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Here’s what we know about the Lineage warehouse fire LA fire officials said the fire is knocked down. Rats, rotting food, and odors are the latest concern.
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Here's what we know about the Lineage warehouse fire
LA fire officials said the fire is knocked down. Rats, rotting food, and odors are the latest concern.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/boyle-heights-fire-warehouse-air-quality/
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At least 31,700 LA workers live in the Lineage warehouse fire smoke zone. 8 in 10 are Latino A new brief from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute focuses on the people most impacted by hazardous smoke.
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At least 31,700 LA workers live in the Lineage warehouse fire smoke zone. 8 in 10 are Latino
A new brief from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute focuses on the people most impacted by hazardous smoke.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/ucla-lineage-fire-boyle-heights-latino-workers/
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LA is still reeling from ICE raids, one year on The numbers and first-hand stories show the toll of the crackdown on LA immigrant communities.
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LA is still reeling from ICE raids, one year on
The numbers and first-hand stories show the toll of the crackdown on LA immigrant communities.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-ice-raids-immigrants-detention/
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Here's what you need to know about the companies involved in the Lineage warehouse fire: LA Public Press found safety investigations related to the warehouse and the companies that run it.
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The companies involved in the Lineage warehouse fire
LA Public Press found safety investigations related to the warehouse and the companies that run it. LA Public Press found safety investigations related to the Lineage warehouse in Boyle Heights and th...
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/lineage-fire-boyle-heights-altus-pearce-solar/
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From AQMD spokesperson Lisette Guzman: "The Particle Pollution Advisory expired today at 12:30 PM and will not be extended at this time."
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A massive warehouse fire in Boyle Heights has been burning for a week, prompting air quality advisories and a state of emergency. LAFD Captain Jacob Raabe said at a press conference on Wednesday morning that they are very close to “final extinguishment."
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Here's what we know about the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire
LA fire officials said on Wednesday that the fire was nearly out. It has affected air quality across the region for a week.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/boyle-heights-fire-warehouse-air-quality/
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Here’s how to find and support relief efforts from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire This article is being updated frequently with additional resources
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Here’s how to find and support relief efforts from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
You can find masks, air purifiers, shelter and more around Boyle Heights and East LA. We also have ways to volunteer.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/boyle-heights-fire-mutual-aid-volunteer-masks-donate/
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Sheriff’s, probation litigation cost LA County taxpayers $1 billion, study finds As county considers a $50.3 billion budget, a report tallies how much is going to legal payouts advocates say are preventable.
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Sheriff’s, probation litigation cost LA County taxpayers $1 billion, study finds
As county considers a $50.3 billion budget, a report tallies how much is going to legal payouts advocates say are preventable.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/sheriff-la-county-litigation-jails-budget/
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Before it’s even built, a Covina battery project is already altering a community. The Covina Reliability Project is driving business relocations and anxiety ahead of a June 23 public hearing on the facility’s fate.
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Before it's even built, a Covina battery project is already altering a community
The Covina Reliability Project is driving business relocations and anxiety ahead of a June 23 public hearing on the facility’s fate.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-covina-battery-project-small-business/
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Here’s how to find and support relief efforts from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire You can find masks, air purifiers, shelter and more around Boyle Heights and East LA. We also have ways to volunteer.
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Here’s how to find and support relief efforts from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
You can find masks, air purifiers, shelter and more around Boyle Heights and East LA. We also have ways to volunteer.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/boyle-heights-fire-mutual-aid-volunteer-masks-donate/
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Our latest updates on the Boyle Heights warehouse fire:
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Here's what we know about the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
The fire has been burning since Wednesday and has affected air quality across the region.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/boyle-heights-fire-warehouse-air-quality/
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Here’s what we know about the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
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Here's what we know about the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
A massive warehouse fire involving an ammonia gas leak broke out in Boyle Heights on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters worked overnight to contain the
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/boyle-heights-fire-warehouse-air-quality/
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Advocates say ICE deported man in retaliation for Adelanto hunger strike A Belizean man was deported 11 days after hunger strikers met with local members of Congress.
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Advocates say ICE deported man in retaliation for Adelanto hunger strike
A Belizian man was deported 11 days after hunger strikers met with local members of Congress.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/ice-adelanto-hunger-strike-immigrants-deported/
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LA’s underfunded parks will likely get a boost from charter reform. Advocates hoped for more. City Council will consider adding $175 million to the budget. Park supporters wanted nearly double that.
