Activists celebrate as immigration agents depart Terminal Island. 'The people kicked them out' Federal immigration agents departed from the Coast Guard site at Terminal Island in San Pedro, which they had used as a base for months while the Trump administration conducted immigration raids acros...

ICE has pulled out of Terminal Island, its base for the last eight months for escalated immigration raids across Los Angeles and Southern California.

“ICE didn’t leave," Ron Gochez, a member of Unión del Barrio, told the L.A. Times. "The people kicked them out.”

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A former DACA recipient died in ICE custody. Did officials ignore his pleas for help? A former DACA recipient, Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died on Sunday after being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Adelanto.

ICYMI: My story on the death of Ismael Ayala-Uribe in ICE custody and longstanding concerns about medical care inside Adelanto, one of the largest federal immigration detention centers in California.

w/ @LATvives

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But an hour and a half later, medical staffers cleared Ayala-Uribe to go back to his dorm. He was not taken to hospital and scheduled for surgery for an abscess on his buttock until three days later. By 2:32 a.m. Monday morning, he was dead.

By Thursday, he was “shaking and complaining of pain in his rear,” and a staff member flagged his condition as potentially life-threatening, according to internal emails... obtained by The Times. He was rushed to a detention medical center in a wheelchair.

About two weeks after arriving at the Adelanto immigration detention center, Ismael Ayala-Uribe complained that he felt sick.

At first, the 39-year-old Mexican immigrant said he had a cough, his younger brother Jose said. Then a fever.

Meet the L.A. holistic doctor and wellness influencer who is Trump's choice for surgeon general Trump selects a Los Angeles holistic medicine doctor for surgeon general. A doctor friend wonders whether her views on medicine sync with those of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kenn...

Meet the L.A. holistic doctor and wellness influencer who is Trump's choice for Surgeon General.

Trump touted Casey Means' "impeccable 'MAHA' credentials." But some who know Means question whether she is fully aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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California warns ICE: Immigration detention centers across state need 'significant improvements' As Trump ramps up his deportation agenda, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta signaled that California would not let up on scrutinizing facilities for detained immigrants.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warns ICE: Immigration detention centers across state need 'significant improvements'

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Untangling the mystery of failed Altadena evacuations: 'There should have been all sorts of red lights' When flames bellowed up out of Eaton Canyon on the evening of Jan. 7, west Altadena did not, at first glance, seem to pose the most urgent challenge for evacuations. So why did it take so long for eva...

Why was it so hard to evacuate west Altadena?

The area where 17 people perished is about 2½ miles from the fire’s ignition point. Unlike Pacific Palisades, most homes were in the flatlands, built on a grid with multiple escape routes.

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‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsens. For a century, the lure of development in natural surroundings has won out.

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L.A. County's evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It's part of a larger problem Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires. Some were sent to too many people, some to too few.

L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem.

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Edison under scrutiny for Eaton fire. Who pays liability will be 'new frontier' for California The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.

Edison under scrutiny for Eaton fire. Who pays liability will be ‘new frontier’ for California

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The Riddle of Luigi Mangione My interactions with the alleged CEO assassin

Okay, here it is: the full story of my interactions with the alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione. www.gurwinder.blog/p/the-riddle...

How to cover education now? - Kappan Online In the aftermath of a widespread shift among educators, parents, and immigrants, education journalists need to be more curious than furious. By Alexander Russo The Nov. 5 elections saw large numbers o...

"Be more curious than furious"

Words for journalists to live by.

Also: "Now is the time for journalists to lean into uncomfortable conversations... Feel free to join BlueSky, but stay on Twitter..."

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News Analysis: If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down? As the tip of the spear for Democrats nationally, California pushes the party to the left. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election suggests the party — and California ...

“Something is broken with the vanguard of Democratic policies & Democratic messaging that starts in places like California" – Mike Gatto, former state legislator

“I don’t believe Gov. Newsom was elected to be the governor of the resistance" – Sen. Laphonza Butler

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