L.A. TACO

4 days ago | lataco.com | Lexis-Olivier Ray

Last week the Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves in a pickle. Nearly two weeks after the start of escalating, violent federal immigration raids across the Los Angeles area, the World Series champs had yet to make any kind of public statement, despite facing strong criticism from even some of their most loyal fans. Then, last Wednesday, the Dodgers said they were going to make a big announcement related to the raids the following day.

1 week ago | lataco.com | Lexis-Olivier Ray

The city of Los Angeles has spent over $30 million in the past two weeks in response to immigration raids and protests, according to Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia. The Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) response to the protests against ICE are by far the greatest cost. The city has spent more than $29 million to cover LAPD overtime and costs associated with declaring a citywide tactical alert, according to the controller.

1 week ago | lataco.com | Lexis-Olivier Ray

While police sirens rang in the background and a law enforcement helicopter circled above,  Baba Akili stood calmly on the southwest corner of Temple Boulevard and Main Street in Downtown Los Angeles surrounded by hundreds of protesters who were still catching their breath after running away from police. As a longtime activist and national field coordinator for Black Lives Matter Grassroots (BLM), Akili is no stranger to these streets.

1 week ago | lataco.com | Marina Watanabe

As the ongoing demonstrations against ICE raids continue, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)’s use of police horses for crowd control is being called into question. Over the past two weeks alone, dozens of videos have been shared of mounted officers on horseback trampling protesters and riding horses through fireworks and clouds of tear gas.

1 week ago | lataco.com | Lexis-Olivier Ray

Cesar was on his way home when he got caught in a giant cloud of tear gas, the same substance banned in warfare, outside of City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, after the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deployed the chemical agent to disperse a large crowd of hundreds of people protesting the recent ICE immigration raids in Los Angeles. Cesar wasn’t there to protest, though. He was trying to get out of DTLA before a curfew went into effect at 8 PM.