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LA’s underfunded parks will likely get a boost from charter reform. Advocates hoped for more.
City Council will consider adding $175 million to the budget. Park supporters wanted nearly double that.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-parks-charter-reform-tax-city-council/
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This Silverlake staircase is an important LGBTQ+ historical site!
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This Silverlake staircase is an important LGBTQ+ historical site
Celebrate Pride Month by learning about LA’s LGBTQ+ history.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/mattachine-steps-silverlake-lgbtq-la/
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Union members ratified the contract Wednesday by a 99% vote, according to Unite Here Local 11 spokesperson Maria Hernandez.
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LA SoFi Stadium workers will not strike during the World Cup for now
The deal between stadium operators and 2,000 workers would boost wages and allow the union to strike if ICE agents threaten or harm staff or fans during the World Cup.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/sofi-worker-strike-world-cup-fifa-ice/
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LA SoFi Stadium workers will not strike during the World Cup for now The tentative deal between stadium operators and 2,000 workers would boost wages and allow the union to strike if ICE agents threaten or harm staff or fans during the World Cup.
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LA SoFi Stadium workers will not strike during the World Cup for now
The tentative deal between stadium operators and 2,000 workers would boost wages and allow the union to strike if ICE agents threaten or harm staff or fans during the World Cup.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/sofi-worker-strike-world-cup-fifa-ice/
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New California bill would prevent ICE arrests in and around state courthouses. Attorneys say federal agents have been making immigration arrests at these locations since last summer.
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New California bill would prevent ICE arrests in and around state courthouses
Attorneys say federal agents have been making immigration arrests at these locations since last summer.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/ice-arrests-courthouse-immigrations-new-law-bill/
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LA sex workers celebrate Pride Month on International Whores’ Day Activists and organizers shined a light on the human rights issues that lie at the intersection of LGBTQ identity and sex work.
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LA sex workers celebrate Pride Month on International Whores’ Day
Activists and organizers shined a light on the human rights issues that lie at the intersection of LGBTQ identity and sex work.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-pride-sex-work-whores-day-lgbtq/
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Raman overtakes Pratt for second place in LA Mayor’s race. LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman gains enough votes Sunday to edge past reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.
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Raman overtakes Pratt for second place in LA Mayor's race
LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman gains enough votes Sunday to edge past reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-mayor-race-raman-pratt-votes/
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LA immigrant defense organizers reflect on one year of ICE raids One year after ICE raids in LA escalated the federal government’s crackdown on immigrants, the Trump administration is promising an enforcement surge this summer.
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LA immigrant defense organizers reflect on one year of ICE raids
One year after ICE raids in LA escalated the federal government’s crackdown on immigrants, the Trump administration is promising an enforcement surge this summer.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-ice-protests-rapid-response-organizers-immigrants/
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Monterey Park overwhelmingly votes to ban data centers Data center ban backed by more than 86 percent of voters signals rejection of regional boom.
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Monterey Park overwhelmingly votes to ban data centers
Data center ban backed by more than 86 percent of voters signals rejection of regional boom.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/monterey-park-data-center-ban-elections-2026/
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ICE, California Governor, LA Mayor, here’s what’s on LA voters’ minds at the polls Voters cast their ballots amidst the potential threat of immigration agents at polling places.
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ICE, California Governor, LA Mayor, here’s what’s on LA voters’ minds at the polls
Voters cast their ballots amidst the potential threat of immigration agents at polling places.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-election-day-2026-primary-voters/
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LA food stamps benefits are getting cut again after new federal work requirements. 260,000 LA County residents could lose benefits due to the change. 108,000 have already lost benefits since July.
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LA food stamps benefits are getting cut again after new federal work requirements
260,000 LA County residents could lose benefits due to the change. 108,000 have already lost benefits since July.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-food-stamps-calfresh-cuts/
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DACA renewal delays are upending lives across LA. As federal delays drag on, DACA recipients in Los Angeles are watching careers unravel and questioning whether the country they’ve spent years contributing to still has a place for them.
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DACA renewal delays are upending lives across LA
As federal delays drag on, DACA recipients in Los Angeles are watching careers unravel and questioning whether the country they’ve spent years contributing to still has a place for them. Those who app...
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/06/daca-renewal-la-immigrants/
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 1: Four challengers are seeking to unseat Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez in a district shaped by debates over housing, public safety and homelessness.
