suhauna hussain
@suhauna.bsky.social
reporter @ LA Times covering breaking news. send me tips on labor, tech, immigration tips to: suhauna.hussain@latimes.com https://www.latimes.com/la-bio-suhauna-hussain-staff.html
Great story by @suhauna.bsky.social, and an important reminder of why Gavin Newsom needs to sign AB 2222 to bring back even a few local news jobs: www.latimes.com/california/s...
The fall of once-mighty McClatchy newspapers underscores California's news crisis
The union that represents McClatchy journalists said that more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications had been laid off.
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With more layoffs today in the five alarm fire that is the dissipating news industry, re-upping my story about a California bill sitting on Gov. Newsom’s desk that would create refundable tax credits for newsrooms that advocates describe as a lifeline www.latimes.com/california/s...
Bill to aid California newsrooms now on the governor's desk
Assembly Bill 2222 would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, which in practice would provide direct cash infusions to ...
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A federal appeals court has ruled that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry
States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules | CNN Business
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry.
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Photos of mold, maggots and cockroaches were sent earlier this month to Cal/OSHA as part of a complaint by workers at an Inglewood facility where in-flight meals are cooked and packaged for several major airlines operating out of LAX. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Moldy dishes, live maggots and cockroaches. In-flight meal provider for LAX under scrutiny
Photos of contaminants at a catering facility in Inglewood that cooks and packages meals for a number of airlines operating out of Los Angeles International Airport were compiled by Southern Californi...
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Chatted with @suhauna.bsky.social of the LA Times for her article on drive-thrus and urban planning: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Has In-N-Out finally met its match? One California city is fighting drive-throughs
Culver City residents take a stand against a proposed In-N-Out over traffic, pollution and safety concerns, part of a growing national backlash against drive-through eateries.
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Hearst, Dow Jones, Condé Nast and NJ.com are setting subscription renewal prices using dynamic pricing, often using AI and referred to as "personalized offers" (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
This exception could be a preview of “a future where privacy is a luxury for the elite few and the rest of us are subjected to pervasive surveillance everywhere we go,” says Evan Greer, director of the digital rights group Fight for the Future. www.wired.com/story/for-ta...
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.
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The company Cadiz Inc. has been trying for years to pump groundwater in the Mojave Desert and ship it to thirsty cities in California. Now, the Trump administration has signed off on part of its plan: converting an oil and gas pipeline to transport water. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump administration OKs California company's plan to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert
The California company Cadiz has been trying for years to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert. The Trump administration approved a plan for a pipeline.
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Things are going on in New York right that people may not understand for thousands of years
With Iran about to face off against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in the 2026 World Cup, we wrote about the fraught backdrop of war and about how some LA Iranians, in a bitterly divided diaspora, are putting aside politics to watch the game www.latimes.com/california/s...
With Iran set for World Cup match at SoFi, L.A. Iranians see glimmers of unity
As Iran's team prepares for its World Cup opener Monday at SoFi, L.A. Iranians argue among themselves, as some seek unity through sport.
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ICE agent who killed L.A. man allegedly threatened criminal charges over being identified
ICE agent who killed L.A. man allegedly threatened criminal charges over being identified
Brian Palacios, the federal immigration agent who fatally shot a Los Angeles man while off duty on New Year's Eve, allegedly threatened to have the person he suspected of leaking his name to the public criminally prosecuted, according to a court filing and an audio recording reviewed by The Times.
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Eid message posted by the Islamic Center of San Diego, in the wake of the shooting last week that killed three beloved members of the community
It's kind of an interesting phenomenon to see it's mostly Democrats who are saying the government should have access to a tool that tracks all cars everywhere. This is a tool that's definitely been used to intercept and roundup immigrants, but opposition to the tech rn is greater among Republicans.
these are the San Diego shooting victims who are now hailed as martyrs and heroes: a security guard with a warm smile, a storekeeper known for his lentil soup and the husband of a schoolteacher who, when he heard gunfire, he ran toward it www.latimes.com/california/s...
The three men killed in San Diego shooting saved many others, 'did not die in vain'
Meet the three men who sacrificed their lives to protect dozens of schoolchildren during an attempted mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
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It was a beacon of hope and faith in San Diego. Attack leaves a community seeking answers w/ @hannahfry.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
It was a beacon of hope and faith in San Diego. Attack leaves a community seeking answers
The San Diego Islamic Center is typically a bustling crossroads, with kids in school, the faithful coming to pray and others simply taking part in cultural activity.
