Trump and his allies are trying to paint Los Angeles as an out-of-control war zone taken over by brown-skinned criminals. The immigrants who call downtown home don’t agree.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell appeared before the council to discuss the LAPD’s attempts to control protests that have erupted mostly in downtown every day since Friday.
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After Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, campuses were roiled by pro-Palestinian protests, which left Jewish students feeling unsafe. How are those at UCLA and USC faring amid President Trump’s aggressive antisemitism campaign.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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