When your local reporter needs the same protection as a war correspondent. Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we’re still figuring out how to sustain it.

From Chicago to LA, neighborly solidarity fuels resistance to ICE. Volunteer patrols, mutual aid efforts and immigrant defenders drive the anti-fascist movement against ICE and counter the “crime-ridden” fear narratives about their cities.

20-30 Federal immigration agents spotted at Dodger Stadium parking lot day after World Series championship celebration. Video credit: @peoplescitycouncil

It's Election Day, LA! 🗓️🗳️👏 Cast your ballot in the 2025 Statewide Special Election TODAY to make sure your vote is counted. Not sure how to vote? Head to LAPublicPress.org to learn more about Prop 50.

Inside LAPD’s nearly $400M settlement crisis that’s bankrupting LA. Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.

Proposition 50 asks voters to approve redrawing congressional districts to advantage Democrats in next year’s midterm elections. Under Proposition 50 redistricting would return to the independent commission in 2031. See how it directly affects voters here. bit.ly/4qB7o5x

15 ways for kids and families to safely celebrate Halloween in LA: Trick-or-treat maps, haunted houses and other fun and safe Halloween events. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/la-h...

A Pasadena man had a heart attack from fear of ICE. Then he self-deported to Mexico. Trump’s immigration crackdown is leading some longtime residents to flee the country. They leave behind fractured communities and grieving loved ones.

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest storm to ever hit the island nation. Local officials there report widespread flooding, power outages and significant damage. LA and the nation are mobilizing to help offset the devastation. Swipe through for a few places to donate.

Nory and her mother were deported together. Then she was orphaned. Estela’s death at 45 followed her rapid deportation, leaving her teenage daughter to navigate a new life in Guatemala on her own — afraid of the same gang violence her mother originally fled.

LA mourns Kent Wong, labor organizer who shaped immigrant worker protections. Wong died on October 8 at the age of 69. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/kent...

300 people packed LA’s Los Globos for lesbian oil wrestling. Here’s what happened: lapublicpress.org/2025/10/lesb...

Here's how an LA lesbian librarian helped declassify homosexuality — The American Psychiatric Association finally declassified homosexuality as a mental illness in 1973. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/how-...

Los Angeles’ Chinatown post office will stay open — but it’s still struggling for survival. The community post office’s owner says he’s fighting a “David versus Goliath battle.” lapublicpress.org/2025/10/chin...

California’s new law to protect Jewish students has LA teachers worried about censorship. Proponents say the law protects Jewish students from antisemitic bullying, but educators say the legislation is designed to hinder criticism of Israel. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/la-e...

City moves to address ‘safety issues’ at MacArthur Park by installing a permanent fence. Community advocates say the fence could interfere with life-saving care for unhoused people. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/maca...

LAUSD workers march for justice and democracy at “No Kings” protest. From the LAUSD headquarters to Grand Park, employees from teachers to custodians joined millions nationwide in defense of education and immigrant communities.

Trans immigrants in LA County face severe poverty and safety threats: A UCLA study found 40% of trans immigrants in LA County are homeless and 54% of transgender Latinas unemployed—rates far exceeding other populations. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/tran...

Ahead of No Kings protest, LA City Council, judge kill LAPD bid to roll back press protections against police violence lapublicpress.org/2025/10/no-k...

These three LA community libraries are filling gaps in the public health system. Independent libraries say neighbors know what they need better than some charities and public systems, and they’re responding with services and community spaces.

Meet the trans performer who took on the LAPD in 1960s Los Angeles. Nearly 50 years before RuPaul brought drag into the mainstream, Sir Lady Java challenged LA’s anti-drag law, setting a precedent for LGBTQ+ employment rights.

A new report shows that Black and Latino children in LA are still hit hardest by asthma. Metro LA, South LA, and the South Bay are among communities most impacted, advocates said the findings are “not surprising.” lapublicpress.org/2025/10/la-a...

Do you know what you'll be this Halloween? 👀 Choose your fighter, LA 👻🎃🚌🤡🐈‍⬛ Have more fun costume ideas? Share them below! 🪡 🧑‍🎨 🧐

The most dangerous intersections in Los Angeles Over the past decade, the city’s streets have become significantly more lethal. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/most...

According to local officials, safety at the park has improved. But gangs and gang violence is still a concern for park-goers and residents citywide. bit.ly/42GtCIY

ICE forces strip searches on detained women after visits in Southern California. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/ice-...

