Bulletin Newspaper

05/10/2026

05/08/2026

Dr Dre and Kendrick Lamar helped kicked off the groundbreaking ceremony of Centennial High School "Apaches" - Compton, CA with their appearances at the celebrated event. Centennial is building a new campus that will cost $270 million and is expected to open August 2029. Dr. Dre gave a brief speech, while Lamar took selfie photos with officials and cheerleaders and just about everyone that moved into his presence. It was indeed a great afternoon for the City of Compton with former and current City of Compton - Government officials attending the ceremony and members of the Compton Unified School District being in place, too.
Photo by Dennis J. Freeman

05/08/2026

Kendrick Lamar and Dr Dre attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Centennial High School "Apaches" - Compton, CA today. The two music legends as well current former and current City of Compton - Government officials as well as members of the Compton Unified School District show their support for the $270 million new campus, which is scheduled to open in August 2029.
Photo by Dennis J. Freeman

05/06/2026

There is plenty to talk about in this week's Bulletin Newspaper, from advocates wanting more Stop the Hate funding, a Compton resident making the Special Olympics Unified team and a new musical celebrating the vision and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Community and Culture

04/30/2026

Plenty of news in The Bulletin.

Community and Culture

04/30/2026

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets are in a battle in Game 5 of their first round NBA playoff series.
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04/20/2026

Two Compton Early College High School students have received full scholarships to attend college. Sara Mejia and Joel Arriaga Lopez are two of five local students chosen as beneficiaries of the Evans Scholarship for caddying. For more, please read.

https://thecomptonbulletin.news4usonline.com/2026/04/20/compton-early-college-students-earn-full-college-scholarships-for-caddying/

City of Compton - Government Compton Unified School District

Sara Mejia and Joel Arriaga Lopez, first-generation students, are WGA Caddie Academy recipients who will begin school as Evans Scholars this fall GLENVIEW, Ill. – Five students from the Los A…

04/13/2026

City of Compton - Government District 2 City Councilman Andre Spicer is hurling accusations that Mayor Emma Sharif has made questionable moves to sit down City Manager Willie Hopkins Jr. Spicer alleges that during a closed door session during a council performance evaluation of Hopkins, the move by Sharif, allegedly without proper votes and without lawyers being present, was to put Hopkins on paid leave pending an investigation. Both Spicer and Sharif are running for mayor.

The mayoral candidate cites legal and governance concerns regarding Mayor Emma Sharif actions against the Willie Hopkins Jr.  Compton, CA- City Councilmember and mayoral candidate Andre Spicer…

04/10/2026

Center Lauren Betts and guard Kiki Rice of the UCLA Women's Basketball team make good on their popularity after winning the national championship. Betts and Rice brought in some new fans to the restaurant Raising Cane's in Hollywood during an appearance as they worked the early part of the day shift at the Sunset Blvd. location. Photo credit: Raising Cane's

04/08/2026

The City of Compton - Government approved 5-0 for the city to use 74 automatic license plate readers and 24 cameras for 120 days. The products will be used to try to see if they will enhance public safety. The cost is just over $801,000.

(The Bulletin) – The Compton City Council voted unanimously to okay the usage of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) and PTZ cameras throughout the city to assist law enforcement, in this …

04/08/2026

California State University, Dominguez Hills receives a huge donation from the Ballmer Group.

The funds will address mental health workforce shortage (Carson, CA) - California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will educate hundreds of new mental and behavioral health professionals to serve South Los Angeles families and youth over the next five years, thanks to a record-breaking $29....