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.
For playwright Consuelo Flores, having her autobiographical drama “Soul Sacrifice” produced at the Casa0101 theater in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood felt “like a homecoming in so many ways.” After all, she grew up just a few miles from the arts complex and the Vietnam War-era events depicted in the play, including the seminal Chicano rights protest movement, took place nearby.
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.
Fifteen months after the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through communities across Los Angeles County, a new survey finds that most fire survivors remain displaced as insurance support and savings are running out.
The first results of Los Angeles County’s landmark homelessness funding measure are already emerging, with more than $256 million committed to creating 1,530 affordable housing units just 18 months after voters approved it.
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.