Three Southern California pizzerias named among the world’s best
Three Southern California pizzerias — two in Los Angeles and one in Orange County — have been named among the top 100 in the world, according to the 2025 Best Pizza Awards announced this month in Milan, Italy. The annual list, now in its third year, celebrates not just restaurants but the chefs behind them. […]
Mayor: Recent ICE raids ‘extremely shameful, un-American’
The city of Bell Gardens, California, has canceled its community events, including an Independence Day event, due to fears of ICE raids.
LA Transit Ridership Plummets Amidst ICE Raids
Fear of immigration raids is decimating transit ridership in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands of low-income workers rely on the city’s public transit system. In a piece for the Los Angeles Times, Christopher Buchanan, Colleen Shalby, and Hannah Fry describe the rippling impacts of ICE raids that have forced many...
Homeless man found shot to death outside L.A. 7-Eleven
Police are investigating after a homeless man was shot dead in front of a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles. The shooting occurred around 10:35 p.m. Sunday night at the 7-Eleven located at 1234 Wilshire Boulevard in the Westlake neighborhood, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. Arriving officers found...
‘Who are these people?’ Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies. Police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place but often have to deal with the aftermath, including...
Search Ends for Missing Hiker in Southern California
The initial search for missing hiker Monica Reza has ended, but the investigation continues. Reza, last seen on June 22 near Mount Waterman, is described as a 60-year-old woman from Los Angeles County. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the LASD.
Man repeatedly hit with baton by masked federal agent in Santa Ana
Witnesses used a cellphone to capture another violent confrontation with what appears to be masked federal agents in Santa Ana a little more than a week after the father of three U.S. Marines was seen beaten into submission. This incident, less than two and a half miles from where Narciso Barranco, a landscaper,...
Late-night noise latest tactic used in LA immigration protests: ‘No sleep for ICE’
The clanging of pots and pans. The steady thud of beating drums. The honking of passing cars with waving flags sticking out of the window. Bands playing traditional Mexican songs. Speakers shouting into megaphones. Chants coming from dozens of people. All unfolding into the middle of the night outside the Home2...
Chaotic video shows pickup truck theft gone wrong in Sherman Oaks
A chaotic vehicle-theft-gone-wrong unfolded in a flash on Sunday morning, the loud scene waking up some Sherman Oaks residents and totaling at least one uninvolved, parked car. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to an 8:37 a.m. call for a vehicle theft in the 13000 block of Cumpston Street,...
Los Angeles Chief of Police Jim McDonnell Issues a Statement on the Recent Protests
“Standing Firm on Safety, Accountability, and Constitutional Policing”. Statement from LAPD Chief of Police, Jim McDonnell. Over the past two weeks, Los Angeles has witnessed large-scale protests—amid the deep fear and pain the community has. experienced. This has most often been marked by peaceful expression that...
