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DAILY MEMO: Elderly Man Hospitalized After ICE Hit and Run in Pacoima, One of 17 Incidents Reported Today
Masked ICE and Border Patrol agents raided several parking lots outside Home Depots, Superior Grocers, a bakery, a recycling center, a carnitas spot, a donut shop, and a tea house, resulting in at least 12 confirmed kidnappings of workers and street vendors while also scouting residential areas throughout the Southland.
From the Boston Massacre to DTLA: This Saturday’s No King’s Protest Continues The Fight Against Tyranny
This Saturday's action is one of roughly 80 actions happening around the greater L.A. area. It’s the same old story—a fight against rent hikes, militarized police, and ICE raids. Our city doesn't trust the leaders that sit on thrones, and we'll be reminding them of that this weekend.
We Don’t Need to Imagine Octavia Butler’s Post-Apocalyptic L.A. It’s Already Here.
Twenty years after the publication of her final novel, author Octavia E. Butler’s fictionalized version of Los Angeles rings especially true.
Bad Bunny’s Middle Finger to White Assimilation
By singing entirely in Spanish and refusing to apologize, Bad Bunny is telling millions of Americans to stop sitting on the sidelines as he takes to the biggest stage in the world at next year's Super Bowl.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids San Fernando Valley Kidnapping At Least 20 People and More
ICE and Border Patrol focused most of their attention in the San Fernando Valley, kidnapping 15 people from a single Home Depot. Meanwhile everyone from L.A. TACO to NPR is noticing that agents are getting more violent and aggressive especially towards community observers.
Native Community Bands Together In San Pedro, Fighting Trump’s ‘Columbus Day’ Reinstatement
This Long Beach Art Gallery Survived a Drunk Driver. But The Next Threat Could Mean Its End.
Long Beach's Open Gallery owners, Liz Garibaldi and Artos Saucedo, are trying to keep their spirits up but are running low on fumes at this point. In February 2024, a drunk driver rammed into the building—another setback amidst the threat of their landlord possibly putting their space up for sale.
L.A.’s Greatest Detective Is Back To Navigate a City in Turmoil and Speak for the Voiceless
Walter Mosley, author of the Easy Rawlins series, continues his love letter to L.A. in "Gray Dawn," as his familiar P.I. protagonist tries to make sense of the city's crimes. “Easy, and his friends exist to testify about a volatile time in Black, and therefore American, history," Mosley states in this installment's author note.
DAILY MEMO: In New Tactic, ICE Kidnaps Random Bystanders Near Foiled Raid Sites
ICE is continuing their raids, going after seemingly anyone at random, sometimes releasing them later in the streets. Meanwhile DHS is playing the victim card as they deport migrants to Africa, a country not of their origin.
Meet the Young Women Reimagining Taxidermy In L.A.
L.A.'s taxidermists are honoring the wildlife we share our city with—parking lots, high-rises, and all. Union costumer and taxidermist Sparkle Juarez says, “Taxidermy is not just about creating a relationship with an animal by honoring their life, it is about developing a connection with the person who sees your final piece. Maybe it’s a kid that will be inspired to carry on the practice of taxidermy." “It’ll last longer than any of us,” Paloma Strong, the 26-year-old owner of Strong Taxidermy, says.
