Check out the "sprawling, satirical re-imagining of Southern California" the team at Rockstar Games have come up with for GTA V. Incredible. Not sure who did the art, but the influence of Chaz Bojorquez is surely felt in this screenshot below, which appears to be in an area close to MacArthur Park.
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As the U.S. government wages war on immigrants, with Los Angeles bearing the brunt of ICE's violent tactics, this DIY Dead City show felt historic—echoing Rage Against the Machine's legendary protest set outside the 2000 DNC.
"It's not a good public policy decision and it wasn't well thought out in my opinion,” said LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell during a press conference for the release of 2025 citywide crime data.
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.
While Tomat teams up with a bagel business to raise money for CHIRLA.
Border Patrol raided the Panorama City area targeting and taking multiple street vendors.
