Latinos are becoming the majority in South L.A., a historic black community
Central Avenue in South L.A. is changing as Council District 9 becomes more Latino and less African American.
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Central Avenue in South Los Angeles.
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Norberto Caballero, left, stands in the doorway of his Central Avenue store in South L.A.
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Councilman Curren Price, left, and Joe Buscaino celebrate Tuesday after a vote to ask city lawyers to draft a law for L.A. workers to earn a minimum of six paid sick days annually. State law calls for three days.
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Mobile fruit and market owner Rosalia Garcia, right, outside Jorge Nuno’s Council District 9 campaign headquarters.
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Adriana Cabrera, 24, left, with campaign organizer Alfredo Gama, 20, inside her home campaign headquarters in Los Angeles. She’s running for a seat in Council District 9.
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Candidate Jorge Nuno chats with mobile fruit and market owner Rosalia Garcia, right, outside his Council District 9 campaign headquarters.
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