Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to exit Trump administration Chavez-DeRemer is the third cabinet secretary to depart in Trump's second term.

JUST IN: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to exit Trump administration

LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.

NEW: Flight data reveals that the LAPD's "Drone as First Responder" program—sold to the public as a public safety measure—is in fact being used to spy on anti-ICE/anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles.

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Bill to Exempt L.A. from Housing Density Near-Transit Bill Heads to the Senate Housing Committee Tomorrow - Streetsblog California L.A. Metro and many Southern California city leaders are pushing for SB 1361, which would essentially carve L.A. County out from last year's pro-transit-oriented housing legislation SB 97

LA Metro will shoot its shot on getting itself removed from last year's #SB79 at tomorrow's Senate Housing Committee.
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Tim Curry is an icon. He’s the best in Clue and Rocky Horror, but I’ll always love his Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island

Lara Jassphalt R’pair 🪩💃

LA drag name: Jackie Randa 🤦‍♀️💜

Versus the trees she warned you about (literally around the corner)

London plane trees creating so much shade along San Fernando rd in LA

The trees around the corner are amazing fwiw

London Plane trees are GOAT

Oh my god this is the funniest thing I’ve ever considered - please DM me when the Chipmunks cover Desert Rose!!

Just thinking about how TMZ is in DC now, and how they ALWAYS know someone is dead before any other media outlet...

There it is. The SCE rule that said “no more transformers in vaults, its surface mounted pads and bollards forever”. Like uncovering some ancient cursed text in a Lovecraft novella.

For sure, that’s what I was thinking. Just a bit mind boggling. The London plane trees around the corner are huge and provide tons of shade. These, well…

This L.A. mailman retired after 42 years. Hundreds showed up to his farewell party For Mount Washington residents, John Ayala’s departure represents the end of an era when mail delivery came with a side of conversation.

This L.A. mailman retired after 42 years. Hundreds showed up to his farewell party #MtWashington www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

Oak trees foolishly trimmed into mushroom shaped topiaries in Cypress Park, Los Angeles

Just realizing the interior street trees at the Taylor Yard apartments (a Metro Joint Development project) are coast live oaks (pretty sure at least) but they trim them into shadeless topiaries (!!?). Who maintains these? We gotta fix this.

ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

I have done a lot of work to fast-track much-needed housing, and through that work I have seen another area in desperate need of streamlining: transportation projects to increase bicycle and pedestrian safety.

AB 1976 will be heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee next Monday, April 20. You can watch the livestream of the hearing at: atrn.assembly.ca.gov/hearings

Smell of feces, vomit fills crowded ICE facility, detainee's wife says Conditions at the ICE facility in central Phoenix mirror the conditions at a Mesa facility, where people were being treated worse than "animals," lawmakers said.

Story here: www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Lawyer John Eastman Disbarred for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election The California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision that said Mr. Eastman, had violated the rules of professional ethics.

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the lawyer John Eastman disbarred for his role in seeking to overturn the 2020 election in favor of Donald Trump.

Is he dead yet?

Thanks! I should have tuned in

Is there a staff report or presentation indicating this, do you know? Would love to see

I would like to take a moment to praise and thank the Los Angeles Metro service.

Two days of jury duty, and it was made easier by my using the B line Metro service.

Los Angeles is slowly starting to get there when it comes to public transportation. And, I want to thank them for their hard work.

Metrolink has a budget deficit - caused in part by Metro and OCTA's decision to cut support - that could make temporary service cuts permanent for the next four years, just in time for the Olympics and the gulf crisis. OCTA and Metro need to hear from you! calelectricrail.org/metrolink-is...

Jury Finds Live Nation Acts as a Monopoly in a Victory for States

A federal jury found that Live Nation, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, has operated as a monopoly in violation of federal and state antitrust laws, ending a closely watched trial in New York that could have far-reaching consequences in the music industry. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/a...

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Neither Swalwell nor Gonzales has said when their resignations take effect. Their still-colleagues say they'll file expulsion resolutions if they're still in office at 2 PM ET on Tuesday.