"A memorial based on the great-man theory of history is a tale only half told."
I write about the monuments to Cesar Chavez. Don't just replace them; rethink them entirely.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
A pilot program launched last year at Camp Pendleton is detaining people with temporary permission to be in the U.S. Many of those detained were working for rideshare or delivery apps, including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, GrubHub and Roadie.
capitalandmain.com/ice-has-arre...
Watch The Southlander interview with Jenaro Ernesto Ayala, a labor outreach coordinator for the Van Nuys Day Labor Center. Ayala spoke about his experience getting detained by the federal agents, the brutality he faced, and how it impacts the community's mental health.
Full interview link in bio🔗
A graphic slide announces a 2026 award, second place, recognizing Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler for the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. The design features a dark background with yellow and teal geometric accents and large white text highlighting the award and recipients.
Inside the newsroom:
CalMatters’ reporters Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler won for “License to Kill,’’ an investigation of California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. cal.news/4ehpOEA
From @theverge.com: “Google should commit to ending its deception and pay for its past mistakes,” the EFF said in its letters to California and New York. www.theverge.com/news/911789...
WHY LAUSD SCHOOL We are the educators and school workers at Los Angeles Unified School District who support students every day- WORKERS ARE including classroom aides, special education assistants, bus drivers, food service workers, custodians, campus TAKING A STAND safety staff, and other student support professionals. We're Standing Up for Our Schools. After 2 years of stalled negotiations, retaliation against workers, and the district's decision to move forward with layoffs that cut essential services, SEIU Local 99 members voted 97% YES to authorize an Unfair Practice Charge strike. We don't want disruption - we want solutions. This vote sends a clear message: our schools cannot afford more layoffs, more understaffing, or more broken promises. We are united and ready to fight for the resources and stability our students deserve. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? Low pay, understaffing, subcontracting and a lack of respect for school workers doesn't just hurt us - it hurts students, families and our school communities. Wages are so low many school workers struggle to afford basic necessities. Schools are severely understaffed, limiting student support. Workers are kept part-time to avoid providing health benefits. Contracting out school jobs replaces trusted staff and puts student safety at risk. High turnover means fewer stable, caring adults for students. WHY A FAIR CONTRACT MATTERS When school workers are supported, students succeed. This is why we are fighting for a fair contract that includes: more staffing, not shortages; cleaner, safer schools; better support for students with special needs; reliable services like meals, transportation, and supervision; and pay above the poverty line so school workers can live with dignity and focus on students. Scan the QR code to learn more, stay connected and get involved! Learn more at EducationWorkersRising.org education workers united SEIU LOCAL 99
No agreement for SEIU Local 99 members yet. Educational workers are handing these flyers out in front of LAUSD schools. If no agreement is made today, all three unions would still strike in solidarity starting tomorrow
UTLA UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES HAS REACHED - A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT (Full Details Coming Soon) P OUR
utlanow Early this morning, UTLA's 150-member Bargaining Team reached a tentative two-year agreement with the district with big wins that the team enthusiastically recommends to UTLA members for ratification. The flexing of our collective power forced LAUSD to direct significant funding into critical priorities identified by UTLA members in the Win Our Future contract demands.
Looks like the @utlanow.bsky.social bargaining team has reached a tentative two-year agreement with LAUSD “with big wins that the team enthusiastically recommends to UTLA members for ratification”
A new exhibition celebrates the 96th birthday of activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta. Over 30 artists depict the everyday farmers, migrant workers, and contemporary Chicanx and Latinx culture Huerta has fought to protect throughout her life.
Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says
is it a psyop or will millions of people die: the daily reality of living in the united states
"Three prominent activists have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, claiming an LAPD officer shot them at point-blank range with foam rounds without provocation during a protest over the summer."
Read more about the lawsuit in the LA Times here:
ICE shot another person. Based on their track record, there is no reason to blindly believe and echo their claim that their victim was related to gangs.
They have routinely lied so, sadly, we need to routinely question their version of accounts.
www.ktvu.com/news/ice-sho...
Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says
Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old freshman at USC, was shot in the eye with a less-lethal projectile by a DHS agent on March 28.
More from @summerrlin.bsky.social:
I can see it!
When the Trump administration cut off food aid to one of the world’s largest refugee camps, it left hundreds of thousands of people to starve.
This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive.
(Published Dec. 2025)
AEW Revolution was amazing and my first taste of an @allelitewrestling.com live event. For @lataco.bsky.social, I wrote about how AEW’s rise has helped diversify and expand the business and the fanbase.
The government doesn’t disclose how many Americans are detained, even briefly, during immigration enforcement.
But last fall, when ProPublica found that at least 170 U.S. citizens had been detained, at least 20 of them were children.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
you can now order lowrider stamps at USPS
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The change to SBA loans could have a huge impact on California, which has the most small businesses and the largest immigrant population in the nation. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. cal.news/4s3CvpI
📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr
A slide of this 1974 mural shows the Virgen de Guadalupe looking down as two agricultural workers (before 1900), a Conquistador and a pre-Columbian Native American hoist the UFW flag. This slide comes from the Nancy Tovar collection.
“Tribute to the Farm Workers” mural at Estrada Courts by artist Alexandro C. Maya (located here -> maps.app.goo.gl/SwaV89fzUk1C...). #FarmworkersDay
Image (1975) from the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library & Archive: digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:...
WATCH: ProPublica & @denvergazette.com reporters bought vape products from dispensaries in Colorado and documented how some may have been made from chemically converted hemp — a cheaper alternative to marijuana that can carry potential health risks.
A trio of men standing in a parking lot protesting with the UFW. Headline reads “The Second Death of Cesar Chavez: Investigating Generational Fraud”
“Chavez had been elevated as a symbol of moral clarity. But now it has become clear that he carried a dark and destructive side, one that left many victims still suffering from those actions."
The full story: lataco.com/the-second-d...
By Gabriel Buelna and Enrique M. Buelna
Bass lays it on thickly about how past freeway expansion harmed communities of communities of color. Hey - honorable Mayor Bass: Metro still today widening freeways in communities of color! la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/20/m...
LA TACO ICE TRACKER 03/26/2026 12:05 pm PALM SPRINGS: ICE / 1800 N SUNRISE WAY / 6:35AM / 1 KIDNAPPING / PALM SPRINGS: ICE / WALMART / 5601 E RAMON RD / UNSURE OF EXACT TIME / STAGING / PALM SPRINGS: ICE / VISTA CHINO & SUNRISE WAY / UNSURE OF TIME / 1 KIDNAPPING / COSTA MESA: ICE / MONROVIA AVE & 17™H ST / 9:30AM / SIGHTING / SAN LUIS OBISPO: ICE / COUNTY JAIL / 1585 KANSAS AVE / 9:50AM / UNSURE IF ANYONE WAS TAKEN / GARDEN GROVE: ICE / CHAPMAN AVE & BROOKHURST ST / 9:50AM / SIGHTING, UNSURE IF ANYONE WAS TAKEN / SAN DIEGO: ERO / BARRIO LOGAN / MAIN & 32ND 10:40AM / CAR PULLED OVER / LOS ANGELES: ICE / SHERMAN OAKS / WOODMAN & VENTURA FWY / 11:08AM / SEEN HERE AFTER LEAVING VAN NUYS COURTHOUSE / SAN DIEGO: ICE / MISSION BEACH / 11:40AM / SIGHTING / By Izzy Ramirez
ICE Tracker: Palm Springs and Coachella Valley have been seeing consistent vehicle stops and abductions this week.
Metro board unanimously approved advancing Metro K Line light rail project - final language was supported by both Bass and Horvath
The Supreme Court just sent a clear message: ISPs are NOT copyright police. That’s a win for internet access, online speech, and creativity. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Flock’s website says their License Plate Readers are “not used to enforce traffic violations.” Apparently their customers didn’t get the memo.
Tasking an algorithm with making determinations about medical care can create unwarranted—and even discriminatory—delays or denials of necessary treatment. We're suing to get answers about Medicare's AI experiment. eff.org/press/relea...
A man in a brown flannel shirt stares in the camera. Headline reads “The Highs and Lows of BIG SLEEPS, Legendary Pico-Union Graffiti Artist Turned Kidney Disease Activist”
Los Angeles artist David Cavazos, aka “BIG SLEEPS,” faces a battle of kidney disease after overcoming the trials and tribulations of street violence, including a gunshot to the femoral artery.
The full story: lataco.com/big-sleeps-f...
By Odessa Hairapetian
