A federal judge held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for allegedly slow-rolling an order to turn over phones used by immigration agents during operations in the Los Angeles area last year.  W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...

Judge orders daily fines against Homeland Security in case over LA immigration sweeps

A federal judge held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for not disclosing the cellphone records of immigration agents in Los Angeles.

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L.A. County’s first elected CEO will have more constituents than the vast majority of US governors. 2028 is a long way off, but obsessive L.A. politicos are already following the sharp-elbowed shadow race for a seat that’s essentially the mayor of Southern California lamaterial.com/p/la-county-...

Who’s Running for L.A. County CEO in 2028?

The race for Los Angeles County’s first elected CEO is already stirring, with Lindsey Horvath, Eric Garcetti and others potentially in the mix.

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The deadly 2025 Eaton Fire in Los Angeles was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials say. https://cnn.it/4wQe3eA

The Riverside County Department of Environmental Health said there have been no issues since Corona-based El Sobrante Landfill began taking in millions of pounds of rotten food from a Boyle Heights warehouse that caught fire in June. riversiderecord.org/corona-landf...

Food Waste From LA Warehouse Fire Dumped In Corona Landfill

The Riverside County Department of Environmental Health said there have been no issues since Corona-based El Sobrante Landfill began taking in millions of pounds of rotten food from a Boyle Heights wa...

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That doesn’t look good.

I’m looking for a freelancer to cover a pair of connected Supreme Court cases set for oral argument at 10 a.m. on August 24 in San Francisco involving Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. If you're interested, send me a resume and some clips: Alicia.Ramirez@RiversideRecord.org.

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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I’m looking for a freelancer to cover a pair of connected Supreme Court cases set for oral argument at 10 a.m. on August 24 in San Francisco involving Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. If you're interested, send me a resume and some clips: Alicia.Ramirez@RiversideRecord.org.

Just a smattering of public meetings across Riverside County this first week of August. Check out the full roundup at the link below to see how you can get involved in your community! riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...

Public Meeting Roundup — August 3-7

One of the best ways to get involved in your community is to attend public meetings of county, city and school district elected officials.

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U.S. prisons are notorious for bad food — from bland, low-nutrient dishes to straight-up moldy meals. We teamed up with "The Pitt" fan account @nocontextthepitt to talk about the impacts of meager food behind bars. See the 18-slide post: www.instagram.com/p/DbI835iESPt/

In the sweltering summer heat, a sea of yellow shirts embossed with the words “Save Temecula” flooded street corners surrounding the Temecula Duck Pond Friday. riversiderecord.org/save-temecul...

Temecula Residents Mobilize Against Proposed Transmission Line

In the sweltering summer heat, a sea of yellow shirts embossed with the words “Save Temecula” flooded street corners surrounding the Temecula Duck Pond Friday.

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That awkward moment when the attorneys send you an update saying the date for the hearing has been set after you've already published your story saying that the date has been set 😅

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The California Supreme Court has set the date for oral arguments in two cases filed in response to Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into alleged election irregularities. riversiderecord.org/california-s...

The California Supreme Court has set the date for oral arguments in two cases filed in response to Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into alleged election irregularities. riversiderecord.org/california-s...

California Supreme Court Sets Date For Oral Arguments in Bianco Cases

The California Supreme Court has set the date for oral arguments in two cases filed in response to Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into alleged election irregularities.

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Our latest visual investigation indicates the U.S. dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on a residential area on Qeshm Island in southern Iran, killing a 2-year-old and his parents. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians (Gift Article)

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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The hardest part about running for me has always been getting my body to settle into a pace. I either go too fast and burn out immediately or I try to take it too slow, get bored and start to notice every little bit of discomfort in my body. Both scenarios end in the same result: an aborted run.

⚠️ Content Warning: The Southlander previously reported that GEO Group, a billion-dollar private prison company, was ordered by the judge to share unsealed footage of the June 12, 2020 incident at the Adelanto ICE processing center… 🧵1/5

EXCLUSIVE: Unsealed videos show GEO Group used chemical weapons to break up a sit-in at Adelanto ICE detention center

In 2020, a group of people detained at the notorious Adelanto ICE Processing Center launched a protest by refusing to return to their cells. GEO Group sent in an armed force that deployed chemical wea...

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Happy pizza Friday to those who celebrate 🍕

Prosecutors charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues’ racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job

LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping

Los Angeles County prosecutors on Friday charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues' racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job.

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Riversiders came to the table this week armed with ideas for renaming the Cesar E. Chavez Community Center on the city’s Eastside. riversiderecord.org/riverside-ce...

Riverside Gathers Community Input On Future Of Cesar Chavez Community Center

Riversiders came to the table this week armed with ideas for renaming the Cesar E. Chavez Community Center on the city’s Eastside.

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Rapid responders began mobilizing last year after the Trump administration first ramped up its immigration enforcement operations across Southern California. riversiderecord.org/riverside-im...

Riverside’s Latino Neighborhoods Most Impacted By Year Of Immigration Enforcement, Advocates Say

Rapid responders began mobilizing last year after the Trump administration first ramped up its immigration enforcement operations across Southern California.

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This is the greenest I’ve seen this part of the LA River in a while 🌱

I got to go to an energy bootcamp that included sessions with ERCOT folks more than a decade ago when I was a reporter in South Texas, and this is just incredible. One of the biggest questions they were trying to answer at the time was how to meet the state’s ever growing demand.

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Texas broke its power record last week. Then broke it again — past 90,000 MW. And nobody asked you to touch your thermostat. Why it held: ~11,000 MW of new capacity, plus record solar carrying the worst hours. The fix for a grid crisis was... building more grid.

Texas broke its power record last week. Then broke it again — past 90,000 MW. And nobody asked you to touch your thermostat. Why it held: ~11,000 MW of new capacity, plus record solar carrying the worst hours. The fix for a grid crisis was... building more grid.

Texas Broke Its Power Record... Twice. Nothing Broke. #Texas #ERCOT #TexasHeat #solar

Texas set an all-time power demand record on Tuesday, July 21 — 87,403 MW in triple-digit heat. The next afternoon, demand blew past 90,000 MW. ERCOT never asked anyone to conserve, and roughly…

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The Riverside City Council Tuesday unanimously voted in closed session to appoint Tom Hatch as the interim city manager while the city continues its search for a permanent replacement. riversiderecord.org/riverside-ci...

Riverside Council Appoints Tom Hatch As Interim City Manager Amid Search For Permanent Replacement

The Riverside City Council Tuesday unanimously voted in closed session to appoint Tom Hatch as the interim city manager while the city continues its search for a permanent replacement.

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As a nonprofit news startup, I've been forced to work with countless consultants as a condition of grant funding, and let me tell you, most of them are absolutely useless. What my newsroom needs is money, not another seminar.

A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” trib.al/ouHgmYA

Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Called Him “Googly-Eyed” Chud

A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.”

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Really, really dont think the public grasps how big of a "people forced into homelessness due to barely hanging on and then things get worse" crisis we are imminently facing. As safety nets are cut

Mar Hicks@histoftech.bsky.social · last wk.

Fun chart apnews.com/article/groc...

The amount of money that funders and local governments spend on “support orgs” is truly insane. Just an astronomical amount of money being spent that could just go to nonprofits and actual service providers instead 🙃

Good morning from the final Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting for the month where I’m reporting live for @riversiderecord.bsky.social! Follow along here: riversidecountyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Det...