Los Angeles failed to meet obligations for homeless residents, judge finds
A federal judge ruled that the city of LA failed to meet its obligations under a homelessness settlement and must submit an updated plan by Oct. 3 to create nearly 13,000 shelter beds by June 2027. The judge found the city consistently uncooperative, withholding documentation unless compelled, and disputing audit...
‘We Ain’t Going Nowhere’ – Black Immigrants Left Out of California’s Deportation Protests
Black immigrants in California are being left out of the deportation protest conversations. While headlines focus on Latin American migration, advocates warn that anti-Black immigration policies are quietly removing Californians of African descent from their homes, and from the national spotlight. “We need to tell...
Los Angeles rioters don’t represent Hispanic Americans
Throughout this month, people have watched scenes unfold in Los Angeles that are as destructive as they are delusional: masked rioters vandalizing property, blocking traffic, clashing with police, and waving foreign flags as if the United States were their enemy. Their chants and slogans are loud, but their grasp of...
Black community leaders respond to immigration enforcement in LA: ‘This is our fight, too’
Several Black-led groups shared direct calls to action and suggested ways people can get involved, including supporting protests and mutual aid.
Border Patrol will not turn over man with active California warrant
The man has a warrant in California, but the agency is deporting him instead of returning him to face charges.
L.A. County sees 22% drop in overdose deaths in 2024
Drug-related overdose deaths in Los Angeles County fell by 22% in 2024, marking the largest annual decline on record, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The county saw overdose deaths drop from 3,137 in 2023 to 2,438 last year, the lowest number...
Los Angeles Leaders Push to Ban Masks for Federal Agents Amid Immigration Raids
Concerns Grow Over Anonymous ICE and CBP Officers in Los Angeles. A growing coalition of California lawmakers and local leaders is calling for a statewide ban on masked law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, in response to escalating concerns over the anonymity of personnel involved in...
Masked Federal Agents Detain Iranian Asylum Seeker and Wife in Westwood
31-Year-Old Woman was Hospitalized After Possible Medical Emergency. On Tuesday, June 24, between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., near the intersection of Camden and Santa Monica Boulevard, in the West LA Camden area, just south of Westwood, near the Sawtelle border, a male Iranian asylum seeker was detained by what can...
Los Angeles County Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Laundering Proceeds of $16 Million...
June 24, 2025 – A California man pleaded guilty on Monday, June 23rd to laundering more than $4.6 million in connection with a. years-long scheme to defraud Medicare of nearly $16 million through sham hospice companies. According to court documents, Mihran Panosyan, 46, of Winnetka, worked with others to...
Gardener violently beaten by homeless man while working outside Brentwood home
Neighbors are angry and frustrated after a gardener was brutally beaten by a homeless man while he was working outside a home in Brentwood. On June 23, Rodolfo Roman was working at a home on the 11900 block of Dorothy Street when a shirtless man suddenly walked over to him. The man begins yelling at […]
