‘It hurts’: Community supports grieving family after father allegedly kills sons in Pico Union
Less than a week after the boys’ killings, the community honored their lives and showed support to the grieving family.
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Mayor Bass answers student journalists on the Olympics, Lineage, ICE and more
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A devastating fire destroyed this family’s store in Inglewood. Now they’re questioning how to move forward.
Rising operating costs and immigration raids were already pushing Guadalupe Morales’ business, Quique’s Discount Store, to the brink. Then a fire broke out.
Dozens of ‘No Kings’ protests are happening across greater LA on Saturday
This time, the focus is on the November midterms and getting people prepared to vote.
LA Views: In Crenshaw, residents lose patience with a stalled vision for Black LA
Years behind schedule, the $150 million Destination Crenshaw art project faces growing skepticism from the community it’s meant to serve.
Eastside residents say Lineage fire, oil spill are more pressing than renaming Cesar Chavez Avenue
At the first of three LA County listening sessions on renaming streets and public places named after César Chávez, residents shared what should be a priority for the community.
Gloria Gray is an Inglewood City Council member serving on the water board. A lawsuit says this is a conflict of interest.
Community members filed the suit claiming Gray is in violation of state law because the city of Inglewood purchases water from the West Basin Municipal Water District.
Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots
The administration claims 20,000 “likely” noncitizens were sent ballots for the upcoming election.
Art & Culture
Your guide to Día de los Muertos events on the Eastside
We’ve rounded up a list of mostly free events on LA’s Eastside and downtown to celebrate the cherished cultural holiday.
Immigration
Faith leaders and families will conclude a 96-mile pilgrimage in the heat from Adelanto to DTLA
Participants expect to arrive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A. on Tuesday afternoon after their nearly 100-mile trek.
California accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests of Asian immigrants, new tracker finds
The tracker from Stop AAPI Hate saw a surge in arrests and deportations in the arrest of people from Asian countries.
An oral history project captures stories in and around K-Town. Now anyone can dive in
The archive grew out of Koreatown Youth and Community Center’s Koreatown Storytelling Program, which launched in 2020 with plans to have young people interview elders.
I struggled to get clear answers about Lineage disaster loans. Imagine what small business owners are facing
It took me hours of calls, emails and a visit to a business resource center to get clear answers about recent changes to federal loan programs by the Trump administration, and even experts struggled to explain it.
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This Koreatown tailor planned to retire. Then his customers pleaded with him to stay.
The Italian Custom Tailors owner will relocate to Koreatown Galleria in October after friends and longtime customers convinced him to keep the business open.
‘You feel human again’: What free haircuts mean to unhoused people at MacArthur Park
Teen Challenge, a faith-based outreach group, sets up twice a month at the park.
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