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Supreme Court allows immigration agents to resume ‘roving patrols’ in LA, siding with Trump

Supreme Court allows immigration agents to resume ‘roving patrols’ in LA, siding with Trump

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos, CalMatters The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to lift a temporary restraining order barring federal immigration officials from conducting “roving patrols” and profiling people based

Gente Organizada settles lawsuit with City of Pomona, claims win for free speech

Gente Organizada settles lawsuit with City of Pomona, claims win for free speech

The City of Pomona has reached a settlement with the nonprofit Gente Organizada, resolving a lawsuit over alleged violations of free speech tied to murals displayed on the group’s youth center. Gente Organizada filed the lawsuit in 2023 after Pomona police repeatedly cited the organization under the city’s

CalMatters: One of the biggest obstacles to building new CA housing has now vanished

CalMatters: One of the biggest obstacles to building new CA housing has now vanished

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Ben Christopher, CalMatters A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of California’s preeminent environmental law likely came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of “no” votes. The forces of housing won.

KVCR wins Emmy Award for “The Warehouse Empire” documentary

KVCR wins Emmy Award for “The Warehouse Empire” documentary

Correction: KVCR only won one Emmy Award for The Warehouse Empire docuseries. The other emmy was for Inland Edition, a show that covers civic engagement issues in the Inland Empire. KVCR Public Media, the Inland Empire’s PBS station (Channel 24) and NPR affiliate (91.9 FM), has earned an

CALMATTERS: From save our state to sanctuary, California’s immigration views have shifted dramatically

CALMATTERS: From save our state to sanctuary, California’s immigration views have shifted dramatically

By Ben Christopher and Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 1994, a 26-year-old Alex Padilla, sporting a newly minted engineering degree from MIT, was back at home living with his parents in the San Fernando Valley when that fall’s

Inland Empire immigrants rights advocates prep for ICE raids

Inland Empire immigrants rights advocates prep for ICE raids

The region — where one in five residents are immigrants — is home to a large ICE detention facility, a U.S. Marine Corps base and vital warehouse and agriculture sectors.

CALMATTERS: These gas appliances — one of the largest sources of LA’s smog — could be phased out

CALMATTERS: These gas appliances — one of the largest sources of LA’s smog — could be phased out

By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. New household water heaters and heating systems powered by natural gas would be phased out in the Los Angeles basin under two controversial rules that air quality regulators will vote on Friday. Manufacturers would