The neighborhoods targeted by federal agents for immigration raids were overwhelmingly Latino, according to data from a prominent immigrant rights group. A heat map produced by the the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights documents 471 immigration enforcement actions reported to its Los Angeles Rapid Response Network between June 6 and July 20 in L.A. County….
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times since 2018, said this week that he intends to take the newspaper public in the coming year. During an interview on Monday’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Soon-Shiong said the move would allow the Times “to be democratized and…
The Los Angeles Times will become a publicly traded company, its billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong announced on “The Daily Show.” “Whether you’re right, left, Democrat, Republican, you’re an American. So the opportunity for us to provide a paper that is the voices of the people, truly the voices of the people [is important],” Soon-Shiong said….
Scott Anthony Mitchell and Davanh DiMarco of Hollywood were on their regular Sunday hike at Runyon Canyon when they saw a palm tree on fire and a man emerging from the bushes nearby. Six months after they evacuated their home during the Sunset fire in the same area, the couple were aware of the risks…
A Los Angeles Fire boat sprays water to mark start of expansion at the Port of Long Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) A major terminal operator at the Port of Long Beach broke ground on a $365-million expansion project Friday, even as activity at the port has cooled recently in response to…
A fire burned at least four homes in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles before being brought under control Thursday night. Fireworks were exploding when crews arrived at the scene, the Los Angeles Times reported. A woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition, according to the local newspaper. Source link
Some of the publishers that announced job cuts in January 2025. Washington Post picture: Shutterstock/Phil Pasquini. CNN picture: Shutterstock/Ben Von Klemperer Job cuts in the journalism industry in the UK and US came thick and fast in the first few months of 2025. Companies making major cutbacks in 2025 include Business Insider, ITV, Press Association…
More than 100 people were temporarily stranded off a highway after fleeing 100-foot flames from a brush fire that broke out late Saturday afternoon near a reservoir in San Bernardino County, prompting road closures and evacuations. Dubbed the Lake fire, the blaze broke out shortly before 4 p.m. at the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area,…
To the editor: Staff writer Salvador Hernandez’s piece on drivers utilizing cell maps on their phones warns us of consequences should a driver be caught holding their device (“Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules,” June 5). Unfortunately, many still use their cellphones while driving in lieu of Bluetooth earbuds….
USC freshman Alijah Arenas, who survived a Cybertruck crash earlier this year, talks with reporters on Tuesday. (Ryan Kartje / Los Angeles Times) When Alijah Arenas opened his eyes, minutes after his Tesla Cybertruck struck a tree one morning this past April, the five-star Chatsworth High hoops phenom wasn’t sure where he was or how…