'Sweet' Alice Harris honored with street renaming

A portion of a street in Watts was named Monday for longtime activist "Sweet" Alice Harris, celebrating her decades of seeking to improve the lives of the community's residents through her work in education, housing and social services.

Watts tap water found to have lead, study finds

A recent study found lead in tap water in Watts homes and public housing units in excess of 15 parts per billion. The EPA says "there is no safe level of exposure to lead."