Los Angeles
California Passed A Ban On Masked Law Enforcement. But How Will It Be Enforced?
DHS posted their response on X: “To be clear: We will NOT comply with Gavin Newsom’s unconstitutional mask ban." LAPD has kept quiet, following several L.A. TACO requests for comment.
L.A.’s 24 Best Independent Bookshops to Support Instead Of Amazon
Los Angeles, despite what its haters say, is a reading town, from its bookworms to its script-readers. It's full of great independent and time-honored bookstores that are almost as plentiful as the inspired authors this city has spawned.
A ‘Concrete Eyesore’ Replaces Native Trees: Landowner Builds Tax-Break Garden on Protected El Sereno Hillside
“All these organizations are coming together to make this a nice natural space for the community and this guy comes along and ruins it with his greed,” said Christian Aeschliman, who organizes Heroes of Elephant Hill clean-ups. “We need building and safety to stop this construction. Why isn’t the city doing anything? Look how far it’s gone.”
Caruso Defends Attending Event With Right Wing Figures, Falsely Claims Gabby Giffords Was There, Too
After claiming Gabby Giffords, the retired American politician turned gun-control advocate, also attended the event at Damian with Tucker Carlson, a staffer confirmed that she wasn't even in Los Angeles at the time.
L.A. Labor Unions Call For Arms Embargo on Israel at City Hall Protest
Ron Gochez, a member of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and leader of Unión del Barrio, said, “The same government that claims there isn’t enough money for affordable housing or healthcare somehow finds billions to spend on foreign wars and occupation.”
Supreme Court ‘Effectively Greenlights Racial Profiling,’ Permits Feds to Target Latinos
“Today, the highest court in the country ruled that the White House and masked federal agents can racially profile Angelenos with no due process, snatch them off the street with no evidence or warrant, and take them away with no explanation. This decision will lead to more working families being torn apart and fear of the very institutions meant to protect—not persecute—our people,” Mayor Bass continued.
What Counting U.S. Gun Shops And Mexican Taquerías Tells Us About the World Today
A stunning data visualization pits two national obsessions against each other.
Opinion: Why Los Angeles Must Resist
If democracy is to survive, it must be defended where it is most under attack. And today, that place is here.
Opinion: Trump Doesn’t Want to Stop Fentanyl—He Wants Mexican Slave Labor
Like in the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the story being sold is terrorism and security, but the machinery being built points to something deeper: keeping Mexico in its place. Washington is not afraid of fentanyl. It is afraid of a Mexico that builds its own economy, reforms its own judiciary, and refuses to play second fiddle.
Jewish Activists Storm Lobby of Schiff’s Future Office In Burbank, Demand He Stop Arming Israel
A couple dozen protesters entered the lobby just after 2 PM, wearing black shirts with “JEWS SAY LET GAZA LIVE” written on the front. About 10 minutes later, Burbank police arrived at the building.
