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“We don’t have a comprehensive picture of the chemicals associated with the fire, particularly potential toxic gases" - my piece @lapublicpress.bsky.social on EPA's information request letter sent to Lineage, and major questions marks being raised over efficacy of the community air monitoring:

EPA demands info on possible hazardous chemical release at Lineage warehouse

The federal agency asks the company for 18 items of information including what chemicals were potentially released, air monitoring results and investigative findings.

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EPA demands info on possible hazardous chemical release at Lineage warehouse The federal agency asks the company for 18 items of information including what chemicals were potentially released, air monitoring results and investigative findings.

EPA demands info on possible hazardous chemical release at Lineage warehouse

The federal agency asks the company for 18 items of information including what chemicals were potentially released, air monitoring results and investigative findings.

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If you live in California you can now tell data brokers to delete your personal information. Here’s how to do it You can sign up now to help curb spam phone calls and emails. Starting August 1st, data brokers begin processing filed requests.

How to delete personal information from California data brokers

California has deployed a new service that allows you to ask data brokers in the state to stop selling your personal information.

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As heat intensifies, here’s what to know about LA’s future AC requirements for apartments Starting in 2027, landlords in unincorporated Los Angeles County will be required to provide cooling in rental units. Here’s what the new rules mean for renters.

As heat intensifies, here’s what to know about LA’s future AC requirements for apartments

Starting in 2027, landlords in unincorporated Los Angeles County will be required to provide cooling in rental units. Here's what the new rules mean for renters.

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‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show Records released as part of a lawsuit challenging racial profiling show that immigration agents used slurs to refer to Latino targets.

‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show

Records released as part of a lawsuit challenging racial profiling show that immigration agents used slurs to refer to Latino targets.

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These California lawmakers want a confidential database for immigrants in ICE custody to report medical abuse The “Stop ICE’s Medical Neglect Act” would allow detained immigrants to confidentially file complaints of medical neglect or mistreatment.

These California lawmakers want a confidential database for immigrants in ICE custody to report medical abuse

The “Stop ICE’s Medical Neglect Act” would allow detained immigrants to confidentially file complaints of medical neglect or mistreatment.

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Immigration officials misused weapons hundreds of times during protests, report finds From LA to Minneapolis, agents and officers improperly used tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters and journalists. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/ice-...

Immigration officials misused weapons hundreds of times during protests, report finds

From LA to Minneapolis, agents and officers improperly used tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters and journalists.

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Immigrants detained in unsanitary and “inhumane” conditions at the Adelanto ICE detention center outside of LA are one step closer to receiving clean water, humane medical care and sanitary conditions after a federal judge ordered ICE to make sweeping improvements at the desert facility.

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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New ‘Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story’ documents 100 years in communities displaced to build LA’s Dodger Stadium The digital collection is the first community curated archive featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photos of the families who lived in Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop.

New ‘Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story’ documents 100 years in communities displaced to build LA’s Dodger Stadium

The digital collection is the first community curated archive featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photos of the families who lived in Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop.

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Homelessness is back on the rise in LA. Advocates say efforts to ‘warehouse’ people aren’t helping Los Angeles officials blame the uptick in homelessness on less funding. Mutual aid groups say the culprits are encampment sweeps and a ‘lack of empathy.’

Homelessness is back on the rise in LA. Advocates say efforts to ‘warehouse’ people aren’t helping

Los Angeles officials blame the uptick in homelessness on less funding. Mutual aid groups say the culprits are encampment sweeps and a ‘lack of empathy.’

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Justice or impunity: will LA County DA prosecute ICE if they break the law? As Keith Porter Jr’s family seeks justice, the District Attorney’s decision will signal whether local authorities will criminally prosecute federal agents who act unlawfully.

Justice or impunity: will LA County DA prosecute ICE if they break the law?

As Keith Porter Jr’s family seeks justice, the District Attorney’s decision will signal whether local authorities will criminally prosecute federal agents who act unlawfully.

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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.

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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Why does LA feel so humid right now? The city’s famous “dry heat” is taking the summer off. Here’s what meteorologists say is behind the muggy weather — and why it might be part of the new summer normal. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/la-h...

Why does LA feel so humid right now?

The city’s famous “dry heat” is taking the summer off. Here’s what meteorologists say is behind the muggy weather — and why it might be part of the new summer normal.

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The steep cost of LA’s immigration enforcement raids: A new study from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute investigated the “mounting toll” on Latino businesses across LA County due to federal immigration enforcement. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/la-i...

The steep cost of LA’s immigration enforcement raids

A new study from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute investigated the “mounting toll” on Latino businesses across LA County due to federal immigration enforcement.

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Their utility bills skyrocketed, so they stopped paying them. Will the city change how these bills are calculated across LA? A city department recommends a ban for rent-stabilized units, but some tenants want one citywide. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/la-r...

Their utility bills skyrocketed, so they stopped paying them. Will the city change how these bills are calculated across LA?

A city department recommends a ban for rent-stabilized units, but some tenants want one citywide.

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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...

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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What Angelenos should know about cyclospora amid multistate outbreak Los Angeles has reported 27 travel-associated cases of cyclosporiasis this year, but none have been linked to the current multistate outbreak. Here’s what residents should know about symptoms, food safety, and reducing their risk.

What Angelenos should know about cyclospora amid multistate outbreak

Los Angeles has reported 27 travel-associated cases of cyclosporiasis this year, but none have been linked to the current multistate outbreak. Here’s what residents should know about symptoms, food sa...

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Homeboy Industries gives a historic monastery a new mission: recovery for former gang members Voter-approved Proposition 1 has launched historic investments to close gaps in California’s mental health support infrastructure.

Homeboy Industries gives a historic monastery a new mission: recovery for former gang members

Voter-approved Proposition 1 has launched historic investments to close gaps in California's mental health support infrastructure.

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Tia promises women higher quality, personalized healthcare. However, patients report missed pregnancies, surprise bills and upselling of alternative medicine. Is the heavily-funded for-women, by-women healthcare company more ‘style than substance’? lapublicpress.org/2026/07/la-t...

Tia promises women higher quality, personalized healthcare. Patients report missed pregnancies, surprise bills and upselling of alternative medicine

Tia operates six clinics in LA County. Is the heavily-funded for-women, by-women healthcare company more ‘style than substance’?

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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. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/worl...

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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As Lineage built the world’s largest cold storage empire, fire and safety risks mounted Lineage transformed food supply chains and made its owners rich. Now it’s hired a crisis team in the wake of East LA warehouse fire.

As Lineage built the world’s largest cold storage empire, fire and safety risks mounted

Lineage transformed food supply chains and made its owners rich. Now it’s hired a crisis team in the wake of East L.A. warehouse fire.

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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. lapublicpress.org/2026/06/la-2...

'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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