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Martín Macías

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Reporter for @lapublicpress.bsky.social covering immigration, public transportation, education. www.lapublicpress.org

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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 15h
Newsom just put new limits on ICE. Here’s what’s changing in LA: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 21 immigration bills into law, including new rules targeting ICE detention centers, unmarked rental vehicles, and courthouse arrests. lapublicpress.org/2026/10/la-n...
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Newsom just put new limits on ICE. Here’s what’s changing in LA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 21 immigration bills into law, including new rules targeting ICE detention centers, unmarked rental vehicles, and courthouse arrests.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor's offices and other spaces people generally consider private.
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Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private.
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Martín Macías @mxmnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At an @axios.com event in LA, mayoral candidate @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social says she’d respond to ICE raids by increasing funding for immigrant legal defense + change LAPD’s behavior, which she said “looked like it was protecting ICE” and whose chief said he’d not enforce a statewide mask ban.
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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 01/10/2026
The governor signed a bill Wednesday to give local newsrooms $20,000 in tax credits for up to five journalists and an additional $15,000 for every additional reporter, with no cap. cal.news/4jz1WyR 📸 Alisha Jucevic
Microphones from various news outlets at a press conference in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters
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Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LA city leaders urged to take charter reform more seriously this time around, county supers adjust their budget to $54.2 billion, mayoral candidates address Gaza genocide at Jewish forum, and more. LA Squawk Box for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 squawkbox.la/p/la-squawk-...
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LA Squawk Box for Wednesday, September 30, 2026
LA city leaders urged to take charter reform more seriously this time around, county supers adjust their budget to $54.2 billion, mayoral candidates address Gaza genocide at Jewish forum, and more.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Boyle Heights and East LA residents still feel sick months after the Lineage Fire Residents near the warehouse report ongoing health issues as independent air quality testing detects toxic gases like ammonia.
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Boyle Heights and East LA residents still feel sick months after the Lineage Fire
Residents near the warehouse report ongoing health issues as independent air quality testing detects toxic gases like ammonia.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Enough about the mayor’s race. Here’s why you need to be talking about the LA City Attorney election LA’s next top prosecutor will wield broad power over homelessness, policing, tenant protections and lawsuits against the city. lapublicpress.org/2026/09/la-c...
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Enough about the mayor's race. Here's why you need to be talking about the LA City Attorney election
LA's next top prosecutor will wield broad power over homelessness, policing, tenant protections and lawsuits against the city.
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Martín Macías @mxmnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest for @lapublicpress.bsky.social
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
LA Lineage warehouse fire cause ‘undetermined’ according to new fire department report: In a report obtained by LA Public Press, the department said the most probable cause was an ‘unknown electrical event.’ lapublicpress.org/2026/09/la-l...
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LA Lineage warehouse fire cause ‘undetermined’ according to new fire department report
In a report obtained by LA Public Press, the department said the most probable cause was an ‘unknown electrical event.’
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Martín Macías @mxmnews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My latest for @lapublicpress.bsky.social looks at legislation requiring federal agents to place a temporary decal for their agency on rental vehicles
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Dan Ross @1danross.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Part 5 of my @lapublicpress.bsky.social "Lead City" series attempts to map lead contamination across LA. If you know of any mapped soil contamination in the county, please send it to us at tips@lapublicpress.org. This was the final part of a series supported by @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social (1/5)
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Do you live near one of LA's lead clean-up sites?
The potent neurotoxin’s prevalence in LA County soils hasn’t been comprehensively mapped. We’re giving it a shot.
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Dan Ross @1danross.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
With my @lapublicpress.bsky.social "Lead City" series continuing next week, just reposting here the first two installments. Part one is an investigation into a decades-long list of regulatory and oversight failures that have continually put the kids at Jordan High in Watts at risk of toxic harm:
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Explosions, cancer-causing gases: How regulators failed Jordan High students for decades
Three separate Atlas explosions and cancer risks the LA County DA’s office calls 48-times above health standards threaten the Watts school.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
DHS: Salvadoran TPS holders can remain in the U.S. and legally work, for now. TPS for Salvadorans was set to expire Sep. 9. A federal notice this week said protections remain in place while the government weighs an official extension of the program. lapublicpress.org/2026/09/el-s...