This butch Chicana lesbian helped end LA’s ‘anti-masquerading’ law. Arrested dozens of times in the 1940s and ’50s for wearing pants, Nancy Valverde fought back and opened a barbershop that became a queer safe haven.

How an Echo Park historian is preserving — and reclaiming — LA’s Chola culture. A member of the Echo Park crew made famous by “Mi Vida Loca” warns that Trump’s immigration raids could devastate young Latinos like mass incarceration did in the ’90s.

At a Boyle Heights hospital, ICE agents call the shots, doctors say. Doctors say administrator directives allow immigration agents to interfere in medical decisions and compromise medical care.

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The Clippers promised progress, Inglewood’s Black community paid the price. A federal investigation exposed a shady deal, but it has bigger ramifications for one of LA’s disappearing Black enclaves. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/ingl...

The law SB 635 creates protections that advocates say will help vendors, some of whom closed operations during recent ICE raids, make a living safely and without fear. SB 635 goes into effect January 1, 2026. bit.ly/432oezY

“Freaky Friday” plan offers unaccompanied teens $2,500 to self-deport. Immigration attorneys say the program is a way to push scared children into giving up their rights. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/frea...

The Statewide Special Election is less than a month away, LA! Here's our explainer on Prop 50: What you need to know before the Nov. 4 election. If approved by voters, the ballot measure would change California’s congressional maps through 2030 in order to favor Democrats in future elections.

It’s election szn, LA! 🗳️ Mark your calendars with these important dates. 🗓️ Make sure you're heard this year, get to it! 👏 Do you have any questions regarding the upcoming Statewide Special Election? 🧐 Let us know below. 👇

California’s Zone Zero fire rules clash with LA’s desperate need for shade. Homeowners in fire hazard zones may have to remove bushes, hedges and flowers within five feet of their houses — even as extreme heat becomes more dangerous.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from deploying ANY National Guard units to Oregon. The order expires on Oct. 18. ~200 CA Nat'l Guard troops from LA were being sent to Portland. Read the full order here: www.portland.gov/federal/docu...

ADUs are taking over parking in dense LA neighborhoods. Tenants are pushing back. Rent-controlled tenants say a state law has incentivized landlords to push them out by getting rid of essential services tied to their apartments.

Delays, cost overruns slow Metro’s plan to complete 8-mile gap in LA River path. The transit agency said part of a new $1 billion corridor in the path connecting Long Beach and San Fernando Valley could be ready in five years.

Huntington Park jailer on leave after allegedly releasing detainee to ICE agents. California law prohibits local law enforcement agencies from participating in most immigration enforcement.

LA County launches relief fund for small businesses reeling from ICE raids. The Small Business Resiliency Fund offers cash assistance for rent, payroll, inventory, and other costs, with priority given to communities most affected by immigration raids.

Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet hasn’t bounced back after ICE raid Business has plummeted at the beloved swap meet as vendors face fear, loss of income, and limited options.

For 40 years, Circus Disco was the beating heart of LA’s queer Latino community. When West Hollywood clubs refused entry to Gene La Pietra’s boyfriend for being Latino, he created a sanctuary that would last four decades.

Machines are threatening to take the jobs of Latino workers in LA County, UCLA study warns. From fast food to social services, one in three Latinos works in a job at high risk of automation—more than double the rate for white residents.

The AI data center boom comes to Vernon. While nationwide, neighborhoods have fought to keep the electricity- and water-hungry data centers away, Vernon is welcoming another data center, seemingly without opposition.

Forget the feds, California has its own vaccine guidance and delivery plan lapublicpress.org/2025/09/la-v...

USC officials weighed halting sexual assault investigation if professor left — emails reveal. The professor — accused by multiple students — agreed to retire early if the Title IX investigation was dropped. Then one student sued.

LA DJs organize protest rave over Boiler Room’s controversial new ownership. After the global music platform was bought by a firm with alleged ties to Israeli weapons funding, Hood Rave organized a fundraiser rave that was forced to relocate mid-event but still packed the house.

LA Metro Board member wants a plan for ICE on transit as reinstated bus drivers fight for back pay. A federal transit agency on Thursday called Metro’s decision to reinstate the two fired bus drivers “disgraceful.” lapublicpress.org/2025/09/la-m...

These LA backyard farms could help remake the U.S. food system. Urban agriculture could address hunger on a large scale with the right support. lapublicpress.org/2025/09/la-f...