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Los Angeles

LA City Council forms committee to review Measure ULA

Adam Solorzano ​ | ​

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to create a three-member ad hoc committee to review and make recommendations on possible changes to L.A.’s so-called “Mansion Tax” by April 30, 2026.

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California

Newsom slams ousted Noem over delayed wildfire funding

Andrea Valadez ​ | ​

Only one day after former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired from her role, Governor Gavin Newsom called out a policy she implemented that has led to the delay of over $500 million in Los Angeles wildfire recovery funding.

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Health

Newsom picks a dogfight with Trump and RFK Jr. on public health

Angela Hart, KFF Health News ​ | ​

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration.

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Communities

Monterey Park City Council approves ballot measure to prohibit data centers

Adam Solorzano ​ | ​

The Monterey Park City Council voted unanimously on March 4 to place a ballot measure proposing a ban on data centers before voters in the June 2 special election, drawing strong support from residents and opposition from the developer behind a planned facility on Saturn Street.

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California

Trump administration wants to put citizenship question on test survey for US Census

Andrea Valadez ​ | ​

The Trump administration now wants the 2030 Census to reflect individuals’ citizenship status, a stark change to how the census has been designed for decades.

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Immigration

Mexican immigrant dies in Adelanto ICE detention center

Araceli Martinez, American Community Media ​ | ​

When Patricia Martinez was asked by an employee of the Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino to sit down, she thought her husband had been deported.

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Baldwin Park

‘This fight isn’t over’: Baldwin Park 3 latest in being criminalized for protesting ICE agents

Victoria Valenzuela ​ | ​

On Feb. 27, Cynthia Raygoza, Ashleigh Brown and Sandra Samane were found innocent of conspiracy to dox an ICE agent after being criminalized by the federal government for following an immigration officer to his house while livestreaming on Instagram account of ICE Out of LA.

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California

Sen. Pérez introduces bill to increase oversight of detention facilities

Andrea Valadez ​ | ​

Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) introduced SB 995 last week, a bill aimed at strengthening state oversight of private detention facilities.