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A group picture of members of UFW, on the center stand Chavez and Jennifer Andrea Porras.

Headline reads “​​‘My Body Remembers’ – Another Victim of Cesar Chávez Breaks Her Silence”

A group picture of members of UFW, on the center stand Chavez and Jennifer Andrea Porras. Headline reads “​​‘My Body Remembers’ – Another Victim of Cesar Chávez Breaks Her Silence”

Jennifer Andrea Porras is speaking out publicly for the first time about what they endured when they were brought into Chávez’ inner circle at his La Paz headquarters in the 90s.

The full story: lataco.com/another-vict...

By @janettev.bsky.social

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millennial feminism was like that because we couldn’t say a word without getting doxxed by incels and people who think ben shapiro is smart

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In honor of the 20 year anniversary of the passing of “Parable of the Sower” and “Kindred” author Octavia E. Butler, @marinamasako.bsky.social rode the @metrolosangeles.bsky.social 18 Line to talk about her legacy.

#MetroPartner

4 weeks ago 198 72 2 6
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desperately need someone to ask alysa liu what she thought of the chainsaw man ending

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i liked one battle after another but i struggle with PTA as a fiona apple fan

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That Noma chef came to L.A. and found out L.A. don’t play.

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As diners showed up for their $1500 Noma reservations today in Silver Lake, they were greeted with a protest.

@marinamasako.bsky.social reports on the growing number of allegations against René Redzepi, who stepped down from Noma earlier this evening.

1 month ago 195 43 2 1
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This is the *best* movie theater popcorn in Los Angeles, and we’re prepared to fight about it 😤

Ahead of the Oscars on Sunday, @marinamasako.bsky.social hopped on @metrolosangeles.bsky.social to rank the best offerings at local theaters. #MetroPartner

The full list: lataco.com/best-movie-t...

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Julianne Le and Erick Galindo spoke to Tirsa and Steve Farah, the visionaries behind Tirzah’s Mexi-Terranean, the restaurant serving fusion dishes inspired by Egyptian and Mexican cuisine.

The full story: lataco.com/tirzahs-mexi...

🎥: Erwin Recinos

cc @thelalocalorg.bsky.social

1 month ago 174 28 3 3
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A man sitting on a bucket plays a guitar. Behind him is an electrical box opened with the inside empty and covered in red cloth.

Headline placed at the bottom reads “The Smallest Theater in L.A. Is Inside of an Electrical Box”

A man sitting on a bucket plays a guitar. Behind him is an electrical box opened with the inside empty and covered in red cloth. Headline placed at the bottom reads “The Smallest Theater in L.A. Is Inside of an Electrical Box”

A seemingly ordinary electrical box is home to L.A.'s smallest theater, created by guerilla artist S.c. MeRo.

The full story: lataco.com/electrical-b...

By @marinamasako.bsky.social

1 month ago 175 42 1 2

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

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The hottest venue in L.A. on a Friday night? An electrical box.

@marinamasako.bsky.social spoke with guerrilla street artist S.c. MeRo about “Electrical Box Theater,” her latest installation in the Arts District.

Full story coming soon on lataco.com 📦

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Can ICE access Flock cameras in L.A.? @marinamasako.bsky.social gets into the law versus the reality.

For further reporting, check out @shoton35mm.bsky.social’s coverage: lataco.com/flock-la-sta...

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This event is insane

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If you’ve ever walked around Bunker Hill, you may have noticed a series of pedestrian sky bridges.

Come along with @marinamasako.bsky.social as she takes @metrolosangeles.bsky.social to explore DTLA’s unfinished pedway system and the controversial history behind it.

#metropartner

2 months ago 132 38 5 1
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With an @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social card, you can do way more than borrow books. @marinamasako.bsky.social shares five surprising free perks you get with the #BestCardinLA

#PaidPartnership

2 months ago 195 72 4 6
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Organizers have collected 14 lotion bottles, two deodorant bottles, and one AA Battery that detainees have thrown over the fences with notes attached to them.

The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...

By Aisha Wallace-Palomares

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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.social

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screenshot of iPhone lock screen with an email notification from the Washington Post of a fundraising email

screenshot of iPhone lock screen with an email notification from the Washington Post of a fundraising email

sending a fundraising email the morning you lay off a bunch of journalists — classy!

2 months ago 209 32 4 1

crunchyroll cutting its free tier and raising prices during frieren/jujutsu kaisen season is diabolical

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Has this been reported?

Looks like Marsh Barnaby offered to introduce Patrick Soon-Shiong, current owner of the LA Times, to Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and Epstein accepted the offer.

Probably worth knowing if they ever linked up.

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*whispers* The best free resource in Los Angeles? An @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social library card 📚✨

With a library card, you get access to WiFi, 3D printing tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, recording studios, legal help, student tutoring, and more. All for free.

🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social

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Looking for traditional Japanese breakfast in Los Angeles?

The beloved Suehiro DTLA recently started offering *seven* different breakfast sets, including salted salmon, dashimaki tamago, and Japanese-style sausages with eggs.

🎥:
@marinamasako.bsky.social

3 months ago 180 41 4 1
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My City Council representative, Katy Yaroslavsky, has an extra finger on her holiday postcard. Did Katy use AI to generate her postcard photo?!!

3 months ago 111 15 6 1
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i don't ask for much. i just need billionaires to be executed in the street

4 months ago 8 1 0 0

Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power

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they should invent an iPad screen that doesn’t have my fingerprints all over it

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Two rows of three post-it notes with drawings on them. Each cartoon is drawn by different artist who uses different colors and materials to complete the final look. 

The headline at the bottom of image reads “This 20-Year-Old Sawtelle Art Show Is Made of Over 2,000 Post-it Notes”

Two rows of three post-it notes with drawings on them. Each cartoon is drawn by different artist who uses different colors and materials to complete the final look. The headline at the bottom of image reads “This 20-Year-Old Sawtelle Art Show Is Made of Over 2,000 Post-it Notes”

Every December, thousands of well-known and emerging artists from around the world scale down their work on three-by-three inch Post-it notes and display them at Giant Robot 2 in Sawtelle.

The full story: lataco.com/giant-robot-...

By @marinamasako.bsky.social

4 months ago 85 22 0 2

The Washington Post, everyone

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i think it’s ok if janice is your favorite muppet

i just don’t think it’s ok that she’s quentin tarantino’s favorite muppet

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