[dropcap size=big]D[/dropcap]espite numerous pleas and warnings from the Staples Center advising fans of Kobe Bryant to enjoy his televised memorial service “from the comfort of their own home” if they were not one of the 20,000 who purchased tickets, thousands of Kobe fans still took to Figueroa and Olympic to receive one last moment of closure on his untimely death.
Our Senior OG Photographer Erwin Recinos was there to capture it all.
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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.
