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  • 1 week ago | latimes.com | Kevinisha Walker

    Escalating immigration enforcement in Southern California has sparked protests, vandalism and sporadic clashes with police as President Trump has sent troops to downtown L.A. In other parts of Greater Los Angeles, undocumented immigrants — and even those who are here legally but fear racial profiling — are exercising extra caution navigating their daily lives.

  • 3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Kevinisha Walker

    In the wake of multiple plane crashes, and amid erratic federal polices and denials and detentions at border crossings, summer travel in the U.S. is in an uneasy state. The Golden State is seeing a decline in tourism as international visits are expected to drop 9.2% throughout the year, with international spending anticipated to drop 4.2%, according to a forecast published last month by state tourism organization Visit California and Tourism Economics.

  • 2 months ago | latimes.com | Kevinisha Walker

    Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know:• Angelenos, new and old, when did you officially feel like a local? • What happens if I miss the looming Real ID deadline? Can I still travel? • Everything you need to know about Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ concerts at SoFi Stadium. How do you know you’re a true Angeleno? Is it when the staff at your favorite local restaurant frequently remembers your name and order?

  • 2 months ago | latimes.com | Kevinisha Walker

    A five-mile, round-trip trail leads from the Hetch Hetchy Valley’s O’Shaughnessy Dam to Wapama Falls in Yosemite National Park. The route skirts the edge of the Hetchy Hetchy Reservoir. Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your day:• Despite the drama at the National Park Service, California’s parks are preparing for summer.

  • 2 months ago | latimes.com | Kevinisha Walker

    The Four Seasons Resort on Thailand’s island of Koh Samui, where cast and crew filmed “The White Lotus” Season 3. Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your day:• How to have a ‘White Lotus’ experience right here in L.A.• These SoCal vintage motels have found new life. But you can’t sleep there.

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Michele McPhee

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Richard Chang

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Richard Chang primarily covers news in Los Angeles, California, United States and surrounding areas including Long Beach and Compton.

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