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Voting With Clarity in Los Angeles: Understanding the Issues Behind the Promises in 2026 Voting With Clarity in Los Angeles: Understanding the Issues Behind the Promises in 2026
Cover Story January 1, 2026

Voting With Clarity in Los Angeles: Understanding the Issues Behind the Promises in 2026

A voter guide to public safety, homelessness, housing, the local economy, and ... more

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‘This is not immigration enforcement, this is a hunt’ ‘This is not immigration enforcement, this is a hunt’
Cover Story November 28, 2025

‘This is not immigration enforcement, this is a hunt’

The libertarian Cato Institute this week further undermined the Trump administration's claims ... more

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Who Is Liam Conejo Ramos? How Low Can ICE Go — A 5-Year-Old in Custody Who Is Liam Conejo Ramos? How Low Can ICE Go — A 5-Year-Old in Custody
Cover Story January 22, 2026

Who Is Liam Conejo Ramos? How Low Can ICE Go — A 5-Year-Old in Custody

The Columbia Heights Public School district has said that over the last ... more

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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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Parents of Alex Pretti Accuse Trump Administration of “Reprehensible Lies” Parents of Alex Pretti Accuse Trump Administration of “Reprehensible Lies”
Cover Story January 25, 2026

Parents of Alex Pretti Accuse Trump Administration of “Reprehensible Lies”

Parents of Alex Pretti Condemn DHS After Border Patrol Fatally Shoots VA ... more

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Trump Erupts Online With Calls to “Arrest Them All” in Morning Rant Trump Erupts Online With Calls to “Arrest Them All” in Morning Rant
Cover Story January 8, 2026

Trump Erupts Online With Calls to “Arrest Them All” in Morning Rant

Donald Trump has called for mass arrests among Minnesota's Somali community as ... 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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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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ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Identified in Minneapolis Shooting ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Identified in Minneapolis Shooting
Cover Story January 8, 2026

ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Identified in Minneapolis Shooting

ICE agent Renee Nicole Good shooting draws scrutiny as records show officer’s ... 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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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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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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ICE Everywhere: Roofs, Streets, Stores—and Workers Too Afraid to Return ICE Everywhere: Roofs, Streets, Stores—and Workers Too Afraid to Return
Cover Story January 15, 2026

ICE Everywhere: Roofs, Streets, Stores—and Workers Too Afraid to Return

A series of immigration raids across Southern California Wednesday left workers and ... 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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Hugo Soto-Martínez: “The city faces numerous challenges, and continued work is essential.” Hugo Soto-Martínez: “The city faces numerous challenges, and continued work is essential.”
Cover Story November 25, 2025

Hugo Soto-Martínez: “The city faces numerous challenges, and continued work is essential.”

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez is running for re-election in Los Angeles City Council ... more

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Skid Row’s Forgotten Dogs—and the Activist Who Refuses to Look Away Skid Row’s Forgotten Dogs—and the Activist Who Refuses to Look Away
Cover Story January 15, 2026

Skid Row’s Forgotten Dogs—and the Activist Who Refuses to Look Away

The Roadmap Writers founder has spent a decade rescuing abused dogs in ... more