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“I think that a public space is meant to be used by the public, including the unhoused" laist.com/news/lausd-c...
LAUSD closed off RFK Inspiration Park in Koreatown. There are no plans to reopen it to the public
Public records show encampment removal and fencing were coordinated as the park changed hands, while neighbors say they were left without answers.
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Yong Yang was experiencing a mental health crisis when his parents called for help from their Koreatown home. They never expected an LAPD officer would kill their son in their living room.
LA is in a budget crisis. Here are your candidates for City Controller LA Controller Kenneth Mejia says he wants transparency and accountability on municipal finances. His challenger says he will scrutinize how every public dollar is spent.
LA is in a budget crisis. Here are your candidates for City Controller
LA Controller Kenneth Mejia says he wants transparency and accountability on municipal finances. His challenger says he will scrutinize how every public dollar is spent.
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The FIFA World Cup tournament is projected to generate around $892 million in total economic activity across the county, according to the Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee. @thelalocalorg.bsky.social @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social
World Cup jersey sales are up at Niky’s Sports in Pico Union — especially these teams | LA Local
It's just part of the projected $892 million in economic activity the tournament is expected to bring to LA County.
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Keum-soon Lee was a light in every community she was part of. She performed at an LA Kings game earlier this year with her harmonica ensemble and was struck by a hit-and-run driver on her way from morning prayer at her church.
Koreatown hit-and-run victim remembered as a light in her church and senior center communities | LA Local
Keum-soon Lee played harmonica with the Koreatown Senior & Community Center ensemble. She was 73 and is survived by her husband and son.
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Koreatown in LA is one the city’s greatest neighborhoods. Yesterday I got Korean skincare, ate fried chicken, and bought these pineapple cream cookies I’m obsessed with all in one building!
LA undocumented college students are still fighting for access to campus jobs Students lobbied elected leaders, sued the University of California, and even engaged in a hunger strike to access campus jobs. A proposed state law would give them what they seek.
LA undocumented college students are still fighting for access to campus jobs
Students lobbied elected leaders, sued the University of California, and even engaged in a hunger strike to access campus jobs. A proposed state law would give them what they seek.
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Iran’s sports minister says country won’t participate in World Cup, throwing LA matches in limbo
Iran's sports minister says country won't participate in World Cup, throwing LA matches in limbo | LA Local
Iran is scheduled to play two matches in Los Angeles in June against New Zealand and Belgium.
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Nonprofit Pico Union Project gets new leadership as co-founders step down
The Pico Union Project gets new leadership | LA Local
Craig and Louise Taubman founded their nonprofit in 2013 and will step down from their leadership roles, but will remain active in the organization.
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Sasheer Zamata, Jane Fonda, Jenny Yang and more to ‘Ridicule a Ruler’ at immigrant rights comedy show
Brave of Us: Jane Fonda, LA comedians fundraise for immigrants
Sasheer Zamata, Jenny Yang, Aparna Nancherla, Zainab Johnson join Jane Fonda in Westlake to headline the Dynasty Typewriter comedy show.
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This week in LA: Government meetings you don’t want to miss
This week in LA: Government meetings you don't want to miss | LA Local
LA Documenters attend uncovered government meetings and publish notes for folks who couldn't attend. Here are a few meetings documenters will be monitoring this week you won't want to miss.
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Los Angeles promises the $2.6 billion Convention Center expansion will be a job generator and bring in tax funds over the next 30 years. But businesses in the neighborhood say their customers are not coming back. @thelalocalorg.bsky.social @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social
Businesses struggle while Convention Center expansion closes off Pico Boulevard | LA Local
Businesses in the neighborhood say their customers are not returning due to the construction along Pico Boulevard.
