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The math on LA rent control doesn’t add up for actual tenants. Los Angeles caps rent increases to protect tenants, but landlords are pocketing most of the extra money as profit while renters still can’t afford to stay. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/la-ren…
‘Reclaimer’ Benito Flores dies while resisting eviction from El Sereno home. An organizer remembers Flores as “ a beautiful human being who wanted nothing more than to … not have to worry about being displaced.” lapublicpress.org/2025/07/reclai…
Woman ICE stalked at two SoCal hospitals is now in a notorious high desert immigrant detention facility. The looming presence of ICE detention officers at both facilities has rattled health care workers. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/woman-…
Beloved Los Angeles activist and entrepreneur Jewel Thais-Williams died on July 7. She was 86. When Jewel opened Catch One in 1973, she built a blueprint for Black queer liberation that today's organizers still follow. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/how-je…
Teen activists and neighborhood groups are leading the resistance against ICE in the San Fernando Valley. Immigration enforcement agents keep raiding the same Home Depot in Van Nuys, so the community keeps showing up — and it’s working. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/teen-a…
LA Public Press welcomes our first two interns — Steven Lopez, through Report for America and CalState Los Angeles; and Karina Soriano, through Cerritos Community College. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/la-pub…
Trump’s Head Start ban could affect thousands of LA kids from immigrant families. Here's how the administration seeks to use the venerable children’s care program as an anti-immigrant weapon. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/trumps…
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across LA. One San Pedro resident documents what he’s seen and why history feels like it’s repeating itself. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/what-i…
As ICE raids increase, some LA immigrants leave voluntarily. Nearly 1.7 million LA County residents face immigration uncertainty under Trump. From dual citizenship to self-deportation, families are preparing exit strategies. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/ice-ra…
This “colossal fiasco” could kill Measure J and millions in funding for LA’s Black and brown communities. Measure J has already pumped $700 million into housing and mental health programs. But a drafting oversight threatens to kill the measure in 2028. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/measur…
LA bus operators vow to shut doors on ICE to keep immigrant riders safe. Bus operators and riders aren’t waiting on Metro to enact protections for immigrants, they’re sharing know-your-rights information and shielding riders from ICE. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/la-bus…
Up to 210K LA County residents could lose food benefits under new federal law. Federal cuts to CalFresh and Medi-Cal will make LA residents sicker while forcing them into expensive emergency rooms, costing taxpayers more than the programs being eliminated. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/500k-c…
The LA raids make Deaf immigrants more vulnerable. As the city remains under siege, both disability rights and immigrant rights advocates are limited in the help they can offer disabled communities. This story was originally published at @prismreports. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/raids-…
Communities of care are offering support to those affected by the ICE raids. Please read my piece about the therapists who are creating whisper networks to help migrants at this very delicate time over on @lapublicpress tinyurl.com/3brkc8ja
LA therapists are creating “whisper networks” to help immigrants during ICE raids. Therapists are using password-protected lists and word-of-mouth referrals for clients too scared to seek help publicly, including naturalized citizens afraid to leave home. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/therap…
This federal ruling could change how police treat journalists during LA protests. Press freedom scores a major victory as a judge further restricts LAPD from detaining journalists and shooting them with rubber bullets, though consequences remain unclear. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/federa…
LA’s push for parking revenue could worsen crisis for vehicle dwellers. LA wants to raise RV parking tickets by $15 to bring in more money, but activists say the fines unfairly target people living in their vehicles. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/las-pu…
