Federal prosecutors have dismissed charges against David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-United Service Workers West, more than a year after his arrest and hospitalization while documenting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Los Angeles. Huerta had initially faced felony charges for allegedly impeding federal officers during the June 2025 operation.
UCLA urban planning professor Michael Manville asserts that Los Angeles’ Measure ULA, known as the ‘mansion tax,’ has yielded substantially less revenue than projected, averaging approximately one-third of initial estimates. Writing in The Washington Post, Manville’s analysis indicates the policy has also deterred housing production, with one study suggesting a 30% reduction in large apartment building construction, thereby demonstrating how specific policy design can produce unintended consequences.
The family of Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Southern California, has requested a criminal investigation into a March 28, 2026, shooting that left Collins permanently blind in one eye, allegedly caused by a Department of Homeland Security officer firing a projectile at him while he was documenting a protest.
Latino, Black and labor leaders gathered at Meruelo Media Studios to discuss economic justice and civil rights, citing rising living costs, limited economic opportunities and growing concerns over civil rights pressures affecting communities across the country.
Civil rights advocates are raising alarm after federal immigration agents arrested a Southern California man who had previously challenged ICE raids in court, calling the move a troubling example of retaliation against those who speak out.
A federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force by Los Angeles police during the 2020 Dodgers World Series celebration is set to go to trial April 7, nearly six years after a rubber bullet struck a 22-year-old college student in the eye, leaving him with permanent vision loss.
California’s housing crisis is being driven by political hesitation, outdated zoning choices, and a regulatory and fiscal framework that often undermines the goals of elected leaders, resulting in low housing production and rising costs.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced over $419 million in new funding for homelessness in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, citing a 9% statewide reduction in unsheltered homelessness, the first such decline in over 15 years.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles challenging its plan to seize and destroy RV homes, alleging it is in violation of state law and the city is criminalizing homelessness.
The Trump administration has withdrawn its request to maintain federal control over the California National Guard, returning command and control to Gov. Gavin Newsom, following a court ruling that the federalization of the National Guard was illegal.
Abundance, a book by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, argues that many of America’s most damaging crises are the result of deliberate choices that constrain supply, slow delivery and fragment authority, and that to have the future we want, we need to build and invent more of what we need.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected President Trump’s emergency request to allow the deployment of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles, leaving the lower court’s order in place and barring the deployment while the appeal proceeds.
Physicians for Human Rights has filed an amicus brief in the L.A. Press Club v. Kristi Noem case, arguing that U.S. federal law enforcement repeatedly misused rubber bullets, pepper balls, tear gas canisters and flash-bang grenades against journalists, medics and peaceful demonstrators during protests in Los Angeles in the summer of 2025.
At a congressional field hearing in Los Angeles, lawmakers, community advocates and local officials heard testimony from over two dozen individuals about wrongful detentions by federal immigration authorities, prompting UnidosUS to call for stronger safeguards to protect civil rights.
A New Way of Life Reentry Project will host a ceremony to honor graduates of its Career Bridge Initiative, celebrating system-impacted individuals pursuing stability, employment, and opportunity after incarceration.
A federal judge ruled that Bill Essayli was not lawfully serving as acting United States attorney for the Central District of California, finding that the Trump administration’s appointment violated federal law.
CHIRLA, California’s largest immigrant rights organization, launched a bilingual public service campaign to combat discrimination and bigotry, encouraging individuals to call out hate and promote safety in immigrant communities.
A new analysis by UCLA associate professor Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld suggests that most Angelenos support new housing construction, challenging the long-standing narrative that Los Angeles is dominated by NIMBY sentiment.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s SAFE Task Force, in partnership with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles County, dismantled a large encampment along the 110 Freeway and connected residents with shelter and supportive services, marking the task force’s first effort in Southern California.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has urged Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Senate Bill 79, which seeks to accelerate housing development statewide, arguing that it poses significant risks to Los Angeles communities and undermines local control, while housing advocates argue that the bill is necessary to address California’s housing and climate crises.