Melissa Gomez
Reporter at Los Angeles Times
covering the Central Valley @latimes | A veces hablo español | Florida native | Journalism ain't dead. Chill. hmu: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Jessica Garrison |Connor Sheets |Jack Flemming |Ruben Vives |Sonja Sharp |Melissa Gomez
When Fang Chen was growing up in the wealthy city of San Marino in the 1980s, it was still a majority white community, one where locals occasionally exploded into ugly moments of racism at the arrival of new Asian residents. Today, the community is nearly 70% Asian, with nearly half of all residents born outside the country, according to the U.S. census.
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1 week ago |
gazettextra.com | Howard Blume |Melissa Gomez
LOS ANGELES - Federal officials arrived and were denied entry at two L.A. Unified elementary schools this week, district officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported instance of an attempt by U.S. authorities to enter a Los Angeles public school amid concerns of immigration enforcement.
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2 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Howard Blume |Melissa Gomez
Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. Alberto Carvalho, along with members of the Board of Education and other district officials, speak about protecting students from immigration enforcement activity at public schools. Federal officials arrived and were denied entry at two L..A. Unified elementary schools this week, district officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported instance of an attempt by U.S. authorities to enter a Los Angeles public school amid concerns of immigration enforcement.
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2 weeks ago |
dailyitem.com | Howard Blume |Melissa Gomez
LOS ANGELES — Federal officials arrived and were denied entry at two L.A. Unified elementary schools this week, district officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported instance of an attempt by U.S. authorities to enter a Los Angeles public school amid concerns of immigration enforcement.
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3 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Melissa Gomez
“He was one of the greatest human beings that I’ve run across in my lifetime,” actor Edward James Olmos said of Father Richard Estrada, shown here at his La Placita church. Father Richard Estrada, a leading figure in the immigrant rights movement who was known for opening Los Angeles’ first shelter for homeless migrant youth and dedicating his life to advocating for the downtrodden, died Monday at the age of 83.
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