September 22 celebrated the 50th Dodger Dreamfield at Algin Sutton. These fields provide kids with a positive and vibrant environment to participate in baseball and softball opportunities in their neighborhoods. (more…)
It is a free family friendly event offering a day of fun, fellowship and great music. Headlining this year is Kenny Lattimore along with legendary group SWITCH, the Keschia Potter sextet, the Michael Session Sextet and the Elliot Caine Quintet. (more…)
Saturday, April 28, 2018 was a beautiful day for our Community Clean Up. We had over 50 people meet up at St. Andrews Park at 9am, gather vests, gloves and equipment and fan out along Western to make it beautiful. (more…)
The Empowerment Congress Southwest is excited to report that their major effort to mitigate airplane noise and nuisance has taken off with the Los Angeles City Council adopting a Resolution co-sponsored by Council Members Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Mike Bonin and Council President Herb Wesson. (more…)
Street Takeovers have been a growing concern for the Southwest LA community and the Empowerment Congress has been working actively with the Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson to urgently find solutions. Find out about the problem and solutions discussed at our February 2018 meeting. (more…)
The LAPD issued their draft policy regarding releasing critical incident video, which calls for releasing the video within 45 days of the incident or sooner. You are invited to comment before March 13. Also, you can provide your input on the necessary qualities of our next Police Chief by March…