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This campaign has been absolutely scandalous and mostly under the radar. There’s a parallel attack on many Iranian academics by some of the same bad actors and it’s gotten worse than most people realize.
suhauna hussain@suhauna.bsky.social · 5mo agoI wrote about a spate of detentions of L.A. Iranians by Trump administration and a vocal segment of the Iranian diaspora that has joined forces with Trump-aligned far-right conservatives such as Laura Loomer to push for the deportations of these Iranians. www.latimes.com/california/s...
I wrote about a spate of detentions of L.A. Iranians by Trump administration and a vocal segment of the Iranian diaspora that has joined forces with Trump-aligned far-right conservatives such as Laura Loomer to push for the deportations of these Iranians. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Behind the Trump administration's detentions of L.A. Iranians, a divided diaspora
In L.A., home to the largest Iranian diaspora, a vocal segment has joined forces with Trump-aligned far-right activists to wage campaigns against other Iranians.
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one of the few things I can say with agreement from my fellow Iranians is that it is a deeply terrible time to be Iranian. thanks to @suhauna.bsky.social for capturing the dark divisions beyond that sentiment that's consumed us www.latimes.com/california/s...
Behind the Trump administration's detentions of L.A. Iranians
In L.A., home to the largest Iranian diaspora, a vocal segment has joined forces with Trump-aligned far-right activists to wage campaigns against other Iranians.
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California’s two biggest pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, have invested $2.7 billion+ in surveillance tech companies, weapons manufacturers & telecoms firms contracting with ICE and DHS. That includes hundreds of millions invested in Palantir www.latimes.com/california/s...
California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE
Amid a ramp up in federal immigration sweeps in California in the last year, two of the state's biggest public pensions have invested in contractors who work with those law enforcement agencies.
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new: some 32,000 workers at 200+ hotels, stadiums and airport vendors across Southern California & Arizona have the right to skip work for safety reasons if ICE agents are present, L.A. hospitality union @unitehere11.bsky.social said Monday to employers. www.latimes.com/california/s...
If SoCal hotels, stadiums host ICE agents, employees can miss work, union says as World Cup nears
Unite Here Local 11 said in a letter that the presence of federal agents inside or in the immediate vicinity of properties constitutes conditions that trigger employees’ right to refuse to work.
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22 year old Bangladeshi man from Queens, Jabez Chakraborty, has had multiple surgeries after shot 4+ times by NYPD this week. Family said they called for medical help, not cops. after, NYPD confiscated phones & questioned their immigration status gothamist.com/news/family-...
Family of Queens man shot by cops: We wanted EMS, not NYPD
But the NYPD says the family wanted an involuntary removal, which involves police.
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This article captures the scale at which academic freedom is being repressed at TX A&M, but also the chaotic way the new rules are being implemented. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
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Here are a few of the emails from Casey Wasserman, current chair of LA28, to Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest Epstein files drop
![To:
*gmaxign
From:
Casey Wasserman
Sent:
Mon 4/7/2003 11:30:08 PM
Subject: RE: Title: Message
or something like that.
*--Original Message--
From: gmax [mailto:gmax1@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4:34 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: What foggy enough so that you can float naked down the beach and no one can see you unless
they are close up?
At 04:23 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote: june gloom is the common phrase...very foggy in the AM, usually burns off in the
afternoon...but still in the high 70's, low 80's...
I like Carbon Beach the best, and of course, that is where my house is...and it is the best and nicest
beach and closest to the city which is nice. ---Original Message---
From: gmax [mailto
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4?28 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: Max will be relieved - Stephen Shapiro just called and is going to find out what is available in June to rent in the 3 different areas along the beach. I said I would look at all 3 and would make a decision based more on the house than the area probably. Do
you have a view? I don't know anything about Malibu or LA for that matter. Anyway, regardless of that, Stephen told me that the weather is normally lousy in June -Is that right? What does lousy mean? Is it just hazy? Plse explain to the
foreigner
Gx
PS - I can't sleep - where are you when I need you?
- At 04:06 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
that can be the exception...but only one. ----Original Message-----
From: gmax [mailto:
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:12 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE:
What about Max? - At 02:39 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yvvwejxthpp5s62cu5bqpvxw/bafkreifsqmknqryxrwchuarb3isv5fg7lcr3asspmjybzeifpkkqjzldua)
New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
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Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California and Hawaii launched an open-ended strike this morning; www.latimes.com/california/s...
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers launch open-ended strike
Up to 31,000 healthcare professionals in California and Hawaii are involved in the strike, which is the second to roil the medical provider in recent months.
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some protest signs in downtown L.A. over the course of afternoon and evening today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
