California

Amid federal pressure, Children’s Hospital LA is ending its gender-affirming care in July. Thousands of trans youth and families are scrambling for new options.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Memo Torres discovers a pozole palace in the San Fernando Valley.

from Good Food

Will the protests over the National Guard hurt Trump politically? Plus, will the “Big, Beautiful Bill’s” unpopularity on Wall Street keep it from passing?

Are ICE raids, protests turning immigration attitudes upside down?

Will the protests over the National Guard hurt Trump politically? Plus, will the “Big, Beautiful Bill’s” unpopularity on Wall Street keep it from passing?

from Left, Right & Center

ICE sweeps through Ventura County farms, leaving fields almost empty and workers fearful. Community leaders and families face uncertainty and disruption.

What ICE raids on Ventura farms could mean for workers and food prices

ICE sweeps through Ventura County farms, leaving fields almost empty and workers fearful. Community leaders and families face uncertainty and disruption.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Viral videos from the LA ICE protests show police firing “less lethal” weapons into crowds and at journalists. Advocates say the cops are not following the law.

‘I’m gonna pop you right now.’ Is LAPD abusing rubber bullets in ICE protests?

Viral videos from the LA ICE protests show police firing “less lethal” weapons into crowds and at journalists. Advocates say the cops are not following the law.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Weeks before ICE raided a Home Depot in Westlake on Friday, the White House ordered the agency to ramp up sweeps to help meet President Trump’s deportation targets.

White House orders kicked SoCal ICE crackdown into gear

Weeks before ICE raided a Home Depot in Westlake on Friday, the White House ordered the agency to ramp up sweeps to help meet President Trump’s deportation targets.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The White House’s immigration crackdown, the protests, the mobilization of the National Guard and Marines have all reignited the personal feud between President Trump and Gov.

‘Arrest me,’ says Newsom. ‘A great thing,’ responds Trump as feud escalates

The White House’s immigration crackdown, the protests, the mobilization of the National Guard and Marines have all reignited the personal feud between President Trump and Gov.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LAUSD officials are deploying school police to create "perimeters of safety” around graduation ceremonies and campuses where federal immigration agents have been detected.

LA immigration raids chill graduation celebrations

LAUSD officials are deploying school police to create "perimeters of safety” around graduation ceremonies and campuses where federal immigration agents have been detected.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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‘Uphill battle’: CA sues Trump over National Guard deployments

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ICE raids in Los Angeles kicked off four days of protest. As sheriffs and the LAPD fight protesters, Trump is sending in the Marines.

Sanctuary city in flames as ICE protesters clash with police

ICE raids in Los Angeles kicked off four days of protest. As sheriffs and the LAPD fight protesters, Trump is sending in the Marines.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Immigrant Defenders Law Center has been sending attorneys out to locate people detained by ICE, give them info on their rights, and ensure people aren’t being unlawfully deported.

ICE raids are ‘tearing at the root of what is LA,’ says immigration lawyer

Immigrant Defenders Law Center has been sending attorneys out to locate people detained by ICE, give them info on their rights, and ensure people aren’t being unlawfully deported.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Headed to Summer Nights in San Pedro? Visit Humberto Raygoza aka the Chori-Man, a fourth generation chorizo maker

At the Chori-Man in San Pedro, one chorizo recipe links four generations

Headed to Summer Nights in San Pedro? Visit Humberto Raygoza aka the Chori-Man, a fourth generation chorizo maker

from Good Food

At the farmers market, chef Ed Cornell prepares for summer with apricots and soft serve.

At Cafe Tropical, stone fruit and soft serve ice cream make a perfect pair

At the farmers market, chef Ed Cornell prepares for summer with apricots and soft serve.

from Good Food

Going to an outdoor event at the Hollywood Bowl or Gloria Molina Grand Park? Consider packing steak salad, Vietnamese banh mi, pastries with savory fillings, and more.

Planning a concert picnic this summer? Here’s your menu

Going to an outdoor event at the Hollywood Bowl or Gloria Molina Grand Park? Consider packing steak salad, Vietnamese banh mi, pastries with savory fillings, and more.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Want to eat at Koreatown’s Here’s Looking At You? June 13 will be your last chance.

Lien Ta shares her emotional choice to end Here’s Looking At You

Want to eat at Koreatown’s Here’s Looking At You? June 13 will be your last chance.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Tim Walz delivered a fiery speech calling out his party, gubernatorial hopefuls vied for attention, and Kamala Harris made a remote video address as the party grappled with its future.

CA Democrats ‘soul searching’ at annual state convention

Tim Walz delivered a fiery speech calling out his party, gubernatorial hopefuls vied for attention, and Kamala Harris made a remote video address as the party grappled with its future.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Chef Viktoriya Campos gets an early start, stalking seasonal asparagus.

Spring asparagus spears are a hot commodity at farmers markets

Chef Viktoriya Campos gets an early start, stalking seasonal asparagus.

from Good Food

LA has hit peak matcha and Cathy Park rounds up the best matcha lattes in Los Angeles.

Where to find the best matcha lattes

LA has hit peak matcha and Cathy Park rounds up the best matcha lattes in Los Angeles.

from Good Food

Lila Seidman reports on the tricky process of removing rare steelhead trout from the Palisades Fire burn area.

How steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains were relocated after the Palisades Fire

Lila Seidman reports on the tricky process of removing rare steelhead trout from the Palisades Fire burn area.

from Good Food

June is the ninth anniversary of Smorgasburg. Every Sunday, a parking lot off Central Avenue hosts food vendors offering jerk BBQ, Thai street food, vegan tacos, and other specialties.

Smorgasburg summer: Ice cream alley, BBQ Day, and more

June is the ninth anniversary of Smorgasburg. Every Sunday, a parking lot off Central Avenue hosts food vendors offering jerk BBQ, Thai street food, vegan tacos, and other specialties.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand