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L.A. Parks Face Billions in Needs — Voters to Decide on Measure Doubling Funding

In November, LA voters will decide on a measure that would double the city's funding for its ailing park system, which ranks among the lowest in the nation.

LA Pastor Calls ICE’s Adelanto Detention Center a ‘Place of Evil’

Pastor Guillermo Torres visits the Adelanto ICE facility at least three times a week. "I've never seen such cruelty," he says of the treatment of detainees.

Record-Breaking El Niño Could Bring California a Winter of Floods, Extreme Weather

This year's El Niño is forecast to intensify into what could be the strongest event ever observed, bringing rising seas, elevated flood risk and a wet winter to California in the months ahead.

A Three-Year-Old Tries to Cope Without his Beloved Papi

When a parent is taken away by ICE, a child’s world implodes. The long-term consequences include depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.

‘Don’t Pack a Pest’: California Officials Sound Alarm on Invasive Fruit Flies

California agricultural officials are urging residents to stop shipping or carrying fruit into the state as two Mexican fruit fly quarantines hold in San Diego County.

One Year After LA ICE Raids, Latino Businesses Still Struggling

A UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute report finds that immigration raids in Los Angeles last year cost businesses millions in lost revenue.

A Stranger Steps into a New Realm, Awakened

This was my first time attending an Indigenous Powwow, held in Los Angeles, home to one of the largest urban Native American populations in the country.

‘I Was Frozen’ — Undocumented LA Man Faces $1.8 Million DHS Penalty

In May a letter arrived in the mail for Ángel informing him that he was being fined $1.8 million by DHS for failing to comply with a deportation order.

‘In the Eye of the MAGA Hurricane’ – Bamby Salcedo on Defending Trans Rights in Trump’s America

The veteran activist says hard-won rights are being stripped from the trans community even as violence targeting trans people is on the rise.

Lawsuit Alleges LA Housing Authority Failed to Provide Language Services

The plaintiffs, including two low-income tenants, say HACLA’s failure to provide language services violates state law and puts their housing status at risk.

AAPI Groups Warn Against Silence as Anti-Immigrant Agenda Spreads Nationwide

Immigration enforcement, as well as voting and civil rights were among the key issues highlighted during the annual AAPI Equity Alliance summit.