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• 2020 Census: Researchers Predict Latino Undercount in L.A. County

  Posted by Dan Fritz at Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 11:13pm

  The fight over the citizenship question, other anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric out of Washington, and fear of deportation were all at play, said Wallace. And then the COVID-19 crisis hit.

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• Death of Serial Killer: Lonnie Franklin

  Posted by Margaret Prescod at Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 6:30am

  We are saddened that Lonnie Franklin died without providing information on the scores of women he killed. Too many families may never see justice. Though he was found guilty and sent to prison, he always maintained his innocence even in the face of the mountain of evidence against him.

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• The False Choice Between Saving Lives and Saving Livelihoods

  Posted by Ian Masters at Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 9:06am

  The Trump administration is declaring victory by saying that by extending the shutdowns and stay-at-home restrictions until the end of April only 200,000 Americans will die. Meanwhile....

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• Citing Coronavirus, EPA Indefinitely Suspends Environmental Rules

  Posted by Jake Johnson at Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 6:00am

  The EPA uses this global pandemic to create loopholes for destroying the environment. This is a schoolbook example of what we need to start looking out for.

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• The Shame, it took a Virus for America to Finally Bail out Its Workers and the Poor

  Posted by Earl Ofari Hutchinson at Monday, March 30th, 2020 11:43am

  Did the gargantuan COVID Stimulus package show Trump and McConnell Care About America's Workers and the Poor?

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• Undocumented Fears Surround Census 2020

  Posted by By Jessica Olvera at Thursday, March 26th, 2020 1:30pm

  As a Dreamer, I understand the fear that folks have regarding the 2020 Census because it feels that we are so used to not being asked for our vote and have normalized the feeling of being left in shadows and skeptical when it comes to governmental decision making and things like the census.

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• Stark contrast between Newsom, Trump

  Posted by Emily Hoeven​​​​​​ at Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 8:21am

  Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that California will likely remain closed through April. His prediction came the same day President Donald Trump announced his intention to reopen the country by Easter, on April 12.

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• Communities Across Los Angeles Mobilized to Support the City’s More Vulnerable Populations

  Posted by Ernesto Arce at Monday, March 23rd, 2020 7:09pm

  On Skid Row, tens of thousands of unhoused residents toil on cold, wet city streets. Los Angeles officials and the CDC consider the more than 50,000 homeless residents as the most vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus.

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• Joint Letter Calls For Immigrants And Refugees To Be Taken Into Account In Government Response To Coronavirus

  Posted by Dan Fritz at Monday, March 23rd, 2020 4:20pm

  As public life was brought to a standstill in California due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, forty-five advocacy, labor and community groups came together to sign a joint letter calling on all levels of government to not let immigrants fall through the cracks.

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• Ruben Luengas interviews Tatiana Clouthier

  Posted by Ruben Luengas at Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 3:28pm

  KPFK’s Ruben Luengas interviews Tatiana Clouthier, spokesperson for Andres Manuel Lopez-Obredor’s campaign to be the next president of Mexico, in this week’s episode of Contragolpe.  

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• Trump's First Visit to LA as President Met by Opposition​​​​​​​

  Posted by Ali Lexa, Ernesto Arce at Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 12:00am

  Trump's First Visit to LA as President Met by Opposition​​​​​​​ in Beverly HIlls and Downtown LA

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