L.A.-area artists tap into cartooning, one-color graphic design and painting to give a voice to people protesting detentions.

Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money.

By Alex Medina Boyle Heights Beat Gentrification has become an issue throughout much of the United States. In the last five years, its impact has become more noticeable in Boyle Heights.

By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters Originally published on June 27, 2025. It hasn’t happened yet, but California is bracing for a demographic and economic hit under President Donald Trump ’s ...

DIY Dumplings: Chef Jessica Wang is coming to Stevenson Library for a recipe guide on dumpling desserts. RSVP by calling (323) 268-4710. 4 p.m. Anime Circus: Head to Don Quixote for a jam-packed 18+ ...

By Wendy Fry and Byrhonda Lyons for CalMatters Originally published July 3, 2025 After launching immigration sweeps that sparked weeks of protests in Los Angeles, the Trump administration faulted ...

The Boyle Heights Beat, an L.A. Local News Initiative newsroom, is looking for a full-time reporter to help cover our neighborhood. We’re looking for someone who understands what makes the Eastside of ...

Tacos A Cabron, which usually sets up near the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Verona Street in East L.A., announced last week that the shop would temporarily close. Photo by Alma Lucia for ...

By Julia Barajas and Mariana Dale for LAist Originally published June 13, 2025 Since early June, Huntington Park residents have witnessed federal immigration agents chase, question and detain their ...

By Jared Bennett for LAist Originally published July 3, 2025 Facing concerns from the community about unidentified federal agents and people posing as them, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell has ...

For the next few days, they were detained in an ICE tent camp in El Paso. Lopez said he was given a small bottle of water, potato chips and an apple. The cells were kept uncomfortably cold, he said, ...

It’s still unclear if the man was a federal agent or an armed vigilante, according to Castañon and Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, who also spoke at the news conference. While it is uncertain whether the ...