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 1
Four challengers are seeking to unseat Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez in a district shaped by debates over housing, public safety and homelessness.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-election-candidates-city-council-district-1/
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Will LA taxpayers be on the hook for FIFA World Cup costs? It’s still unclear. FIFA and LA’s host committee haven’t publicly shared their agreement showing how much taxpayers might shoulder.
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Will LA taxpayers be on the hook for FIFA World Cup costs?
It’s still unclear. FIFA and LA’s host committee haven’t publicly shared their agreement showing how much taxpayers might shoulder.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/fifa-world-cup-la-tickets-taxpayers/
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Nithya Raman shook up the LA mayor’s race. Now she’s fighting for a run-off. Raman built a record-breaking coalition in 2020 to win a city council seat. Now she’s on a trickier tightrope trying to appeal to a broader base.
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Nithya Raman shook up the LA mayor’s race. Now she’s fighting for a run-off
Raman built a record-breaking coalition in 2020 to win a city council seat. Now she's on a trickier tightrope trying to appeal to a broader base.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/nithya-raman-la-mayor-race-2026-election/
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LAPD officers face loss of police certifications after fatal South Central shooting. Officers Jose Zavala and Julio Quintanilla could be the first to have their policing powers removed in California under Senate Bill 2.
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LAPD officers face loss of police certifications after fatal South Central shooting
Officers Jose Zavala and Julio Quintanilla could be the first to have their policing powers removed in California under Senate Bill 2.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/lapd-decertification-shooting-senate/
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ICE will be at the World Cup. Some LA soccer fans are boycotting. LA sports fans plan World Cup protests amid concerns of ICE at stadiums, travel restrictions, and the ongoing Iran war.
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ICE will be at the World Cup. Some LA soccer fans are boycotting
LA sports fans plan World Cup protests amid concerns of ICE at stadiums, travel restrictions, and the ongoing Iran war.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/ice-world-cup-soccer-boycott-la/
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LA organizers ‘sweep’ Council member Hugo Soto-Martínez’s home in protest of 41.18. Activists want Soto-Martínez to repeal zones in his district that ban sleeping, sitting and lying in public.
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LA organizers ‘sweep’ Council member Hugo Soto-Martínez’s home in protest of 41.18
Activists want Soto-Martínez to repeal zones in his district that ban sleeping, sitting and lying in public.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-hugo-soto-martinez-unhoused-sweep-election/
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 9 Six candidates are running for the open seat — Estuardo Mazariegos, Jorge Nuno, Martha Sánchez, Elmer Roldan, Jorge Hernandez Rosas, and Jose Ugarte.
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 9
Six candidates are running for the open seat — Estuardo Mazariegos, Jorge Nuno, Martha Sánchez, Elmer Roldan, Jorge Hernandez Rosas, and Jose Ugarte.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-election-candidates-city-council-district-9/
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LA City Council saves ‘Safe Parking’ program in budget, but its troubles aren’t over LA’s safe parking programs give people a place to sleep “ without fear of being hassled.”
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LA City Council saves ‘Safe Parking’ program in budget, but its troubles aren’t over
LA’s safe parking programs give people a place to sleep “ without fear of being hassled.”
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-homelessness-safe-parking-city-council/
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Immigrants detained at Adelanto are hunger striking. Dozens of immigrants on hunger strike are demanding the ICE facility be shut down due to lack of medical care and a recent uptick in deaths at the desert complex.
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Immigrants detained at Adelanto go on hunger strike
Dozens of immigrants on hunger strike are demanding the ICE facility be shut down due to lack of medical care and a recent uptick in deaths at the desert complex.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/immigrants-adelanto-ice-hunger-strike/
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Cómo la organización de los inmigrantes transformó Whittier, la ciudad de origen de Nixon
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Cómo la organización de los inmigrantes transformó Whittier, la ciudad de origen de Nixon
La ciudad californiana de Whittier viró hacia los demócratas en esta primavera, espoleada por las redadas del ICE y por el malestar generado por normas electorales que limitaron la participación de lo...
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/whittier-la-elecciones-2026-ice/
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 5 Incumbent Katy Yaroslavsky faces two challengers — Henry Mantel and Morgan Oyler.
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 5
Incumbent Katy Yaroslavsky faces two challengers — Henry Mantel and Morgan Oyler.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-election-candidates-city-council-district-5/
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A guide to voter guides in LA County Voting is an open-book quiz, and luckily there are lots of guides to help you make your choices.