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DHS: Salvadoran TPS holders can remain in the U.S. and legally work, for now
TPS for Salvadorans was set to expire Sep. 9. A federal notice this week said protections remain in place while the government weighs an official extension of the program.
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Please join me on MS NOW 10a-1p w/ @tonyamosley.bsky.social // @nprfreshair.bsky.social @haitianbridge.bsky.social @mxmnews.bsky.social // @lapublicpress.bsky.social @chularadio.bsky.social 2/2
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/09/2026
A display of 2,977 lights, one for each life lost during 9/11, formed the Twin Towers over New York Harbor ahead of the 25th anniversary.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
30 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
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Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW: The Justice Department concluded that a 1998 law requires states who use key safety net programs (TANF + SSI) to report to DHS anytime it identifies an immigrant living unlawfully in the country. It's a reversal/expansion of DOJ's previous analysis. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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DOJ says states must report all undocumented immigrants — or lose federal funds
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Martín Macías @mxmnews.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: During the hottest week of the year in Los Angeles, I spoke with advocates about how best to support unhoused people who have little to no relief from deadly heat. @lapublicpress.bsky.social
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Caroline Kubzansky @ckubzansky.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The boy who faced Immigration Court Judge Shawn Abraham Wednesday needed the microphone lowered before his hearing could begin. His feet didn’t reach the floor. He is 12 years old. W/ Madeline Buckley www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/26/c...
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Immigration judges in Chicago deporting abused, neglected children in violation of their due process: attorneys
An immigration judge entered removal proceedings against some of the children, despite their attempts to seek a longheld legal protection to remain in safety in the United States due to abuse or negle...
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Martín Macías @mxmnews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Some of the glaciers in the valley were covered in snow ⁠yesterday and today they are mostly bare ice" said scientist Dan Shugar. "Nepal's snow-capped mountains had lost close to one-third of their ice in just over 30 years due to global warming." via @reuters.com www.yahoo.com/news/science...
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Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say
By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A deadly flash flood near Nepal's border with Tibet on Wednesday may have been triggered when the lower part of a glacier broke
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton is still giving back even after she's gone. From her Instagram account a few mins ago: "In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com." 😭💔
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Trump regime is looking for immigrant detention camps big enough to hold up to 3,000 children. At an industry roundtable discussion, officials wouldn't say exactly where or when they need them, only that they’re expecting a “surge.” New from me in @prospect.org.
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Judge Orders Monitors for Child Detention as Trump Administration Plans Expansion - The American Prospect
The order came the same day that the Office of Refugee Resettlement held an industry roundtable to discuss new detention facilities for thousands of children.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"If Israel Goes to War with Turkey – a Member of NATO – Then What?" Israel sees Turkey as a threat to its regional dominance and is preparing for war. Both NATO and Erdoğan’s friend, Donald Trump, must decide whether to finally challenge Israel’s military expansionism. From @owenjones.bsky.social:
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If Israel Goes to War with Turkey – a Member of NATO – Then What?
Israel sees Turkey as a threat to its regional dominance and is preparing for war. Both NATO and Erdoğan’s friend, Donald Trump, must decide whether to finally challenge Israel’s military expansionism
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
JUST IN: DHS is responsible for dangerous and unsanitary conditions at at California's Adelanto ICE facility, even though it is managed day-to-day by the GEO Group, the 9th Circuit rules. 3 judge panel declines to stay lower-court order for monitors. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Martín Macías @mxmnews.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My latest looks at first day back to school celebrations taking place as volunteers patrol against ICE in their LA neighborhoods
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NPR @npr.org · 18/07/2026
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts. n.pr/4f9OdMn
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ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Judge orders ICE to provide immigrants at Adelanto with sanitary conditions, medical care: Attorneys for detainees said the court order shows that “no detention facility in this country is above the law” and that deaths at Adelanto were preventable. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/adel...
