One month after an executive order to ‘end a nightmare of delay,’ is Altadena rebuilding any faster?
Survivors say they need money and accountability in order to move on.
LA immigrant in ICE detention describes frequent illness and questionable medical care
A Long Beach day laborer detained last year said his medication was withheld and his chest pain was not properly investigated. “I felt like I had experienced a heart attack.”
LA’s Green Arrow Co-Lab heals people by teaching one plant at a time
In this paid fellowship, people impacted by incarceration learn self care and gardening skills.
“FUCK ICE” is Peyote-stitched in 30,000 beads on LA utility poles by Native artist. Kimberly Dawn Robertson’s “bead bombs” fasten Native feminist resistance to service poles, reflecting the city back to itself.
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FBI raids LAUSD superintendent’s home and office
The cause of the investigation remains unclear. The DOJ recently petitioned to join a lawsuit alleging the district discriminates against white students.
After a weekend of violence in Mexico, LA families navigate fear and uncertainty together. Los Angeles residents with roots in Guanajuato, Jalisco, and neighboring states are checking in on loved ones as violence abroad reverberates through affected communities.
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The Californians Powering America
Powerful photos capture the lives and work of California immigrants whose contributions often go unseen or underappreciated.
Let us know how your loved ones are doing and what’s going through your head as you see the violence unfolding. 📣
Why isn’t LA repaving streets?
With the city’s budget issues and new paving practices, the potholes and cracks on Los Angeles streets are only expected to worsen.
Over the weekend, violence erupted across parts of Mexico in the wake of the killing of major Jalisco cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho, leaving stores ransacked, residents sheltering in place and flights cancelled.
LA people who know these neighborhoods, how are you feeling?
In LA neighborhoods hardest hit by ICE, residents step up when local leaders won’t
The 91402 zip code in the San Fernando Valley was the LA County area most targeted for immigration enforcement last year.
This piece covers our newly released research report, Overworked & Under Pressure: A Study of Supermarket Workers in Los Angeles and Orange County Koreatowns. Read it now to learn more about the often unseen experiences of these workers. 🛒🔍
Koreatown’s frontline supermarket workers are underpaid and stretched thin. A new study highlights the discrimination and harassment immigrants face on the job and the cross culture solidarity being built in their workplaces.
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After months of ICE raids, day labor center at LA Home Depot repels threat of eviction.
The Cypress Park Day Labor Center, which provides resources to people who stand outside Home Depot looking for work, has operated for at least 27 years.
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LA County Supervisors reject stronger eviction protections for tenants affected by ICE.
The Board failed to bring a motion to a vote that would have allowed tenants to owe up to three months of rent before being evicted.
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Here are the front runners for LA’s mayoral race
In a political upset, Councilmember Nithya Raman joined the race at the last minute, challenging Karen Bass’s previously smooth sailing toward re-election.
Hey LA, 😊 what did the halftime show mean for everyone?
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Immigrants at ICE’s Adelanto detention center denounce lack of medical care and “inhumane” conditions.
A federal lawsuit by immigrants detained at the ICE facility alleges they’re treated like “dogs in cages” and denied food and water.
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Monterey Park moves to give voters the power to ban data centers amid public outcry
City leaders are drafting a ballot proposition that could ban data centers because of environmental concerns, a move that prompted one developer’s attorney to accuse them of bowing down to “mob rule.”
LA San Fernando Valley students are walking out of school to protest ICE raids. Students from more than 100 schools are expected to participate on Friday morning.
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Protesters Turn to Economic Disruption to Fight ICE
A nationwide shutdown, inspired by a one-day general strike in response to the killings of two US citizens in Minneapolis last month, shows the evolving tactics of groups from Minnesota to LA mobilizing against Trump’s immigration agenda.
LA County leaders want to make it harder to evict tenants targeted by ICE. But they can’t agree on how
The Board of Supervisors passed a motion to raise the rent debt threshold in unincorporated areas and could extend protections countywide.
For my latest story, I spoke to LA residents about what safety means to them after recent ICE shootings in their communities, and what they think elected officials should do to hold federal agents accountable locally as other DHS shootings dominate national headlines.
After ICE shootings in LA, residents want accountability for agents, safety for neighbors.
Residents say they’ll feel safe when ICE agents face consequences for violence and operate under stricter standards when opening fire in LA neighborhoods.
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Amid Climate Crisis, Insurers’ Increased Use of AI Raises Concern For LA Policyholders
States and consumers accuse insurance giants of using technology to slow payouts and drop homeowners.
We will not be intimidated.
The federal arrest of two journalists defies the First Amendment.
These LA businesses are closing in solidarity with the nationwide anti-ICE strike:
From bakeries to bars, businesses are denouncing the increase in violent federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and LA.
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LA residents protest new battery storage facility, fearing fire risk and a link to AI data centers
The City of Industry has invited commercial and industrial development for decades. But locals said there’s a lack of transparency around the impacts of environmental pollution.
