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LA County to slash $89M but give sheriff’s department a boost

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Elizabeth Chou |Elizabeth ChouReporter

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s budget would get a $9.5 million boost – but the Department of Health Services’s budget would shrink by about $165 million – under a $47.9 billion spending plan advanced Tuesday by the LA County Board of Supervisors. The county’s recommended budget reflects approximately $89 million in cuts and is moving forward as officials forecast major fiscal challenges in the next year.
LA’s LGBTQ+ arts nonprofits, artists face ‘chilling effect’ under anti-DEI executive orders

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Jireh Deng

Dressed in her signature blond coiffed wig and colorful gowns, drag queen Pickle brings queer pride into classrooms and libraries across Los Angeles as she reads aloud picture books to children. Her work as the founder of Drag Arts Lab, leading Drag Story Hour in LA, has attracted both fans and haters over the past decade. In 2023, the same year that Pickle was appointed West Hollywood’s inaugural drag queen laureate, she was also the target of right-wing protests at three of her events.
Fighting faculty union, USC argues national labor board 'unconstitutional'

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Debbie Truong

This article was produced by the nonprofit journalism publication Capital & Main. It is co-published here with permission. The University of Southern California is attempting to block faculty from forming a union with an argument pushed by SpaceX and Amazon: that the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional. In December, non-tenure-track faculty members at USC filed a petition for a union election in hopes of certifying the United Faculty-United Auto Workers union as their representative.
DHS agents tried to access 2 LAUSD schools. Here's what families should know

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Mariana Dale |Ross Brenneman

This article was originally published by LAist on April 10, 2025. Federal agents attempted to enter two Los Angeles Unified elementary schools this week. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said at a press conference Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security’s presence sowed fear among educators and the surrounding community.
LA residents say pollution from Van Nuys Airport makes them sick

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Chris Bibona |Shane Dimapanat

This article was produced by the nonprofit journalism publication Capital & Main. It is co-published here with permission. When Jarret Palmer moved to the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles four years ago, he thought he had found his dream home. But now, he’s regretting that decision. The roar of planes from nearby Van Nuys Airport is relentless, he said, adding that he fears the pollution from is harming his family.
As LA County budget woes grow, advocates worry Measure J’s ‘Care First’ dollars could be stripped

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Elizabeth Chou

Los Angeles County voters decided in 2020 to put real dollars into shifting a punitive approach to criminal justice to a “care first, jails last” model. They did so by approving Measure J, which set aside 10% of the county’s budget to put back into the community. But now members of an advisory committee monitoring those funds say they’re worried those funds will get swept away into other uses, as top LA officials raise alarms about the county’s bad financial health this year.
Unhoused LA residents react to LAHSA’s unraveling

3 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Elizabeth Chou

Since becoming homeless a decade ago, Hector Aranda Jr. says he has done most of the heavy lifting to find shelter and housing. The lifelong North Hollywood resident said he has sought assistance to get housed from homeless service providers, including the Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency. He rode his bike to different encampments to find outreach workers, sometimes during sweeps, including a 2023 Inside Safe operation on Aetna Street near the Van Nuys bus station.
Court orders LA to approve controversial Boyle Heights development; activists say fight isn’t over

4 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Alejandra Molina

This article was produced by the nonprofit journalism publication Boyle Heights Beat. It is re-published here with permission. Last March, the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission took a momentous vote against a proposed housing development on César Chávez Avenue in Boyle Heights, arguing that the project could lead to gentrification that would be harmful to the public health of residents.
Ohtani craze sparks renewed interest in decades-old Japanese American little league

4 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Meghan Coyle

Japanese baseball stars playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers have been a boon for Japanese American communities in LA. On game days, business booms in Little Tokyo. Stores are full of baseball star Shohei Ohtani-inspired shirts and postcards. And the craze is only increasing this year. The Dodgers started the regular season this year as the reigning World Series champs and played their first games of the year at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
Will new California law keep small LA businesses from closing?

1 month ago | lapublicpress.org | Alfredo Santana

Inside La Asunción Family Restaurant in North Hills, a large wall canvas depicts the Lady of Solitude in front of a church named in her honor inOaxaca. It welcomes customers to dive into dishes like mole negro, tlayudas, and tamales Oaxaqueños. While La Asunción owner Dolores De Los Santos dishes warm and aromatic foods under the protection of the Lady of Solitude, serving the North Hills community has become more difficult.