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A trans teacher in Southeast LA was fired. Then 2,000 people fought to save their job — and won. After two emotional pleas, one investigation by the Equal Opportunity Section, and over 2,000 letters of support sent by community members, Zahid prevailed. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/trans-…

The LA City Council's budget committee is wrapping up its discussions on Mayor Bass's budget. Chair Katy Yaroslavsky, says their recommendations reduce the layoffs by half (1,600+ were proposed).

LA street vendors brace for the worst as Trump’s tariffs hit. “If costs are high, they run the risk of being priced out on a daily basis.” lapublicpress.org/2025/05/la-str…

With Hollywood production down 22%, thousands of jobs lost, and arts organizations losing millions in grants, artist cooperatives like March April Studio are experimenting with shared resources to survive the multi-front assault on LA’s creative economy. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/la-art…

Proposed Medicaid cuts would impact 2 million Angelenos. Here’s what that means for LA lapublicpress.org/2025/05/medica… via Los Angeles Public Press

Proposed Medicaid cuts would impact 2 million Angelenos. Here’s what that means for LA. Healthcare workers are sounding the alarm on a ‘world of hurt’ coming to low income LA families, children, seniors and communities of color. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/medica…

Family sues LA County, LASD after a deputy died following a gun-range trailer explosion. The lawsuit will add to department’s multimillions in taxpayer-funded settlements each year. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/family…

LAPD’s controversial “cooling-off period” lets officers wait up to 3 days before force interviews, creating what reform advocates call an “accountability gap” between police and the civilians they question. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/lapd-l…

A Los Angeles Police Department commander who claims she was effectively demoted after raising concerns about officers’ failure to turn on body-worn cameras has filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the city. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/lapd-w…

LA just raised hotel worker wages to $30/hour. Here’s what that means for workers and the industry. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/hotel-…

Despite harder recovery, LGBTQ fire survivors are building resilient support networks. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/how-qu…

Altadena community calls on Gov. Newsom, California legislature to protect them from predatory developers. A new report shows that more than half of Altadena land sales since February have gone to corporations. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/altade…

Health and environmental studies have shown that living near an oil field has both short-term and long-term health consequences. New protections for residents near LA’s Inglewood Oil Field — the largest oil field in the country — are coming. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/la-oil…

Did Lyft cheat to win a $200 million LA bike share contract? LA transportation officials delayed a major contract decision amid explosive allegations surfaced about bid rigging and insider access. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/lyft-l…

California’s food bank funding cuts will hit local neighborhoods. Because this is where the fallout from big-picture federal and state funding conversations eventually lands: a parking lot on a weekday, a few hundred people in need. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/la-cal…

As the Los Angeles Police Department allows officers to wait up to 3 days before a force interview, Los Angeles Public Press cites research from Profs Aziz Huq and Richard McAdams highlighting “delay privileges” afforded law enforcement officers, but not the public. buff.ly/lbeQNrT

The cleanup near residential properties polluted with lead from the former Exide Technologies plant could get a $35 million allocation if legislators approve Gov. Newsom’s revised budget proposal. But even that won’t cover all contamination. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/la-exi…

Historic Filipinotown residents delivered a letter to City Councilmember Hernandez demanding regular trash pick-ups and more help finding housing after their valuable belongings were taken or trashed after at least two recent sweeps at their encampment. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/homele…

These LA undocumented drivers helped build Uber and Lyft. Now they’re being left behind. While LA boasts the nation’s largest rideshare market, the immigrant drivers who helped build it are increasingly banned from the apps they made successful. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/undocu…

LA Chinatown community activists and swap meet vendors are calling for a boycott of ‘gentrifying’ Redcar developer. The boycott extends to new commercial tenants on Spring Street. lapublicpress.org/2025/05/la-chi…