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Claudia Koerner

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Managing Editor, Neighborhoods at The LA Local. Previously: HuffPost, BuzzFeed News, OC Register. She/her.

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Starting at public school when they were old enough really helped with this, thank god

28.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LAUSD places Superintendent Carvalho on leave The move comes two days after the FBI raided his San Pedro home and district headquarters and searched a residence in Florida.

While on leave, Carvalho will continue to receive pay, with a salary of $440,000.

thelalocal.org/education/la...

28.02.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Reuters news alert about jobs growing at restaurants as consumers seeking treats

Reuters news alert about jobs growing at restaurants as consumers seeking treats

You're WELCOME

27.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LAPD responded after two shots fired around 9:30 a.m. outside homes in Highland Park on Ave 52. The shooter fled, and local schools lifted a lockdown at 10:10 a.m.

26.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course isn’t just driving. It’s voting. Working. Travelling. Picking up a package. Applying for credit. Applying for a job. Renting a room. Filling prescriptions. Visiting loved ones in the hospital. Not expired either, but legally invalid.

26.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 3007 πŸ” 687 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 16
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LA Protesters Allege β€˜War Zone’ Use of Force by City Police The Los Angeles Police Department used excessive force against protesters during immigration protests that surged in June, according to five new federal lawsuits.

The Los Angeles Police Department used excessive force against protesters during immigration protests that surged in June, according to five new federal lawsuits.

24.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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After ICE detention, couple plans new life in Guatemala Longtime LA resident Oscar Polanco was newly married and working to get legal status when he was detained and taken to Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

We don't always hear what happens after ICE takes someone β€” beautiful look here @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social at one couple's story:

β€œWe had plans. To keep working, to buy a home, to have children.”


thelalocal.org/immigration/...

24.02.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Roosevelt High’s newspaper covered Japanese American removal Over 400 students at the Boyle Heights school were affected by the U.S. government’s incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

icymi, really fascinating look at how a Boyle Heights high school newspaper covered the removal of 400 of their Japanese American classmates thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

23.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

19.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 33793 πŸ” 7834 πŸ’¬ 1934 πŸ“Œ 786
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Prince Andrew Said His Inability To Sweat Is Evidence He Didn't Have Sex With One Of Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims The prince described the behavior of Epstein, who sexually abused dozens of girls and young women, as "unbecoming."

Still can't believe he said this on TV www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clau...

19.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

from the family of Virginia Giuffre: β€œAt last. Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.... He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”

19.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 370 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline Damage was minimal but police are investigating.

Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

18.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 2312 πŸ” 1196 πŸ’¬ 210 πŸ“Œ 324
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Who needs Deep Throat and leaked documents when you've got *checks notes* gamblers on the internet

13.02.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Horsefeathers!!

12.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad Bunny Super Bowl Casita: Meet the South LA Designers Meet Federico Laboreau and Maximiliano Pizzi, the Argentine owners of South LA’s Fuegos who went from serving empanadas to designing the interior of Bad Bunny’s iconic Super Bowl halftime casita.

LA really was all over the Super Bowl halftime show πŸ₯²

thelalocal.org/art-and-cult...

10.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally, Lady Gaga shares a stage with Villa's Tacos, just as God (my subconscious) intended

09.02.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo The emails show the β€œanti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.

I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...

06.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1920 πŸ” 776 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 158
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LA police officers fatally shoot man they say had a gun outside of the California Science Center | LA Local LAPD Deputy Chief Marc Reina said officers shot and killed the man who appeared to be armed with a rifle outside of the science center.

LAPD shot and killed a man outside the California Science Center.

A witness told The LA Local that the man was carrying a long gun and had appeared calm until police told him to drop the gun.

thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

05.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Boyle Heights took action amid a cluster of ICE raids Neighbors headed out to the streets to keep watch and warn each other of immigration enforcement.

Remarkable scenes from LA's Boyle Heights, where people dropped everything during this week's raids to warn their neighbors, help street vendors and even chase a truck potentially belonging to federal agents

thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

30.01.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CACD Court Calendar

A first appearance for a sealed "out of district affidavit" has appeared on the calendar for downtown LA's federal criminal court at 1:30 p.m. today following Don Lemon's arrest.

apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/calpub/view-...

30.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

30.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 13486 πŸ” 7201 πŸ’¬ 652 πŸ“Œ 862
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At least 3 people taken in apparent ICE raids in Boyle Heights Two vendors and a resident of Ramona Gardens were taken in apparent immigration operations on Wednesday, according to rapid response teams.

At least three people have been taken in Boyle Heights today, including a flower vendor

"They kidnapped him. They took him,” Verita Topete said. β€œIt was hard to witness.”

thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

28.01.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adelanto detainees lack proper medical treatment, live among mold | LA Local A proposed class action lawsuit seeks to force the Trump administration to reduce overcrowding at the immigration detention center in San Bernardino County, provide adequate medical care and make othe...

"A man suffering a seizure went without oxygen as guards watched him convulse on the floor, and another was not given antibiotics for a severe staph infection that led his finger to burst" β€” some shocking allegations in a new lawsuit against ICE and GEO Group

thelalocal.org/immigration/...

27.01.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee β€” has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

25.01.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 4737 πŸ” 1245 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 77
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Love Notes

i havent shut off the notification for this form and it has just been vibrating every minute in my hand.

just a steady beat.

25.01.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 710 πŸ” 213 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 33

Update:

The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.

They say the man was just trying to get his meds.

ICE guards shackled him

Then they choked him.

The admin moved to deport the witnesses β€” right after they spoke to WaPo.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

18.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1025 πŸ” 593 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 20
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2 workers arrested in apparent ICE raid outside Inglewood grocery store | LA Local An Inglewood public works inspector told The LA Local the men had been working on a city drain system project when they were taken by masked men wearing clothes with ICE markings.

The LA Local launched this week to bring more neighborhood-level reporting across LA County.

In two days, we've had two breaking stories with reporters in the field, tracking down details of ICE raids.

thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

13.01.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft

03.01.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 4517 πŸ” 1163 πŸ’¬ 941 πŸ“Œ 705
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Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...

Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...

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