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Speed cameras approved for Boyle Heights: Here’s where they’ll be installed
Tickets are expected to start this fall after a 60-day warning period, with fines starting at $50 and increasing up to $500 depending on speed.
Meant to filter storm water, LA’s bioswales are now dumping grounds
Residents are calling for community-led efforts to address the trash and safety hazards many bioswales in Los Angeles have become.
Late nights, matcha and teddy bears — 3 Koreatown coffee shops shaping the neighborhood’s cafe culture
Most people stick to Wilshire, but Koreatown’s best coffee is tucked along the side streets — from Cafe Mak’s 22-year legacy to the viral matcha at Yeem’s.
City to acquire Koreatown vacant lot, with plans for new pocket park
The vacant lot will be converted into a new pocket park for a residential area of Koreatown devoid of green spaces
What does it take to build a movement that centers women? We asked Eastside leaders
Three women on how they support one another, what it takes to hold space for survivors and push their movements forward.
Community seeks answers after LAPD detains art students hours before graduation
The students, all 18 years old, were detained by police while walking across the street for coffee, Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory staff say.
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New federal data shows ICE arrested more than 14,000 people in the LA area in 2025.
Immigrant families in California retreat from public benefits amid proposed changes to enforcement rules
It is unclear if or when the federal administration’s proposed changes to “public charge” rules would go into effect.
No Kings brought out protesters across LA; 75 arrests made in downtown LA
The No Kings protests attracted thousands of demonstrators across LA and Southern California. Overwhelmingly, protests took place without incident.
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