more ›

NPR's "All Things Considered" profiled the East L.A. community of Ramon Gardens yesterday, shining a spotlight on the city's oldest housing project's lack of food options. Unlike in South L.A., where civic leaders are trying to tame the omnipresent fast food beast and lure in grocers, this community doesn't even have a bunch of lousy liquor stores or burger stands. more ›

This one is a little hard to wrap your mind around. A taxi driver transporting two women to the Ramona Gardens housing project in East LA ended up in a situation when he stopped to drop them off. Daily News explains: more ›