Daily Memo: California Is Installing ICE AI Surveillance Tools As Trump Goes After Your Civil and Constitutional Rights
Either through willful ignorance or foolish naivety, our local governments are building the surveillance apparatus that ICE currently uses and will continue to use to persecute immigrants, people of color, and dissidents to Trump.
Why Did Anaheim City Council Vote to Install Nearly $1M-Worth of License Plate Surveillance?
Forty-one of the cameras will be deployed across the broader Orange County operational area as part of a regional surveillance network.
Final Round of TACO MADNESS Voting Is Now Open! Meet the Last Two Taquerías Left
The winner will be announced live on stage this Saturday at our TACO MADNESS live event at Grand Park! Members get in for free and it's our biggest fundraiser of the year for our independent journalism.
Daily Memo: ICE Unveils Plan To Detain Children In “Toxic” Louisiana Military Site
The raids continue here in Southern California, as we’ve been seeing many vehicles targeted and stopped. In one case, ICE deployed spike strips before chasing a fleeing woman into a residential area with their guns drawn.
USC Graduate Student at Center of Arturo Flores Sexual Assault Scandal Speaks Out
Since the news broke, there have been ongoing recall efforts and public pressure for Flores to resign. However, Flores remains a sitting council member.
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Diners, Dommes, and Dives: The 13 Best Restaurants in L.A., According to Dominatrixes
Los Angeles, it turns out, has a tight-knit domme community. They’re caretakers, interpreters of human behavior, and, in their own way, societal pressure valves. Providing a safe and consensual place to release the stress and desires of clients. These are the spots they love to eat.
Sunday Taquitos #25: Nuclear Codes and Presidential Pardons
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
Exclusive: U.S. Citizen Temporarily Detained by ICE ERO Speaks out
“The way they approached the vehicle is horrifying, like we’re being under attack. Screaming at us, breaking the glass. It was horrifying."
This Is How Crazy and Expensive L.A. World Cup Tickets Are Right Now
FIFA dropped another batch of tickets for the tournament this week as part of a “Last Minute Sale.” Who’s got $6k for the quarterfinal at SoFi in a few months?!
A Freshman At USC Got a New Camera For Christmas, Then Lost His Eye To a ‘Less-Lethal’ At a Protest
It’s small things, like noticing his nose in his vision, or misjudging the distance of objects, that serve as reminders that he’s not getting his vision back.
Weekend Eats: A New Chinatown Cocktail Bar From A Member of Mumford & Sons
Elsewhere, we've got new banh mi, hot pots with a 10% discount this week, Korean barbecue, and a massive night market of local BIPOC vendors.
Daily Memo: At Least 15 Latinos Have Been Deported to the Congo As ICE Escalates In Southern California
We have received several reports of agents targeting parents early in the morning as they drop off their children at school. We also have some incidents involving ICE and local police.
