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LA County House Races Start to Take Shape After Voters Approve Prop. 50 Congressional Maps LA County House Races Start to Take Shape After Voters Approve Prop. 50 Congressional Maps
Cover Story November 17, 2025

LA County House Races Start to Take Shape After Voters Approve Prop. 50 Congressional Maps

"The reconfiguration of electoral maps has already started to reveal potential candidates ... more

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Regret Rises: Food Pantry Shortages Turn Trump Voters Against Their Pick Regret Rises: Food Pantry Shortages Turn Trump Voters Against Their Pick
Cover Story December 1, 2025

Regret Rises: Food Pantry Shortages Turn Trump Voters Against Their Pick

  SNAP cuts impact food pantries nationwide as Trump-era policies slash aid, forcing ... more

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Eunisses Hernández Pushes Back: “I Was Elected to Legislate and Serve the Community—Not Campaign” Eunisses Hernández Pushes Back: “I Was Elected to Legislate and Serve the Community—Not Campaign”
Business December 16, 2025

Eunisses Hernández Pushes Back: “I Was Elected to Legislate and Serve the Community—Not Campaign”

“We need to build a broad coalition—whatever you want to call it—that ... more

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ICE Agents Breaking the Law: Why Are So Few Facing Prosecution for Their Brutality? ICE Agents Breaking the Law: Why Are So Few Facing Prosecution for Their Brutality?
Cover Story November 18, 2025

ICE Agents Breaking the Law: Why Are So Few Facing Prosecution for Their Brutality?

ICE agents are breaking the law every day; they feel powerful and ... more

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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record. ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Cover Story December 2, 2025

ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.

Reporting Highlights: Kids in Custody: This year ICE has sent more immigrant children ... more

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Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park
Cover Story December 16, 2025

Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park

Today crime is down in MacArthur Park, Langer’s is staying, and the ... more

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Holiday Crackdown: Feds Target Spanish-Speaking Churches Holiday Crackdown: Feds Target Spanish-Speaking Churches
Cover Story November 19, 2025

Holiday Crackdown: Feds Target Spanish-Speaking Churches

Multiple federal agencies are planning a nationwide crackdown on Spanish-speaking churches during ... more

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Fears Surge in Ranks After Hegseth Signs Off on Controversial Follow-Up Strike Fears Surge in Ranks After Hegseth Signs Off on Controversial Follow-Up Strike
Cover Story December 3, 2025

Fears Surge in Ranks After Hegseth Signs Off on Controversial Follow-Up Strike

There is an increasing apprehension among service members that they may be ... more

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Home Depot Accused of Using Psychological Torture to Drive Out Day Laborers Home Depot Accused of Using Psychological Torture to Drive Out Day Laborers
Cover Story December 18, 2025

Home Depot Accused of Using Psychological Torture to Drive Out Day Laborers

At the end of November, Home Depot installed high-frequency “mosquito” noise machines ... more

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Can L.A. Workers Survive? Coalition Pushes for $30 Minimum Wage by 2030 Can L.A. Workers Survive? Coalition Pushes for $30 Minimum Wage by 2030
Cover Story November 20, 2025

Can L.A. Workers Survive? Coalition Pushes for $30 Minimum Wage by 2030

A coalition of labor and progressive activists announced Tuesday that they plan ... more

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From Appalachia to the Southeast, Ordinary Americans Are Leading a New Wave of ICE Resistance From Appalachia to the Southeast, Ordinary Americans Are Leading a New Wave of ICE Resistance
Cover Story December 4, 2025

From Appalachia to the Southeast, Ordinary Americans Are Leading a New Wave of ICE Resistance

  The Operation Charlotte’s Web ICE crackdown reaches deep into North Carolina’s mountain ... more

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Pastor Eric R. Tietze: ‘I Transform Darkness into Light, Anger into Hope’ Pastor Eric R. Tietze: ‘I Transform Darkness into Light, Anger into Hope’
Cover Story December 18, 2025

Pastor Eric R. Tietze: ‘I Transform Darkness into Light, Anger into Hope’

This Saturday they are expecting thousands of people. It will be a ... more

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Eunisses Hernández: “We’re Not Going to Withhold Food Because of Who Else is Standing in the Parking Lot.” Eunisses Hernández: “We’re Not Going to Withhold Food Because of Who Else is Standing in the Parking Lot.”
Cover Story November 21, 2025

Eunisses Hernández: “We’re Not Going to Withhold Food Because of Who Else is Standing in the Parking Lot.”

“The Councilmember attended a holiday food distribution at William Mead Homes, providing ... more

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Richard Gere Urges Self-Reflection: “Kindness Is Wisdom—Trump Is Our Responsibility.” Richard Gere Urges Self-Reflection: “Kindness Is Wisdom—Trump Is Our Responsibility.”
Climate Change December 5, 2025

Richard Gere Urges Self-Reflection: “Kindness Is Wisdom—Trump Is Our Responsibility.”

“Americans are completely responsible for having Trump as president. We elected him, ... more

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30 Deaths and Counting in ICE Detention Centers This Year 30 Deaths and Counting in ICE Detention Centers This Year
Cover Story December 21, 2025

30 Deaths and Counting in ICE Detention Centers This Year

Lawmakers demand an ICE detainee death investigation after reports of medical neglect—renewing ... more

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The Empty Chair: Why This Thanksgiving Is the Most Painful in Years for Immigrant Families The Empty Chair: Why This Thanksgiving Is the Most Painful in Years for Immigrant Families
Cover Story November 24, 2025

The Empty Chair: Why This Thanksgiving Is the Most Painful in Years for Immigrant Families

This Thursday, thousands of families will look at an empty chair at ... more

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Olympic Wages at Risk: Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson Bowing to Tourism? Olympic Wages at Risk: Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson Bowing to Tourism?
Cover Story December 8, 2025

Olympic Wages at Risk: Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson Bowing to Tourism?

Los Angeles tourism workers may have to wait two extra years for ... more

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Dodgers Owner Mark Walter’s GEO Group Profits by Supplying ICE’s Immigration Bounty Hunters Dodgers Owner Mark Walter’s GEO Group Profits by Supplying ICE’s Immigration Bounty Hunters
Cover Story December 23, 2025

Dodgers Owner Mark Walter’s GEO Group Profits by Supplying ICE’s Immigration Bounty Hunters

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has hired a subsidiary of the for-profit ... more

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California Faces a Youth Crisis: 500,000 Young People Aren’t in School or Work California Faces a Youth Crisis: 500,000 Young People Aren’t in School or Work
Cover Story November 11, 2025

California Faces a Youth Crisis: 500,000 Young People Aren’t in School or Work

California has nearly 500,000 young people ages 16 to 24 who are ... more