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K-Town News

Seniors feel terrified on Metro, facing dangers with no staff in sight

On April 22, a man suddenly stabbed a woman in the neck with a knife on the subway at the Universal/Studio City station on...

Movement for reinstalling landmark sculptures in Koreatown gains traction

After the Korea Daily reported that a sculpture representing LA Koreatown had been removed without the knowledge of the Korean-American community and placed in...

Missing Koreatown sculptures found in city storage amid vandalism and neglect

The city government's responsibility for maintaining the symbols and signs that mark LA Koreatown has been called into question as they have been left...

Koreatown asks LA Mayor Karen Bass to take action on public safety concerns

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LAPD Interim Chief Dominic Choi visited the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) on the morning of...

LA’s newest bus shelter unveiled at Koreatown’s Olympic and Western avenue

LA's newest bus stop shelters will be installed for the first time in Koreatown. On April 9, StreetsLA, a program of the City of Los...

Library in Koreatown faces operational crisis amid aging board and volunteer shortage

The Pio Pico - Koreatown Branch Library, a nearly 50-year-old institution, is currently facing an operational crisis due to an aging board and a...

Restaurants selling Jjajangmyeon under $10 are emerging in LA Koreatown

In an era of $20 lunches due to lunch inflation, restaurants in LA's Koreatown selling Jjajangmyeon, or black bean noodles, for under $10 have...

LAPD Olympic Station’s Korean interpretation service crowded on day one

Youngho Kim, 60, who lives in Los Angeles, headed to the Olympic Police Station on April 1. He didn't fear the language barrier as Korean...

Rise Kohyang High School moves to new location, opens in August

Rise Kohyang High School is opening at a new location in LA Koreatown. Rise Kohyang School, the only charter public school in Koreatown serving grades...

LAPD Olympic Station officers feel connected with Korean American Community

"The Korean American community is like family to me." That's the sentiment shared by officers at the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Olympic Community Police...