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Workers on edge as ICE raids cripple immigrant businesses
ImmigrationWhile protesters grabbed headlines in LA, many immigrants stayed home. Fear and outrage gripped the city, costing businesses customers and workers their wages.
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Lakers owners to sell majority stake worth $10 billion
SportsThe Buss family, who owns the Los Angeles Lakers, has agreed to sell the team’s majority ownership in a deal with LA Dodgers principal owner Mark Walter.
Early LA real estate buyers lucked out in these neighborhoods
Housing & DevelopmentThe shift in housing value is marking up prices for some communities, while others show only modest gains, according to a study from Crosstown LA.
Salton Sea is a saga of environmental change at high speed
EnvironmentThe Salton Sea is shrinking, which is harming both humans and birds. A plan to create pop-up wetlands may help both.
OC communities want a heads up before ICE agents arrive
Orange CountyIn response to more federal immigration enforcement actions in Orange County, officials there want more transparency from ICE, while others fear retaliation from the Trump…
‘Unconscionable:’ Local mayor blasts federal troops in LA
ImmigrationHuntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores talks about the immigration raids in his city and decries the use of the National Guard and U.S. Marines amid protests.
Medical treatments for transgender minors, future of C-SPAN
NewsIn a 6-3 ruling today, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning some medical treatments for transgender minors. The decision could have broad implications nationwide.
Could the judiciary benefit from all of these White House lawsuits?
PoliticsThe White House calls a wave of lawsuits a threat to the will of the people. Is Trump welcoming those challenges? Plus, campuses tackle a new diversity problem.