this is from Padilla's staff, it's of them cuffing the Senator out in the hall

A deep dive into the week that was in Los Angeles -- ICE raids, federal troops, massive protests, and more. On the latest LA Podcast -- with me, Alissa Walker rachelreyes.bsky.social and Scott Frazier. Brought to you by LA Forward thinkforward.la

Did you catch my conversation with Ami Fields-Meyer about being a dissident in Trump's America? Here is Ami's reflection from his exceptional Substack column, and a link to the podcast interview on WNLA. open.substack.com/pub/amifieldsm…

what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.

Will the Democratic Party finally start to realize that the days of the tired establishment are over? Voters want public officials who will deliver on their needs, not cater to the monied elites. To beat an agenda of fear and resentment that victimizes and steals from people,

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

This is disgusting, appalling, and entirely predictable. No one in LA County is safe right now, thanks to the lawless terror Trump and Miller have unleashed.

Over a dozen ICE kidnappers (or CBP? or Homeland Security? hard to tell since they seem to do each other's jobs hear in LA) blew the doors off a home there in Huntington Park where a 6 year-old and infant were sleeping. One small problem: everyone inside were US citizens. "I

Democratic Party Leaders: You have talked for six months about the need to create political excitement to get working class and young people involved in the political process. That’s exactly what Zohran did. Get behind him.

The Trump administration is suing Los Angeles for refusing to use its resources to terrorize neighborhoods, tear apart families, and shred the U.S. Constitution. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

New in PN: A corrupted Supreme Court sinks to new lows "When future historians grapple with how Trump managed to so quickly and so thoroughly dismantle American democracy, the role of the Roberts Court cannot be overstated." publicnotice.co/p/trump-casa-s…

Pay close to attention to which Democratic Party leaders try to emulate the way Mamdani built a coalition of and for the working class, and which leaders try to destroy the candidate who forged it. youtube.com/watch?v=NjgI-n…

On this week's LA Podcast, we track a third week of ICE raids that are more violent, more brazen, and raising more questions about LAPD's role in these kidnappings. Plus, the fight over the Olympic Wage -- and the impact of Mamdani's win. thinkforward.la

Can we fix a broken Los Angeles? I talk with Rick Cole the latest episode of WNLA. Rick has unique insights and strong opinions to share. Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts. Brought to you in partnership with LA Forward podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can…

Congress just approved giving Trump his own massive army of secret police and stormtroopers, unaccountable to no one but him. I am afraid history is going to show this vote was the bullet that killed America.

Federal agents in an armored vehicle were spotted rolling past MacArthur Park in the Westlake area of Los Angeles Monday morning when they were confronted by a crowd. It's unclear what agency they were affiliated with or if they were carrying out some sort of operation.

This is naked, ugly authoritarianism. The Trump Gestapo terrorizing our kids.

If homicides were on the rise, there undoubtedly would be a flood of stories linking that to the reduced size of the LAPD. But when crime is down, no outlet will use the headline “LAPD Shrinks, Crime Plummets.”