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President Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has pushed for hardline immigration policies.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Federal troops paraded through MacArthur Park on Monday in an astonishing show of force. Mayor Karen Bass says LA is a testing site for a national project.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Staffing shortages at the NWS in Central Texas are being scrutinized for possibly affecting the flood response there. What does this mean for CA’s upcoming fire season?

Will National Weather Service cuts impact disaster response in CA?

Staffing shortages at the NWS in Central Texas are being scrutinized for possibly affecting the flood response there. What does this mean for CA’s upcoming fire season?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Six months after the Palisades and Eaton Fires, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is 88% finished with cleanup. Here’s a breakdown of the debris.

Fire debris cleanup tallies 2 million tons and counting

Six months after the Palisades and Eaton Fires, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is 88% finished with cleanup. Here’s a breakdown of the debris.

from KCRW Features

An artist who lost her home in the Eaton Fire is collecting shards from the rubble to create a mosaic project – one she hopes will help the community heal.

Altadena mosaic takes shape from ashes – and broken shards

An artist who lost her home in the Eaton Fire is collecting shards from the rubble to create a mosaic project – one she hopes will help the community heal.

from KCRW Features

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison visits Kato in its new location at the Row DTLA.

Does Kato remain 'a singular Los Angeles culinary experience'?

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison visits Kato in its new location at the Row DTLA.

from Good Food

Several civil rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that ICE agents are targeting people based on race and holding them in “deplorable” conditions.

Lawsuit seeks to end LA immigration raids on constitutional grounds

Several civil rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that ICE agents are targeting people based on race and holding them in “deplorable” conditions.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

ICE raids, the fire threat, or budget reasons are the reasons some LA-area communities won’t be having Independence Day festivities. But illegal fireworks will continue.

Official fireworks shows cancelled. Expect illegal ones to still pop off

ICE raids, the fire threat, or budget reasons are the reasons some LA-area communities won’t be having Independence Day festivities. But illegal fireworks will continue.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mayor Karen Bass celebrates a $750 million Hollywood tax credit and claims the Trump administration’s lawsuit against her is part of an ‘all out assault’ on LA.

LA mayor praises film credits, slams sanctuary city lawsuit

Mayor Karen Bass celebrates a $750 million Hollywood tax credit and claims the Trump administration’s lawsuit against her is part of an ‘all out assault’ on LA.

from KCRW Features

The number of newly-issued business licenses dropped by half over the last decade or so in LA, according to a report from Crosstown LA.

LA’s economy blinking red, fewer businesses are opening

The number of newly-issued business licenses dropped by half over the last decade or so in LA, according to a report from Crosstown LA.

from KCRW Features

Some Black tenants are disproportionately being evicted by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in LA, a new UCLA study finds. KCRW hears from two sisters who’ve experienced this.

Black Angelenos feel brunt of evictions from corporate landlords

Some Black tenants are disproportionately being evicted by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in LA, a new UCLA study finds. KCRW hears from two sisters who’ve experienced this.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LACMA opened its new David Geffen Galleries building last week for a sneak peek. Down the street, Blum Gallery closes after over 30 years in LA.

New LACMA wing opens while an iconic local gallery closes

LACMA opened its new David Geffen Galleries building last week for a sneak peek. Down the street, Blum Gallery closes after over 30 years in LA.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

For years, many have blamed the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the state’s housing crisis. Will rolling it back lead to more housing?

Landmark CA environmental law rolled back by Newsom, state legislature

For years, many have blamed the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the state’s housing crisis. Will rolling it back lead to more housing?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A bestselling book argues blue states are undermining their agenda with red tape. Gov. Newsom says he is answering the demand for a “politics of abundance” with new housing reforms.

‘Abundance’: The book behind Gov. Newsom’s housing reforms

A bestselling book argues blue states are undermining their agenda with red tape. Gov. Newsom says he is answering the demand for a “politics of abundance” with new housing reforms.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Pride Riders LA is a group of queer motorcyclists who want to bring Dykes on Bikes to LA.

LA’s got Pride Riders but no Dykes on Bikes yet – that’s trademarked

Pride Riders LA is a group of queer motorcyclists who want to bring Dykes on Bikes to LA.

from KCRW Features

Congress may be cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid over the next decade. That could have massive implications for Angelenos, whether they’re on Medicaid or not.

4 million Angelenos get Medicaid. How will proposed budget cuts affect them?

Congress may be cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid over the next decade. That could have massive implications for Angelenos, whether they’re on Medicaid or not.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

At RVR in Venice, chefs Travis Lett and Ian Robinson blend Japanese influences with Southern California produce.

Squash vines are in season at farmers markets and at RVR

At RVR in Venice, chefs Travis Lett and Ian Robinson blend Japanese influences with Southern California produce.

from Good Food

For the first time, LA restaurants have earned three Michelin stars. Somni, in West Hollywood, and Providence, on Melrose, both now have the highest honor a restaurant can receive.

Michelin awards its highest honor to 2 LA eateries: Somni, Providence

For the first time, LA restaurants have earned three Michelin stars. Somni, in West Hollywood, and Providence, on Melrose, both now have the highest honor a restaurant can receive.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Memo Torres reports on how immigration raids are impacting local food businesses.

Meat is left sizzling on the grill as ICE raids taqueros and street vendors in LA County

Memo Torres reports on how immigration raids are impacting local food businesses.

from Good Food

Former wildland firefighter Kelly Ramsey’s new memoir is about the mental and physical cost of being on the frontlines of California’s largest blazes.

Former wildland firefighter on rampant mental health problems, eco-devastation

Former wildland firefighter Kelly Ramsey’s new memoir is about the mental and physical cost of being on the frontlines of California’s largest blazes.

from KCRW Features