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EXCLUSIVE: How an alcohol-fueled underage prom party, led to a fight between a high school campus supervisor and their own daughter, and an off-duty LAPD officer threatening to kill a 17-year-old girl. All before the officer was allegedly shot. @LATACO lataco.com/lapd-officer-p…

“He worked six days a week, hosing down cars, soaping them up and vacuuming inside. He loved that it was fast paced. His co-workers knew him as “el mudo,” the mute. He built a community there.” Via @brittny_mejia latimes.com/california/sto…

“We lost lots of food and water,” a protester told L.A. TACO after the sweep “That’s all material stuff though, we’re not going to let that break us.” Full story: lataco.com/police-sweep-a… By @ShotOn35mm

I spent time with Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and unable to speak. He was working at a car wash when ICE raided it. Diaz is a DACA recipient, allowing him to live and work in the U.S., but ICE arrested him and held him for weeks in El Paso. latimes.com/california/sto…

“It will result in hundreds of millions of dollars of cuts in revenue to our hospitals and clinics.” ~ Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of Los Angeles County Health Services Full story: lataco.com/undocumented-h… By @ShotOn35mm

Bought myself a skateboard today. Haven’t skated in 3 years. Feels good to be back on 4 wheels.

Update: @ShotOn35mm sued @DHSgov on June 18 for First Amendment violations after he was shot with pepper balls at an immigration protest in downtown LA earlier this month. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

In a month in which too many prominent voices have chosen silence in the face of federally mandated mass deportations that target families, friends, and workers, we applaud and are endlessly grateful for Longoria’s generosity and actions. Thank you for seeing us and our hard…

Jerry Hernandez doesn’t think he’s doing anything heroic. If anything, he’s overwhelmed. Depressed. Angry. But he’s showing up. Not with speeches or a platform. With a wallet, a conscience, and a broken heart.  Full story: lataco.com/la-comedian-ta…

Link to @LATACO article by @ShotOn35mm and @theglutster: lataco.com/maravilla-dhs-…

3/25/2025, an MOU was signed between #HUD & DHS: Letter to residents reads, "there may be an increase in data sharing between the agencies specific to the citizenship status of participants in housing programs, including" the LACDA Public #Housing program. Link in comment below⤵️

The tone-deaf statements and relatively modest donation, for a team whose controlling owner is reportedly spending $10 billion to buy the Lakers, sent a message to some fans that the Dodgers don't care about Mexican immigrants or Mexican-Americans, two communities that make up a…

The letter explains that, due to a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Homeland Security (DHS), “there may be an increase in data sharing between the agencies specific to the citizenship status of…

A Black woman in a wheelchair who did not appear to be involved in the protests found herself trapped among dozens of protesters. A line cook heading home feom work was caught in a cloud of tear gas, and an unhoused woman sitting on a bench was grabbed and shoved towards…

Baba Akili sees no end to the anti-ICE protests that started two weeks ago. By @ShotOn35mm lataco.com/baba-akili-ant…

The controller’s analysis does not include costs associated with agencies outside of the city of Los Angeles or potential lawsuits By @ShotOn35mm lataco.com/cost-ice-prote…

While @ShotOn35mm was covering another protest the next day, an LA County sheriff’s deputy searched the journalist’s bag. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

➡️ @LATACO reporter @ShotOn35mm said federal agents fired pepper balls at him and other members of the press while they were covering an immigration protest in downtown LA on June 7. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Freelance journalist @joeyneverjoe was reporting from the LA immigration protests June 8 when an @LASDHQ deputy searched his equipment bag. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

🧵Since protests against immigration raids started in Los Angeles on June 6, the @uspresstracker has been investigating dozens of incidents of violence and aggressions toward the news media. Here are some of the incidents we’ve documented so far ⬇️ pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Currently outside of MDC. LAPD is adding officers to their skirmish line and appear to be getting ready to disperse a small crowd of roughly 50-100 protesters. @LATACO