Cops Vs. Skater ~ Venice

While L.A. showed out for the General Strike, with what felt like 100,000 people marching for three hours from downtown L.A. to Boyle Heights and back, ICE and Border Patrol continued their new streak of following and arresting community watchers.

Memo Torres, Izzy Ramirez, and Erwin Recinos

January 30, 2026

Border Patrol raided the Panorama City area targeting and taking multiple street vendors.

Memo Torres, Izzy Ramirez, and Erwin Recinos

January 29, 2026

We are shutting down and closing down our online shop for the day. We will only be posting our essential ICE coverage and Daily Memo, which has been proven to prevent abductions and has helped families identify loved ones who have been unfairly taken.

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Javier Cabral

January 29, 2026

Activists, businesses, nonprofits, and political groups in southern California will take part in various actions on Friday, January 30 as part of a nationwide effort in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis and the nationwide efforts to rein ICE and the DHS.

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Ivan Fernandez

January 29, 2026

Today, ICE and Border Patrol set a new daily record, surpassing their previous daily average of about 30 reports with nearly 50 incidents. There was a time when 25-40 was the total number of incidents I’d report for a whole week; they just did that in one day.

Memo Torres, Izzy Ramirez, and Erwin Recinos

January 28, 2026

A stroll through Chinatown feels like slipping between the shifting planes of time and space. Here are our recommendations for places to eat and shop, along with a look into its dark history.

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Hadley Tomicki, Julianne Le, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Javier Cabral, Izzy Ramirez, and Juan Izguerra

January 28, 2026