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Downey Creates ‘Know Your Rights’ Site in Response to ICE Raids Information about recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns is available online Wednesday thanks to the efforts of officials in Downey. The page — accessible at downeyca.org/yourrights — offers “comprehensive information about recent federal enforcement activity, what the city can and cannot do and links to various resources,” according to a news release. “In response […]

Feds Move Towards Ending Governing Decree on Migrant Family Detention As federal authorities continue moving Wednesday to end a 28-year consent decree governing how children and family migrants are detained, advocates of the settlement are claiming the terms of the agreement are being routinely violated, making it essential to keep it in place. Justice Department officials last month filed a motion to end the Flores […]

Nezza Receives Standing Ovation During LA City Council Performance of National Anthem in Spanish The City Council Wednesday welcomed pop-artist Nezza to perform the U.S. National Anthem in the Council Chamber when just four days ago, the musician sang a Spanish rendition of the song at a Dodgers game after being told by the team not to. City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez held a presentation Wednesday, providing Nezza an opportunity […]

LA Councilmembers Celebrate Juneteenth The City Council Wednesday commemorated Juneteenth with a musical performance and by unveiling artwork that will be featured at events scheduled for this weekend. Councilman Curren Price led Wednesday’s presentation. Five years ago, the councilman led efforts to establish Juneteenth as an official holiday in the city. “On June 20, 2022, we made history,” Price […]

Oversight Committee Asks for Public Feedback Regarding Deputy Gangs A commission charged with oversight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sought feedback Wednesday from the public regarding people’s experiences with deputies they believe are part of deputy gangs. Los Angeles County’s Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission launched an online survey, available at bit.ly/Survey-Deputy-Gangs, and asked community members to complete it by July 15. “The […]

Crash Kills 12-Year-Old in Parked Car A 12-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when the vehicle he was riding in struck a parked box truck in Sherman Oaks. The crash was reported at 10:17 a.m. Wednesday in the 4400 block of North Woodman Avenue, near Moorpark Avenue south of the Ventura (101) Freeway, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire […]

California Community Foundation Vows to Support Immigration Assistance Non-Profits In response to ongoing immigration raids across Southern California, a foundation announced a new fund Wednesday to support local nonprofits assisting impacted migrant communities. The California Community Foundation said it will provide grants through its L.A. Neighbors Support Fund, helping organizations to “quickly scale up” their support for communities in need. “This is not about […]

`Rust’ Lighting Technician’s Request For Civil Case Trial Delay Approved A judge Wednesday granted a “Rust” film lighting technician’s request for a six-month delay in the start of his civil case trial against Alec Baldwin and the actor’s company, El Dorado Pictures, so that Baldwin and others can be deposed. Plaintiff Serge Svetnoy alleges in his Los Angeles Superior Court complaint that he suffered emotional […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Responsible for Bicyclist’s Death At-Large Police Wednesday asked for the public’s help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 34-year-old bicyclist in the Broadway-Manchester area of South Los Angeles earlier this month. The victim was identified as Jose Villalobos of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office. The crash occurred around 11:10 p.m. June […]

Youth Soccer Coach Pleads Not Guilty to 13-Year-Old Boy’s Murder A youth soccer coach pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he murdered a 13-year-old boy who had traveled to Lancaster to see him, along with charges that he assaulted two other teenage boys. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Theresa R. McGonigle ordered Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, 43, to remain jailed without bail while awaiting […]

Palm Springs Drunk Driver Sentenced Three Years Probation A 62-year-old man who struck and seriously injured a woman walking through a Palm Springs intersection because he was driving under the influence was sentenced Wednesday to three years’ felony probation. Mark Gerald Blanchette of Palm Springs pleaded guilty on June 4 to DUI resulting in great bodily injury and felony DUI under a plea […]

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