[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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More than 30 people were confirmed to have been detained in the last couple of days, including 3 U.S. citizens.
A screaming woman in an apron was seen running from the stand into the safety of a nearby firetruck, while the stand's other employees weren't so lucky.
Federal immigration raids are escalating in intensity, with more people being profiled and taken without due process.
Prior to June 8, the LAPD had not used tear gas in crowd-control settings in almost 50 years, an LAPD spokesperson told L.A. TACO.
“I denounce the Trump Domestic Terrorism Campaign that continues to target law-abiding residents in Huntington Park and across the nation,” said Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores. “I have faith that those who choose to violate human rights and constitutional rights will be held accountable for their crimes. Not to mince words . . . FUCK TRUMP and FUCK ICE.”
Border Patrol Is Back after their week-long hiatus, targeting Southeast Los Angeles and other areas, ripping parents from children, chasing workers and almost killing one, arresting a U.S. citizen, and targeting street vendors again.
