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Mayor Bass issues executive order to pause the Lineage warehouse rebuild. What’s next?
Bass is directing city departments to stop the Lineage warehouse from being rebuilt for now.
City plans to cut hundreds of jobs, from fire captains to librarians, to cover multimillion-dollar shortfall
Long Beach officials proposed deep cuts as they grapple with dwindling reserves, rising personnel costs, a clawback of federal grants and a slowdown in the local economy.
Big Sleeps, LA’s graffiti godfather, honored at mass while fighting for his life in the hospital
From painting on Pico Union walls to Getty recognition, the prolific LA artist has battled advanced kidney disease since 2022.
Health officials warn about flea-borne typhus outbreak in Pico Union
The outbreak is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health who are hoping to minimize the spread of the infection.
There are beautiful homes in Harvard Heights. They are being used to displace its residents
Dynamic, historic and increasingly boxed in by corporate redevelopment, the Central LA neighborhood is facing a quiet identity crisis.
One killed, another hospitalized in Koreatown stabbing as police search for 3 men
Authorities are searching for three men believed to be involved in the stabbings on Alexandria Avenue in Koreatown.
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With inflation up, SoCal landlords will get to raise rents more in many apartments
Under state law, rent hikes can be as high as 8.7% starting in August. Here’s what SoCal renters need to know.
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More people are showing up to hospitals in ICE custody. A new report teaches staff how to respond
Doctors, nurses and other staff are learning how to make legally valid requests of federal immigration agents — and what to do if officers refuse to comply.
Prosecutors move to drop charge against California labor leader arrested during immigration protest
The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said the case will be dismissed by the end of August if Huerta continues to comply with his pretrial release terms.
Koreatown church feeds their community in the era of ICE raids
As immigration enforcement intensifies, LA church revives its sanctuary roots to protect undocumented members sitting in its pews.
A year of ICE raids in LA County has cost Latino businesses millions in revenue — and so much more
A UCLA report finds that last summer’s mass deportation campaign caused immediate and lasting harm to small businesses.
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