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DAILY MEMO: From Saturday Through Veterans’ Day, at Least 20 People Were Kidnapped in More Than 40 Raids
If you still think the immigration raids aren’t as bad, you’re not paying attention, because although even one raid is bad enough, at least 20 people were taken in more than 40 attempted raids from Saturday through Tuesday, Veterans Day.
This DIY Underground Art Gallery Fights to Survive In a Changing Neighborhood
“I don't ever want to be a part of the art gallery industrial complex that just gentrifies neighborhoods and commodifies things,” Superchief's co-founder and owner Bill Dunleavy says.
Free L.A.! Support the Fearless Reporting That Los Angeles Deserves
Los Angeles deserves strong, truly independent local media made by and for the people who actually live, work, and raise families here. Not news sponsored by Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and other mega-corporations.
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.
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.
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.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Snatches Multiple People in Salvadoran Corridor Raid, Including a U.S. Citizen
Border Patrol crews raided the Salvadoran corridor, starting down by the 10 freeway and working their way up to the Westlake Home Depot, where Bovino did his infamous Trojan horse stunt with the yellow Penske truck that went viral over the summer. On Monday, Mayor Bass told folks in a town hall that the raids aren’t as bad in L.A. anymore, but the daily reports say otherwise. Today, there were 16 incidents in L.A. alone.
DAILY MEMO: Feds Rip Through Election Day, Taking At Least 25, Including, Elderly, A Toddler, and Her U.S. Citizen Father
On election day, Feds made sure to have a ridiculous presence, ripping through at least 10 neighbourhoods and taking at least 25 people, including elderly, and arresting a U.S. citizen before driving off with his toddler in the back seat. They also brutalised a day labor center coordinator who is also a U.S. citizen, breaking his wrist, and dropping him off down the street before taking himself to the ER.