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For more than five years, Gurpreet Singh, 42, has looked out for the MacArthur Park community-responding to mental health crises and overdoses by administering Narcan or calling 911. This interview is from @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social and Hanna Kang @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
This volunteer hands out Narcan at MacArthur Park #localnews
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Hearing from employees at LAUSD headquarters. Board members and their staff are also not able to enter their offices. There are emergency meetings scheduled this morning to figure out how to proceed with committees scheduled to meet later in the day
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 5mo agoFBI raids LAUSD Supt. Alberto Carvalho's home, office
“We have senior citizen retirees showing up saying, ‘I’m an old white woman — how can I help?’ We have students from community colleges and universities." Story @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
Older, white Angelenos are joining Latino volunteers to monitor ICE raids | LA Local
The rapid response group, Unión del Barrio, has seen a huge spike of new volunteers after two high-profile killings in Minnesota.
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Everything changed in October at Oscar’s green card adjustment appointment— a routine interview with immigration officials to determine whether he could become a lawful permanent resident. Reporting @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
After ICE detention, couple plans new life in Guatemala
Longtime LA resident Oscar Polanco was newly married and working to get legal status when he was detained and taken to Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
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FBI Director Kash Patel decided to fly to Italy and make a fool of himself in front of Team USA. Somebody needs to tell this guy that FBI doesn’t stand for Frat Bro Initiation.
Here’s the full scene work - “Danza Macabre” by Israel Campos.
Sergio Perez@sergioperez.bsky.social · 6mo agoRecently bought a painting because it depicted this weird little guy - who might be my spirit animal.
I’m monitoring the situation in Jalisco, Mexico. If you’re traveling in Mexico, follow all State Department guidance and stay in close contact with your loved ones back in the US. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, STEP, to receive verified, up-to-date alerts and safety information:
El Mencho was the last of the old guard—the final mass-trafficking titan standing alongside El Chapo and El Mayo—now fallen, marking the end of an era in Mexican organized crime. This is a developing story. The latest: lataco.com/mexico-viole... By @theglutster.bsky.social
A former Pico Union party supply warehouse is now home to a growing number of luxury classic cars. How one man turned a weekend side gig into a thriving car rental agency. By @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social for @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
How a Pico Boulevard warehouse became home to a fleet of luxury cars | LA Local
A former Pico Union party supply warehouse is home to a growing fleet of classic cars. How one man turned a weekend gig into a car rental agency.
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The proposed measure would impose a one-time tax of up to 5% on individuals and trusts with a net worth above $1 billion. Backers, including @sanders.senate.gov, estimate about 200 California residents would be affected. By @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
Bernie Sanders campaigns for billionaire tax
Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked off the campaign for a California billionaire tax with an event Wednesday in Koreatown.
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The proposal to fence MacArthur Park could make the space easier to maintain, according to city officials. But residents worry this would drastically change the fabric of the neighborhood. From @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social and Hanna Kang for @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
LA wants to fence MacArthur Park. Locals don't think it will fix anything. | LA Local
A fence around MacArthur Park could make it easier to maintain, officials say. Some locals are on the fence about the whole plan.
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Self-storage developer La Tierra Consulting uses Papa Cristo’s logo in renderings presented to the Neighborhood Council, but has not actually asked Chrys Chrys if he wants to reopen his displaced family business. Neighbors say they want housing. Sigh... thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
A Redondo Beach developer plans to turn Papa Cristo’s longtime home in Pico Union into a storage facility — but says that he still wants to honor the restaurant’s more than 70 year legacy in some way. @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
Papa Cristo’s former home could be replaced by storage facility | LA Local
Greek marketplace Papa Cristo’s former home in Pico Union could be demolished to make way for a storage facility.
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DAILY MEMO: ICE Is Still Active in Southern California @eltragon.bsky.social
From Buenos Aires to the Super Bowl stage, Argentine designers Federico Laboreau and Maximiliano Pizzi helped bring Bad Bunny’s iconic casita to life — and this is how they did it. Story from @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social for @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
Bad Bunny Super Bowl Casita: Meet the South LA Designers
Meet Federico Laboreau and Maximiliano Pizzi, the Argentine owners of South LA’s Fuegos who went from serving empanadas to designing the interior of Bad Bunny’s iconic Super Bowl halftime casita.
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What we know about the people taken during Wednesday’s ICE raids on the Eastside
What we know about those detained during Wednesday’s ICE raids
Neighbors and family members shared details as at least six people were taken from Boyle Heights and East LA in a surge of immigration enforcement.
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