The Artesia Bridge, a vital link in the city of Compton, has been restored after being closed for years, and officials ...

Compton Mayor Emma Shariff, L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, state Sen. Steve Bradford, D-Gardena, and Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Gardena, also supported the renaming. Alonzo Williams ...

Last month, we spoke with Compton mayor Aja Brown about her hopes of dispelling the city’s N.W.A.-era image. To kick things off, we tracked down three ditties with an upbeat take on L.A. that ...

A 2001 election in Compton turned into a multi-year legal drama as candidates for city council and mayor traded accusations of fraud. In the election, incumbent Mayor Omar Bradley lost to ...