Sunshine Limbo arrived in Los Angeles via the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, and was grateful to find a job caring for elderly residents at a six-bed facility. She had no idea that earning a total $53 a day for her 24-hour shift was illegal.
Joy Chen already survived one devastating wildfire. Nearly 18 months later, she had a chance to help shape who pays for the next one. The executive director of the Every Fire Survivor’s Network (EFSN), Chen has helped build a community of thousands as they relay their uphill struggle to recover and return home.
A year after federal immigration agents launched massive raids in Los Angeles, a daylong hearing documenting their impact drew shattering testimony of migrants brutalized, families ripped apart and entrepreneurs crushed. But the June 8 People’s Hearing on Immigration Enforcement, hosted at CCF, also highlighted resilience, courage and solidarity.
Karina Soriano spent her summer internship at Los Angeles Public Press doing something her community desperately needed: creating a bilingual guide telling immigrant families in L.A. County what to do if ICE agents knock on their door.
High living costs and hardships caused by aggressive federal immigration enforcement emerged as key concerns among Pomona community members at a recent listening session convened by the California Community Foundation.
A broad coalition of Los Angeles business leaders, labor groups, housing advocates and nonprofits is urging city officials to overhaul Measure ULA rather than repeal it, warning that without swift reforms the voter-approved tax could collapse under mounting political and legal pressure.