May – June 2009 Issue

Because it’s full of emotion, Ernesto, 17, prefers classical music over everything else.

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of our annual art contest which asked teens to show us what Los Angeles means to them. The L.A. Youth teen staff chose these images as the winners.

Seven months after voters passed Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California, the state supreme court ruled on May 26 that the ban is legal. L.A. Youth writers share their views on the decision.

L.A. Youth writers share how the state budget deficit affects their summer school and college plans.