Ten Days After Adelanto Internment, This Beloved Grandfather Died In Custody
Border Patrol agents were observed driving in the city of Costa Mesa on the rainy Tuesday of October 14th, around 11:50 a.m., as they conducted a “roving” raid, grabbing any individuals off the street who they believed to be undocumented. Several community watch members in the area at...
Major fast food chain offering $1 meals in SoCal amid government shutdown
Hundreds of Carl’s Jr. locations across Southern California are offering one-dollar meals to families impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown, officials confirmed to KTLA. Starting Nov. 1, participating restaurants operated by Akash Management LLC — a major Carl’s Jr. franchise group with nearly 300...
‘Education, not deportation’: Reseda High School senior held in ICE custody
A group of Los Angeles Unified School Teachers gathered Monday to support an 18-year-old Reseda High School senior who has been in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than a month. Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz has been at the Adelanto Detention Center since he was taken into custody in...
Metro bus driver in Eagle Rock killed after hit-and-run
The Metro bus operator was struck by a car while crossing the street during their break in Eagle Rock.
OPINION: In MacArthur Park, a Fence Won’t Fix Homelessness or Addiction But It Might...
LOS ANGELES - The city struggles to balance its humane responses to addiction and homelessness with its more instant but often less durable alternatives - police action. MacArthur Park, a 35-acre space in the heart of L.A.'s Westlake neighborhood, is proving to be a frustrating testing ground. Neighbors want a safer...
Immigration raid in LA’s El Salvador corridor
Vendors from the El Salvador corridor in the Pico Union area are still shaken after an immigration raid that happened on Sunday around 11 a.m. There are estimates that between six and 10 people were detained. Vendors said the federal agents focused on 11th and 12th Streets, where the majority...
Driver gets 16 years in prison for crashing into, killing man pushing disabled car
A Long Beach man was sentenced Friday to 16 years in state prison after he pleaded no contest to charges he crashed into and killed a man who was pushing a disabled vehicle on a Long Beach street and injured a woman who was steering the vehicle. Patrick Mount, 61,...
Los Angeles man indicted for attempting to pimp Colorado women
A Colorado grand jury indicted a 36-year-old man on seven charges related to organized crime throughout the state in 2023. Andrew Dominguez was recently indicted on one count of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), two counts of attempted pimping, two counts of criminal impersonation, one...
“The Deadly Weapon In Question Was A 15-ounce Umbrella”
LOS ANGELES— As dusk settled over the Los Angeles skyline and chants echoed off the walls of the Metropolitan Detention Center, federal officers moved in on a familiar crowd of protesters.
Inside LAPD’s nearly $400M settlement crisis that’s bankrupting LA
Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