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Judge orders ICE to provide immigrants at Adelanto with sanitary conditions, medical care
Attorneys for detained immigrants said the court order shows that “no detention facility in this country is above the law” and that deaths at Adelanto were preventable.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Amid World Cup, activists demand human, civil rights protections at LA megaevents. Real protections — from ICE raids and wage theft — are needed for the workers and fans for future sporting events in Los Angeles, like the Super Bowl and Olympics, advocates say. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/worl...
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Amid World Cup, activists demand human, civil rights protections at LA megaevents
Real protections — from ICE raids and wage theft — are needed for the workers and fans for future sporting events in Los Angeles, like the Super Bowl and Olympics, advocates say.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
‘The city did nothing for us:’ Report shows unhoused people in LA relied on mutual aid during 2025 fires. A report published June 26 found that mutual aid groups — not local government — largely supported unhoused people after the January 2025 fires. lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-2...
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'The city did nothing for us:' Report shows unhoused people in LA relied on mutual aid during 2025 fires
A report published June 26 found that mutual aid groups — not local government — largely supported unhoused people after the January 2025 fires.
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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, according to survivors.
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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, according to survivors.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Will LA taxpayers be on the hook for FIFA World Cup costs? It’s still unclear. FIFA and LA’s host committee haven’t publicly shared their agreement showing how much taxpayers might shoulder. lapublicpress.org/2026/05/fifa...
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Will LA taxpayers be on the hook for FIFA World Cup costs?
It’s still unclear. FIFA and LA’s host committee haven’t publicly shared their agreement showing how much taxpayers might shoulder.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
LA SoFi Stadium workers will not strike during the World Cup for now The tentative deal between stadium operators and 2,000 workers would boost wages and allow the union to strike if ICE agents threaten or harm staff or fans during the World Cup.
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LA SoFi Stadium workers will not strike during the World Cup for now
The tentative deal between stadium operators and 2,000 workers would boost wages and allow the union to strike if ICE agents threaten or harm staff or fans during the World Cup.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Advocates say ICE deported man in retaliation for Adelanto hunger strike A Belizean man was deported 11 days after hunger strikers met with local members of Congress.
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Advocates say ICE deported man in retaliation for Adelanto hunger strike
A Belizian man was deported 11 days after hunger strikers met with local members of Congress.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Here’s what we know about the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
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Here's what we know about the Boyle Heights warehouse fire
A massive warehouse fire involving an ammonia gas leak broke out in Boyle Heights on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters worked overnight to contain the
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
LA immigrant defense organizers reflect on one year of ICE raids One year after ICE raids in LA escalated the federal government’s crackdown on immigrants, the Trump administration is promising an enforcement surge this summer.
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LA immigrant defense organizers reflect on one year of ICE raids
One year after ICE raids in LA escalated the federal government’s crackdown on immigrants, the Trump administration is promising an enforcement surge this summer.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Union members ratified the contract Wednesday by a 99% vote, according to Unite Here Local 11 spokesperson Maria Hernandez. lapublicpress.org/2026/06/sofi...
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LA SoFi Stadium workers will not strike during the World Cup for now
The deal between stadium operators and 2,000 workers would boost wages and allow the union to strike if ICE agents threaten or harm staff or fans during the World Cup.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Monterey Park overwhelmingly votes to ban data centers Data center ban backed by more than 86 percent of voters signals rejection of regional boom.
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Monterey Park overwhelmingly votes to ban data centers
Data center ban backed by more than 86 percent of voters signals rejection of regional boom.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
ICE, California Governor, LA Mayor, here’s what’s on LA voters’ minds at the polls Voters cast their ballots amidst the potential threat of immigration agents at polling places.
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ICE, California Governor, LA Mayor, here’s what’s on LA voters’ minds at the polls
Voters cast their ballots amidst the potential threat of immigration agents at polling places.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
LA food stamps benefits are getting cut again after new federal work requirements. 260,000 LA County residents could lose benefits due to the change. 108,000 have already lost benefits since July. lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-f...
