ICE Agent Pulls Gun on Santa Ana Observer, As Police Watch and Do Nothing
A fed directly aimed his gun at an unarmed woman in Santa Ana on Sunday, continuing ICE's violent tirade against L.A. residents.
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Gardena’s Belizean Hub Has Orange Walk Tacos, Legendary Soca, and The Heart of Its Community
For Belizeans in Los Angeles, the Blue Hole is a reminder that our culture still has a seat at the table.
“They Took My Mom. Then They Took My Dad and Uncle,” Oxnard ICE Raids Through The Eyes of 16-Year-Old Boy
A high school student and budding mariachi recounts the damage done to his family by two separate immigration raids, four months apart, detailing the lasting trauma federal enforcement is leaving on brown youth across the U.S.
Sunday Taquitos #1
Introducing the first-ever edition of our Sunday cartoons: Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
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Pan Dulce Season: Why We Eat More Carbs in Fall and Winter
“Maybe it’s not just nostalgia that makes pan dulce irresistible this time of year. Maybe it’s biology, memory, and culture conspiring in the best possible way."
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Targets Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again
Border Patrol continues with their new strategy, effectively raising their numbers by focusing on Latino enclaves instead of spreading around the city. Today, they targeted Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again. They were all over Van Nuys, Roscoe, Sepulveda, and Parthenia, to name a few bigger boulevards. They also returned to targeting popular grocery chains catering to Latinos.
Bartenders and Innocent Bystanders Tear Gassed, Knocked Over By Horses, And Shot With ‘Rubber Bullets’ During World Series Night Celebrations
One man who was walking to Gold Room bar had to get surgery on his finger after being shot with a “rubber bullet.” “He was just running away and they got him in the leg and shot the top of his finger off,” the man’s girlfriend told L.A. TACO.
Weekend Eats: Jerk Chicken and Oxtail To Aid Jamaica’s Recovery
Plus Japanese pastries, all-you-can-eat dumplings, and a party to benefit a local rapid response network.
DAILY MEMO: 25 People Taken In Hectic Santa Ana Raids and More
We are starting to see a new pattern and strategy from Border Patrol crews here in the Southland: intensifying their operations and targeting specific neighborhoods, rather than having crews roam random parts of the city.
This New Book on the Rise of Asian America Is Much More Than Just a Bruce Lee Biography
Bruce Lee shifted the U.S. zeitgeist, and author Jeff Chang maps out "how Kung Fu became American" in his newest book.
This ‘Xicano Hardcore’ Documentary Proves Pomona and San Bernardino Are Punk’s New Frontier
“It's really important right now to show Hispanic people being aggressive, being themselves, and I think it's very healing,” says Magdalena Aparicio, director of “Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary."
