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This Downey-Raised Comedian Is Emptying His Pockets To Help Street Vendors
Jerry Hernandez doesn’t think he’s doing anything heroic. If anything, he’s overwhelmed. Depressed. Angry. But he’s showing up. Not with speeches or a platform. With a wallet, a conscience, and a broken heart.
Opinion: How To Stay Legally Trucha with Your Protest Lucha
Risks right now are high. Intervening in the arrest or detention of a loved one—however tragic or emotional the moment—carries serious legal consequences. In these tense encounters with federal agents, your options are limited, and one wrong move can escalate quickly.
Maravilla Housing Project Residents Fearful After Receiving Notice That Their Citizen Status Could Be Shared With DHS
The notice emphasizes that "there is currently no new data-sharing policy between HUD and DHS in effect at this time,” and that the Memorandum of Understanding between the two federal agencies “does not specifically state how HUD and DHS will collaborate.”
Fans Protest at Dodger Stadium After Team’s ‘Too Little, Too Late’ Statement
“This is literally the majority of their fan base and they’re not responding," said Hector, an educator and lifelong Dodger fan.
Black Lives Matter Leader Reflects On L.A.’s Anti-ICE Protests, Five Years After George Floyd
Baba Akili sees no end to the anti-ICE protests that started two weeks ago.
Tom Morello Unites B Real, Pussy Riot, K. Flay and More to “Defend L.A.” at The Echoplex
Morello brought out all the artists at the end to sing along together to "This Land is Your Land," encouraging everyone to continue to defend L.A. and not back down in the face of state repression.
Kids of Taqueros Take Over East L.A. Taco Stand to Keep Families Safe
Jonathan, his brother, two sisters, and the children of other employees announced last Friday via social media that they would be temporarily taking over the business, saying: “We continue the work in honor of our parents.”
Who Allowed ICE To Arrest Vendors and Customers at The Santa Fe Swap Meet?
Suspicion is falling on management, despite its formal denial that employees knew anything about it. "“Who let them in? That’s what we want to know,” said a vendor. “They have speakers; they could have alerted people,” said one vendor.
13 Arrested As Protest Against Palantir Occupies Sunset Boulevard Lobby of Thiel Capital
"Palantir represents how billionaires make a profit by hurting families," said one protester at the demonstration. "We have to remember: this is just the first step."