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LA food stamps benefits are getting cut again after new federal work requirements
260,000 LA County residents could lose benefits due to the change. 108,000 have already lost benefits since July.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
ICE will be at the World Cup. Some LA soccer fans are boycotting. LA sports fans plan World Cup protests amid concerns of ICE at stadiums, travel restrictions, and the ongoing Iran war. lapublicpress.org/2026/05/ice-...
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ICE will be at the World Cup. Some LA soccer fans are boycotting
LA sports fans plan World Cup protests amid concerns of ICE at stadiums, travel restrictions, and the ongoing Iran war.
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Janice Hahn @supjanicehahn.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The LA River bike path in Long Beach is temporarily closed today as LA County Public Works crews work to clear out oil from the pipeline that ruptured early Friday morning in East Los Angeles. Thank you to our Public Works team and the City of Long Beach for your coordination on this.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Immigrants detained at Adelanto are hunger striking. Dozens of immigrants on hunger strike are demanding the ICE facility be shut down due to lack of medical care and a recent uptick in deaths at the desert complex. lapublicpress.org/2026/05/immi...
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Immigrants detained at Adelanto go on hunger strike
Dozens of immigrants on hunger strike are demanding the ICE facility be shut down due to lack of medical care and a recent uptick in deaths at the desert complex.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Have progressive LA politicians broken their promises on sweeps? Data show hundreds of CARE+ operations in the districts of Councilmembers who campaigned on ending sweeps.
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Have progressive LA politicians broken their promises on sweeps?
Data show hundreds of CARE+ operations in the districts of Councilmembers who campaigned on ending sweeps.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
LA residents criticize ‘deceptively maze-like’ public comment process for Dodger Stadium gondola. Locals say the “virtual open house” explaining the gondola’s impact on LA State Historic Park is inaccessible. lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-d...
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LA residents criticize 'deceptively maze-like' public comment process for Dodger Stadium gondola
Locals say the “virtual open house” explaining the gondola’s impact on LA State Historic Park is inaccessible and that officials should host in-person forums instead.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
LA immigration court observers sound alarm over lack of due process in legal proceedings Court Watch LA says volunteer observers are needed as a deliberately opaque immigration court system fuels mass deportations and unnecessarily criminalizes non-citizens.
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LA immigration court observers sound alarm over lack of due process in legal proceedings
Court Watch LA says volunteer observers are needed as a deliberately opaque immigration court system fuels mass deportations and unnecessarily criminalizes non-citizens.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Annual LA May Day rally calls for end to ICE raids. Over 100 pro-immigrant and social justice organizations joined forces and rallied at MacArthur Park on Friday. lapublicpress.org/2026/05/may-...
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Annual LA May Day rally calls for end to ICE raids
Over 100 pro-immigrant and social justice organizations joined forces and rallied at MacArthur Park on Friday.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Migra at the polls: what to do if ICE shows up at LA voting sites. As the Trump administration hints at deploying ICE to polls during midterms, county officials prepare crisis response plans, and voter advocates recommend voting by mail. lapublicpress.org/2026/04/la-e...
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Migra at the polls: what to do if ICE shows up at LA voting sites
As the Trump administration hints at deploying ICE to polls during midterms, county officials prepare crisis response plans and voter advocates recommend voting by mail.
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Martín Macías @mxmnews.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
In LA, sonidera cumbia is a counterforce against policing and immigration enforcement Cumbia de Mi Tierra at Human Resources traces how cumbia sonidera culture becomes a form of resistance and gathering space for immigrant communities in LA.
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In LA, sonidera cumbia is a counterforce against policing and immigration enforcement
Cumbia de Mi Tierra at Human Resources traces how cumbia sonidera culture becomes a form of resistance and gathering space for immigrant communities in LA.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Rent increases outpace LA seniors’ social security checks in affordable housing Tenants are skipping basic necessities like haircuts in order to keep up with 10% rent increases.
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Rent increases outpace LA seniors’ social security checks in affordable housing
Tenants are skipping basic necessities like haircuts in order to keep up with 10% rent increases.
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