June 2023 — LA Public Press

Activists at an LA County budget meeting held up pictures of tombstones representing the inmates who've died in Los Angeles County custody this year. (Ashley Orona / LAPP)

LA County Supervisors pass $43.4 billion budget, give $4 billion to Sheriff’s Dept.

by Ashley Orona 06/29/2023 9:21 am08/11/2023 11:43 am

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes through a funding increase to the Sheriff’s Department as activists call for abolition.

Smogland Radio: Suns out, budget’s out

by Smogland Radio 06/29/2023 8:50 am08/11/2023 11:43 am

An apartment complex somewhere in LA. (Matt Tinoco/LAPP)

Smogland Radio Segment

One tenant’s story of harassment, and how he got it to stop

by Jack Ross 06/28/2023 3:07 pm09/15/2023 2:58 pm

What money is fueling the 6th District special election?

by Elizabeth Chou 06/26/2023 3:44 pm07/13/2023 12:56 pm

Headshots of Imelda Padilla or Marisa Alcaraz side by side.

Nury Martinez’s resignation gives CD6 voters a new choice: Padilla or Alcaraz

by Elizabeth Chou 06/23/2023 3:43 pm07/13/2023 12:51 pm

A Los Angeles Police Department SUV drives through an open metal gate into the garage at the LAPD's metropolitan detention center jail.

Why did four LA City Councilmembers vote for less policing, but more police?

by Matthew Tinoco 06/15/2023 11:08 am07/12/2023 4:24 pm

Suehiro Cafe's restaurant storefront is captured from angle. Most prominent is a red awning trimmed in white with Suehiro Cafe printed on it. Window underneath shows displays some of Suehiro's dishes, empty sake bottles and a Maneki Neko There's red-and-white tile under the window. Restaurant's front door is to the left.

Community & Culture

Suehiro Cafe has thrived for over 50 years, but will it survive gentrification brought on by metro expansion?

by Phoenix Tso 06/07/2023 6:14 pm07/12/2023 4:24 pm

Karen Bass signed her emergency declaration on homelessness on Dec. 12, 2023. (Elizabeth Chou / Los Angeles Public Press)

Community & Culture

Opinion: An open letter from the Clarendon Encampment residents to Mayor Bass

by Clarendon Encampment 06/06/2023 2:34 pm07/13/2023 12:52 pm

LA bus riders need bus shelters. What they got was La Sombrita

by Maylin Tu 06/01/2023 6:01 pm07/12/2023 4:25 pm

Cudahy resident making a public comment at public hearing on May 30.

Cudahy passes rent control ordinance & renter protections, at special council meeting

by Ashley Orona 06/01/2023 3:56 pm07/13/2023 12:35 pm