New: Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return on Tuesday "We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."

The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

ICE offers big bucks — but California police officers prove tough to poach www.latimes.com/california/s...

Mario Guevara says if he's deported, he believes it's because of his journalist, not because he is a criminal. "The U.S. pledge of allegiance says, in part, "with liberty and justice for all." Right now, it is a lie. They should add, "with exception for immigrants." noticiasmg.com/si-me-deport...

The imprisoned journalist Mario Guevara is facing imminent deportation after an immigration appeals court closed the case and ordered his removal. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

NEW STATEMENT: ⚡As the U.S. government acted to curtail press freedom and free speech this week, Mario Guevara, the only journalist behind bars, faces the very real threat of deportation for doing his job and covering the news. #FreeMario cpj.org/2025/09/jour...

BREAKING: The Board of Immigration Appeals is trying to deport our client Mario Guevara, a journalist from El Salvador, despite his clear legal path to residency and an immigration judge's order to grant his release on bond.

The Bitter Southerner published a letter from Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist who's been in ICE custody since his June 14 arrest while covering his protest. He writes about how ICE has stopped his release at every step, imprisonment & his hope for freedom. bittersoutherner.com/journalist-m...

Loyola Marymount University has abruptly stopped recognizing its faculty union after 10 months of negotiations, citing constitutional religious exemptions, @suhauna.bsky.social reports www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/d...

“I’m like, he’s a cop, he can’t be that crazy. He’s on the force for a reason ... of course he knows where I live." “I’m not thinking he’s going to continue to look for me or stalk me. If I would have known, I would have complained.” by @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

The family of a Los Angeles teen who was allegedly abused and killed by his youth soccer coach is suing the city, claiming the parks department did not properly vet the coach before allowing him near youths. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Pilsen, a part of the city long home to Chicagoans of Mexican heritage, has grown quieter since the Trump administration announced an operation against illegal immigration. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

NEW: University of California President James B. Milliken warns that financial losses due to Trump funding cuts could go beyond UCLA to total billions of dollars. "The stakes are high and the risks are very real," he said this week in a letter obtained by The Times. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Satellites have been tracking the water held in glaciers, lakes and the world’s vast underground reserves — aquifers. A extensive analysis of that data reveals water is rapidly disappearing beneath much of humanity’s feet, and large swaths of the Earth are drying out. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Feds say tow truck driver stole immigration agent’s car during TikTok influencer’s arrest www.latimes.com/california/s...

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo likened the mandates to "slavery", in announcing the plans on Wednesday. "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in your body?" he said. "I don't have that right. Your body is a gift from God." www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘Help me, please!’: Video captures ICE arrest outside L.A. courthouse by @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

“Layoffs, store closures and offloading organized worksites are all part of the anti-unionism playbook,” said Ana Padilla, Executive Director of UC Merced Community and Labor Center. An important read by @melissagomez.bsky.social with the LA Times

New from me: After more than a year of battles and accusations, Wonderful Co. says it will donate the nursery where UFW sought to unionize farmworkers. The company says the wine and table grape industry's downturn drove the decision. labor experts question the timing. www.latimes.com/california/s...

The decision to free an American convicted of murder in a prisoner swap with Venezuela threatened to undercut President Trump’s claims of keeping the worst of the worst out of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...

More than halfway through the year, California is on pace to have more fires and significantly more acreage burned than last year, @grace2e.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Earlier this year, we learned immigration attorneys were scrambling to respond to a flurry of requests from DHS to recalendar old cases - some as old as '06. In some, ppl had died - or their attorneys. with @racheluranga.bsky.social and @missdakotasmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump lawyers are rushing to revive long closed deportation cases, not even checking if their targets are alive or dead. Via @melissagomez.bsky.social @racheluranga.bsky.social & @missdakotasmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

"Officials have begun separating children from their families in small numbers across the country, in what appears to be a more targeted version of one of the most explosive policies of President Trump’s first term." by @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

“That is so godly unethical,” said Scott Shuchart, a former senior homeland security official. “You can’t incentivize government agents to short circuit people’s procedural rights. Would you pay a bonus to judges for wrapping up trials faster?” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

“We want justice, please,” Janet Alanis, 32, his daughter, said. “Tell everyone that all we ask for is justice.” www.latimes.com/world-nation...

ICE raid at major pot operation clouds picture for legal cannabis in California From @jessicagarrison.bsky.social and @melissagomez.bsky.social @latimes.com

"The average per farm payment was about $645,000, and ranged from $2,058 to the Pereira Dairy Farm, in Visalia, to $4.4 million to Channel Islands Dairy Farm, in Corcoran." California dairy farmers get $230 million to help cover costs of bird flu losses www.latimes.com/science/stor...

One of the men released from the prison, an American-Venezuelan dual citizen named Dahud Hanid Ortiz, had been convicted in Venezuela for the murder of three people in Spain in 2016. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

Legal help in immigration court fades as Trump administration ramps up arrests www.latimes.com/california/s...

Latino tenants sued their landlord. A lawyer told them they would be ‘picked up by ICE.’ www.latimes.com/california/s...

Family members held each other tightly as they cried into each other’s arms. A guitarist serenaded the audience with ballads, including a ranchera song that pays homage to Alanis Garcia’s homeland. Story by @melissagomez.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

"In west Altadena — where thousands of structures would burn and all but one of the 19 deaths from the Eaton fire would occur — there was just 1 county fire truck as the flames spread at 3:08 a.m., according to automatic vehicle locator data obtained by The Times." www.latimes.com/california/s...

A 2024 Congressional report found that a total of $27 billion was spent on emergency Medicaid for noncitizens between 2017 and 2023, or less than 1% of overall spending on Medicaid. yet Trump alleges undocumented immigrants have been taking advantage of the program. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Immigration crackdown could stymie efforts to fight bird flu outbreak, experts fear, by @susrust.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor...

Trump immigration raids move north to Sacramento: ‘No such thing as a sanctuary state’ www.latimes.com/california/s...

L.A. County jails are handing inmates over to ICE for the first time in years. by Connor Sheets www.latimes.com/california/s...

www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/... Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other information on their tenants, a sign that the administration is targeting them to assist in its drive for mass deportations

Farmworker rights advocates say they’re calling for a general strike July 16-18, where farmworkers (unclear how many) will be striking. They’re also calling for a boycott of grocery stores during those days. Four farmworkers have spoken about working conditions, and call for a pathway to citizenship

The UFW has confirmed that a worker who fell and was gravely injured has died. www.latimes.com/california/s...

“I can confidently say that most farmers in the country either laughed out loud or were just deflated by those comments,” one farmer said. “It just shows how uninformed and out of touch some of these officials are with what food production looks like in this country.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

Journalist Mario Guevara is still in ICE detention despite being granted bond www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

Central Valley farmers largely support Trump, who has made it clear he intended to pursue mass deportations of undocumented immigrants - many of whom make up farmworkers. Now, they say they're mad he's doing exactly what he always said he would. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

Stephen Miller finally gets his revenge on L.A. a great read here by Julia Wick www.latimes.com/california/s...

NEW from me: “I believe the public should know what it takes to put food on the table.” More on the workplace death at Central Valley Meat Co in @fresnobee.com www.fresnobee.com/news/local/a...

Against Illegal Immigration, but Married to Someone Here Illegally www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...

"Cars. Vending carts. Work tools. Food trucks. When authorities arrested two gardeners outside an Ontario residence, the homeowner went outside to see the lawn mower still running." by Salvador Hernandez www.latimes.com/california/s...