"Add to this the fact that Los Angeles is spread out over 453 square miles, inclosing within its city limits sheep and cattle ranches, virgin forests and mountain ranges, as well as Hollywood and at least 25 to 30 small towns and you begin to get the idea of what a difficult task it is to build any kind of community feeling! The only fertility of such a soil was the kind on which grew radicals, cultists, utopians and fanatics." Ralph Hancock, "Fabulous Boulevard."
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L.A. woman-fronted punk band, Naked Aggression, was the first band to pull out. L.A. TACO confirmed that N8NOFACE is also withdrawing from the festival taking place in Vallejo, California, as of this morning. Other bands, like 8 Kalacas, are doubling down and still performing.
Around Los Angeles and Orange County, ICE is still grabbing people who show up to their immigration appointments. ICE also has a big presence in the I.E. and San Bernardino County. Shake-ups and changes continue with DHS, and lawmakers in other states are trying to criminalize ICE observers while one in California is trying to protect them.
Happy Mardi Gras season. Here’s where you can find some of the best gumbo, king cake, and étouffée in Los Angeles. Laissez les bon temps rouler.
Reza Pahlavi, son of the former Shah, has publicly supported and called for protests in Iran and abroad to support regime change against the Islamic Republic.
