The forgotten man who was California’s original king of deportation
He sent federal immigration agents into Southern California communities, farms and workplaces vowing to drive “illegal aliens” back…
A California-trained ocean researcher bemoans Trump-led cuts at NOAA
It’s hard for Californians not to be riveted by the hot war that President Trump has brought to…
California fire season kicks off with a blazing bang
It’s going to be a bad fire season. Even at what historically has been the start of rainy…
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passed. What does that mean?
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I’ve watched hundreds of ICE raid videos. What the immigration algorithm tells us about L.A.
Nearly a month into the ICE sweeps that have upended immigrant life in Southern California, I found myself…
Japan pension whale GPIF posts $678bn in returns over 5 years
TOKYO — Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund enlarged its assets by 98 trillion yen ($678 billion) over five years…
The news is catastrophic. Would it be so wrong to briefly escape into a beach read?
Welcome to the eve of the July 4 holiday, the official beginning of high summer. Los Angeles is…
How many people have been arrested in L.A. immigration sweeps?
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Fireworks are out of control in L.A. Here are 5 things experts wish you knew
One thing I still can’t get used to living in L.A. is the Bayhem-level of firepower Angelenos bring…
‘Tehrangeles’ author: ‘We don’t want Iran bombed. We don’t want the regime to be there’
Even before President Trump thrust the U.S. into Israel’s campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment program over the…