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27-Year-Old Hit With ‘Less-Lethal’ Munition Grapples With ‘Life-Changing’ Injury
After being hit, CJ Johnson dropped his skateboard, then picked it up and ran towards the first street medic that he saw. There was “blood everywhere,” he recalled. “On my shirt, on my pants, on my body, on my skateboard.”
What I Learned Working A Street Vendor’s Night Shift In L.A.
ICE raids, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, and banana pudding: the secrets of survival, solidarity, and sales at a San Gabriel Valley night market.
San Fernando-Based Taco Chain Founder Faces Backlash for Wearing MAGA Hat
Multiple other allegations have been levied against the owner of an L.A. taco chain across the internet since the video's publication, with calls to boycott the establishment, as well as requesting he not be welcomed to BMO Stadium as a LAFC supporter.
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.
The Dodgers Keep Breaking Our Brown, Expendable Hearts
Mexicans and Latinos make up forty percent of the Dodgers fan base. We buy the jerseys, the beer, the overpriced nachos—yet we're still treated like background noise, like we don’t belong in the very stadium we helped build.
The Closing of L.A.’s Oldest Restaurant Goes Beyond French Dips
The loss of The Pantry, Hank's Bar, and now this DTLA watering hole in 2025 is devastating for an area already struggling to recover from the pandemic.
Residents Protest Gentrification in Mexico City Neighborhoods
So-called "digital nomads" have made life unaffordable for residents
ICE Had to Take Her to E.R. After Detaining Her, And Now They Wait Outside to Re-Detain Her
Family and friends are rallying to protect the victim from detainment.
ICE Is Staging on Terminal Island, Where Japanese Americans Were Once Abducted
Protesters are gathering from dawn until dusk at the Japanese Fishing Village Memorial today, a San Pedro monument built to honor the local community of Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed by the government under Executive Order 9066.
The 10 Best Meat Markets and Carnicerías in Los Angeles
If you do participate in any grilling this 4th of July weekend, shop local, and we'll leave you with some wise words from L.A. TACO OG Erick Galindo, who said: "Carne asada isn’t just food. It’s a ritual. It’s resistance."
