Trump immigration raids intensify despite setbacks, bad polling
The Trump Administration immigration sweeps that have roiled Southern California have shown no signs of slowing despite lawsuits, a court order and growing signs the aggressive actions are not popular…
Machete-wielding man shot by LAPD outside Crypto.com Arena after chase
A man who was standing in traffic swinging a machete in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday was eventually shot by police after he got into a car, led them on…
Reparations bill, amid headwinds, could skirt California’s affirmative action ban
SACRAMENTO — With diversity programs under full assault by the Trump administration, California lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow state colleges to consider whether applicants are descendants of…
UC Berkeley chancellor heads to D.C. for campus antisemitism inquiry
UC Berkeley’s top leader on Tuesday will face an influential congressional committee that is aligned with President Trump’s political goal of reshaping higher education by punishing campuses he sees both…
Trash pileup spreads in SoCal as workers honor East Coast strike
In one corner is Republic Services, the nation’s second-largest trash and recycling company. In the other stands the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the large and tenacious labor union that represents…
ICE raids are leaving some L.A. cats and dogs homeless
Federal immigration agents raided a Home Depot in Barstow last month and arrested a man who had his 3-year-old pit bull, Chuco, with him. A friend managed to grab Chuco…
Federal judge temporarily halts alleged indiscriminate immigration stops
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out what advocates allege are unlawful stops and arrests that have terrorized Angelenos, forced some immigrants into hiding…
Father of three Marines beaten by masked federal agents, set to be released from immigration facility
The father of three U.S. Marines who was violently tackled and beaten by masked federal agents in Orange County is scheduled to be released on bond after spending 20 days…
SoCal surgery center staff confront ICE agents detaining landscapers on the property
Masked immigration agents got into a confrontation with staff members of a medical facility in San Bernardino County this week after landscapers ran into their facility looking to avoid being…
A day in the strawberry fields seems like forever
About 30 minutes into my job as a picker, the strawberry fairy left her first gift. On one of the beds of berries that seemed to stretch forever into the…