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A guide to voter guides in LA County
Voting is an open-book quiz, and luckily there are lots of guides to help you make your choices.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/voter-guide-elections-2026/
about 1 month ago
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Have progressive LA politicians broken their promises on sweeps? Data show hundreds of CARE+ operations in the districts of Councilmembers who campaigned on ending sweeps.
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Have progressive LA politicians broken their promises on sweeps?
Data show hundreds of CARE+ operations in the districts of Councilmembers who campaigned on ending sweeps.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-sweeps-homelessness-elections-2026-city-council/
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LA residents criticize ‘deceptively maze-like’ public comment process for Dodger Stadium gondola. Locals say the “virtual open house” explaining the gondola’s impact on LA State Historic Park is inaccessible.
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LA residents criticize 'deceptively maze-like' public comment process for Dodger Stadium gondola
Locals say the “virtual open house” explaining the gondola’s impact on LA State Historic Park is inaccessible and that officials should host in-person forums instead.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-dodgers-gondola-state-park/
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 3: The third district spans the West San Fernando Valley, including the neighborhoods of Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills.
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Here are the candidates for LA City Council District 3
Three candidates are vying to fill an open seat — Christopher Robert Celona, Timothy Gaspar, and Barri Worth Girvan.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-election-candidates-city-council-district-3/
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LA immigration court observers sound alarm over lack of due process in legal proceedings Court Watch LA says volunteer observers are needed as a deliberately opaque immigration court system fuels mass deportations and unnecessarily criminalizes non-citizens.
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LA immigration court observers sound alarm over lack of due process in legal proceedings
Court Watch LA says volunteer observers are needed as a deliberately opaque immigration court system fuels mass deportations and unnecessarily criminalizes non-citizens.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-immigration-court-ice/
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That's not your girl, that's the LA Public Press Voter Guide!! 😮💨 Find her here:
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How Whittier’s immigrant organizing flipped Nixon’s hometown Whittier swung to Democrats this spring, spurred by ICE raids and by anger toward election rules that kept Latino voter turnout and city government participation low.
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How Whittier’s immigrant organizing flipped Nixon’s hometown
Whittier swung to Democrats this spring, spurred by ICE raids and by anger toward election rules that kept Latino voter turnout and city government participation low.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/whittier-la-elections-2026-ice/
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How Jiji’s Jazz Club became one of LA’s hottest music meetups “I am not nonchalant. I love caring. I love when people exude fan behavior.”
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How Jiji’s Jazz Club became one of LA’s hottest music meetups
"I am not nonchalant. I love caring. I love when people exude fan behavior.”
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/jijis-jazz-club-la-music/
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Sick of busted streets, LA people are voting for change Potholes go unfilled and street lights remain dark as budget woes plague LA. These issues could fuel political change to overhaul City Hall.
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Sick of busted streets, LA people are voting for change
Potholes go unfilled and street lights remain dark as budget woes plague LA. These issues could fuel political change to overhaul City Hall.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-elections-2026-street-safety-transportation/
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Voting for an LA Superior Court Judge? Here’s what you should know: From eviction hearings to criminal rulings, the stakes are high — even as voters are left with little to guide their choices.
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Voting for an LA Superior Court Judge? Here’s what you should know
From eviction hearings to criminal rulings, the stakes are high — even as voters are left with little to guide their choices.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-elections-2026-judges/
about 2 months ago
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Fire Recovery Could Wipe Out Altadena’s Affordable Rentals Without funding and policy interventions, rebuilt homes will rent at market rates, pricing out long-term residents.
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Fire Recovery Could Wipe Out Altadena’s Affordable Rentals
Without funding and policy interventions, rebuilt homes will rent at market rates, pricing out long-term residents.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/fire-altadena-affordable-housing-la/
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Annual LA May Day rally calls for end to ICE raids. Over 100 pro-immigrant and social justice organizations joined forces and rallied at MacArthur Park on Friday.
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Annual LA May Day rally calls for end to ICE raids
Over 100 pro-immigrant and social justice organizations joined forces and rallied at MacArthur Park on Friday.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/may-day-2026-ice/
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Monica Rodriguez is running unopposed for LA City Council District 7. Incumbent Councilmember Monica Rodriguez has no challengers for the seat.
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Monica Rodriguez runs unopposed for LA City Council District 7
Incumbent Councilmember Monica Rodriguez has no challengers for the seat.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-election-candidate-city-council-district-7/
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The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act even more. Today’s ruling affects voters of color in across the country and could affect voters in CA.
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The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act even more
Today’s ruling affects voters of color in across the country and could affect voters in CA.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/04/voting-rights-act-la-elections/
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