We've been thinking a lot about how California court cases defined who belongs and who doesn't as the 250th approaches — some fascinating insights here and more to come thelalocal.org/california/f...

Boyle Heights residents told us what it's been like living next to the warehouse fire that's been spewing smoke for almost a week: thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

You really need to go on this journey of an investigation into dead birds on the beach: thelalocal.org/environment/...

The LA Local has created a resource zine for immigrant families — we'll be printing these and dropping them around LA. Or print your own and help us get the word out: In English: thelalocal.org/resources/im...

In 2019, a state trooper killed Brandon Webster, claiming self-defense. Evidence contradicted that account but wasn’t made public — until now.

ICE took at least two people today at the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro station and the Home Depot thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

🚨 Tomorrow: Join our webinar on careers in nonprofit #localnews. You’ll hear from the AJP team, Amir Vera of The LA Local and Lauren Williams of @capitalb.bsky.social on how the sector works, what careers can look like, plus practical tips and Q&A. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New from me for @latimes.com: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for governor, has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November’s election and is investigating whether they were fraudulently counted. www.latimes.com/california/s...

73-year-old Keum-soon Lee was riding her bike in Koreatown when she was hit by a driver and later died. Really moving to hear from her friends at the local senior center, where she was in a harmonica ensemble, and her church thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

Do you think anyone at ABC googled Taylor Frankie Paul before making her The Bachelorette

BuzzFeed News reported in 2023 that police said they had a video showing Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a chair that struck her daughter, i am just saying www.buzzfeednews.com/article/poch...

'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to cancel celebrations

important read: www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

Scoop: Here’s the bonkers story of how a foreign hacker inadvertently (?) broke into an evidence server holding FBI Epstein material in 2023 and then threatened to call in law enforcement when they found it was full of CSAM. www.reuters.com/world/us/for...

Gas prices are already starting to squeeze small business owners in LA. "Yesterday, some customers told us it would cost them more to drive here than to pay for the food,” restaurant owner Lidia Young said. thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

While on leave, Carvalho will continue to receive pay, with a salary of $440,000. thelalocal.org/education/la...

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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.

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.

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

We don't always hear what happens after ICE takes someone — beautiful look here @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social at one couple's story: “We had plans. To keep working, to buy a home, to have children.” thelalocal.org/immigration/...

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...

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...

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

from the family of Virginia Giuffre: “At 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.”

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.

Who needs Deep Throat and leaked documents when you've got *checks notes* gamblers on the internet

Horsefeathers!!

LA really was all over the Super Bowl halftime show 🥲 thelalocal.org/art-and-cult...

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

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

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...

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...

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-...

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:

At least three people have been taken in Boyle Heights today, including a flower vendor "They kidnapped him. They took him,” Verita Topete said. “It was hard to witness.” thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

"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" — some shocking allegations in a new lawsuit against ICE and GEO Group thelalocal.org/immigration/...

BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — 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...

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

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 — right after they spoke to WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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...

Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft

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...

At least six people were taken today as immigration agents once again descended on the Home Depot in Cypress Park, the site of one of first raids in June boyleheightsbeat.com/immigration-...

I'm going to bed and Clayton Kershaw should too

Not yet clear why sheriff's deputies serving a search warrant has caused the evacuation boyleheightsbeat.com/garfield-hig...

This exhibition is incredible and I hope people actually get to see it today (yesterday's opening was disrupted by a neighborhood power outage; I took this photo during a preview Sunday)

Solidarity!! Last week, Indiana University fired the director of student media & halted print on the Indiana Daily Student newspaper. Yesterday, Purdue’s student paper printed the banned edition & drove two hours to deliver it. Incredible www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...

The premise of The Diplomat is what if Keri Russell had bad hair, and I'm fully here for it