With Sincere Appreciation We Say…
Adiós and Goodbye

This will be the final edition of the Los Angeles Garment & Citizen—the last report from a community newspaper that has served Downtown and surro ... [Full Story]

Here’s to Our Local Heroes
Here’s to Our Local Heroes

The Garment & Citizen has always had a special name for the individuals who work hard to make a productive and peaceful life for themselves in the heart of Los Angeles: They have been ... [Full Story]

Commentary
Some Thoughts on Our Final Issue—and Family

It’s tough to close the Los Angeles Garment & Citizen.

Yet it doesn’t seem so tough when I think about my eldest si ... [Full Story]

Letters to the Editor
A Swift Kick in the Butts

Regarding “Lawmakers Should Extinguish Cigarette Taxes,” by Lawrence J. McQuillan of the Pacific Research Institute in your issue of July ... [Full Story]

Savvy Senior
“You Ask the Senior Question—We Find the Savvy Answer”

Financial Assistance for Medicare Part D Beneficiaries

Dear Savvy Senior:

In one of your re ... [Full Story]

What Worked
What Worked

By Jerry Sullivan

A lot of famous folks have said that they wouldn’t change a thing if they had it all to do over again.

I don’t think any of them ever had to shut down a community newspaper.

I would change some things if I had it to do over again.

I’d make some changes—apply the lessons of experience—because whatever I did as the founder and editor and publisher of the Los Angeles Garment & Citizen fell short of getting the newspaper through these historically tough economic times.

I can carry the weight of that outcome because—while I would make some changes if I had it all to do over—there are so many things that I would make sure to do again.

I would again keep my eyes and my mind wide open in ord ... [Full Story]

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Queridos lectores del Garment y Citizen:

El Garment & Citizen dejará de publicar con esta edición, entonces ha llegado el momento de despedirme. También quisiera decirles cuanto me gustaba servirles durante los últimos 10 años. Es un honor para mí que tantos lectores me han considerado una fuente de confianza para los consejos sobre la vida de cada día. Estoy feliz que pude ayudarles con mis consejos tanto como transmitir ideas ... [Full Story]

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