Westlake
Border Patrol Raids Westlake Home Depot For 4th Time This Summer, Feds Say ICE Activity Will Increase
Tear gas was used at a time when parents were taking their kids to school and innocent bystanders were on their way to work. “A lot of people were coughing ... A lot of people had red eyes, and [were] trying to get water to clean themselves," said one witness.
After ICE’s Show of Force, Ska-Punk Fans Reclaimed MacArthur Park This Weekend
The flyer claimed that it would be “THE BIGGEST BADDEST SKACORE SHOW OF THE YEAR.” For local impacted communities, it would be one of the most important.
Morning Raid On Westlake Home Depot Signals Return to ICE Terror
“For those who thought immigration enforcement had stopped in Southern California, think again,” acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli wrote on X shortly after the raid. “The enforcement of federal law is not negotiable, and there are no sanctuaries from the reach of the federal government."
Heavily-Armed Federal Police In Armored Vehicles Target MacArthur Park
Even before the feds arrived, community activists had put up signs alerting people that ICE was planning on “raiding” MacArthur Park on July 7. While federal agents walked through the park, some businesses locked their doors and closed off their parking lots.
L.A TACO’s Guide To Your Free Summer Concerts
An orchestral celebration of Dr. Dre! Red Kross and Dengue Fever! The Delphonics and The Drifters with the Stylistics! An actual summer night with Lil Rob! Plus, free shows by the beach.
The 14 Best Empanadas in Los Angeles
From Argentina to Venezuela to Cuba to Chile and Colombia, L.A. is an empanada town as much as it is a taco and pupusa town.
‘Our Families Are Hungry:’ MacArthur Park Vendors Plea to Mayor Bass to Remove Fence
The vendors displayed a white tarp on 7th Street, carrying a message to the Mayor expressing their fears that if the situation down Alvarado Street isn't solved soon, many will be on the verge of living on the streets.
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: A Palestinian Woman-Owned Knafeh Cart in DTLA, Crimean Dumplings, and Guatemalan Revolcado
Plus a cultural festival in Watts with bubble waffles, chile relleno tortas, fried chicken, and ribs. And a spot to try a banh mi egg roll!
This Veteran Journalist Wrote a True Crime Book About Gangs Taxing Streets Vendors in MacArthur Park
In his new book "The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder and Redemption in Immigrant L.A." (Astra House, out this month), former Westlake resident Jesse Katz dives into the life of a teenaged member of the Columbia Lil Cycos gang.
Thousands Line Up at L.A.’s Mexican Consulate To Cast Their Historic Vote for Mexico’s First Woman President
The insufficient availability of forms was just one of many issues voters faced on Sunday. No portable restrooms were available, and many people had to wait over five hours to vote.
