Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 
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L.A. County sees a sharp decline in drug overdose deaths in 2024  
Los Angeles Times - June 25, 2025
 
 
Board of Supervisors
 
LA County Board of Supervisors votes to extend rent protections for wildfire victims  
CBS News - June 25, 2025
 
Locked doors, warning signs and a pivot to delivery: How Eastside businesses are adapting amid ICE raids  
Boyle Heights Beat - June 25, 2025
 
‘Scared to be brown’: California residents fearful amid immigration raids  
Los Angeles Times - June 25, 2025
 
LA County leaders vote to extend housing price-gouging protections for another month  
LAist - June 24, 2025
 
Los Angeles County Honors Juneteenth with Historic Celebrations in Sun Village  
Hoodline - June 24, 2025
 
 
Focus on Ethnic Media
 
LA County Wildfire-Affected Areas Rent Gouging Ban Extended for 30 Days   Translate
The Korea Daily - June 25, 2025
 
Protections for tenants and immigrants in Los Angeles are being called for   Translate
Telemundo 52 Los Angeles (KVEA-TV) - June 24, 2025
 
Los Angeles County and unions reach more than $2 billion in wage increases, adding to financial pressures   Translate
Posts Careerengine - June 24, 2025
 
 
County Stories
 
TV: Department of Children and Family Services celebrates foster youth at Scholarship Extravaganza  
KTLA 5 - June 25, 2025
 
L.A. County Officials Offer Glimpse Behind IT Curtain  
Government Technology - June 24, 2025
 
 
Fire Recovery
 
Massive Underground Electrical Upgrade for Altadena Ahead, Utility Says  
Pasadena Now - June 25, 2025
 
As jacarandas bloom throughout L.A., fire victims hope their burned trees will flower too  
Los Angeles Times - June 24, 2025
 
Altadena Meals on Wheels resumes service to provide food for seniors  
NBC 4 - June 24, 2025
 
LA Arboretum will host a ‘Free Community Day' in honor of fire-impacted families  
NBC 4 - June 24, 2025
 
 
Cities & State
 
California violated civil rights of female students by allowing trans athletes to compete, feds say  
Los Angeles Times - June 25, 2025
 
Did local councilwoman urge gangs to organize over L.A. ICE raids? Here’s what we know  
Los Angeles Times - June 25, 2025
 
Newsom, Democrats reach $321 billion California budget deal  
Los Angeles Times - June 24, 2025
 
State engineers get a reprieve from Newsom’s return-to-office mandate  
LAist - June 24, 2025
 
LA City Council OKs resolution declaring fiscal emergency amid $1B deficit  
NBC 4 - June 24, 2025
 
 
Nation
 
USPS raises awareness to keep mail carriers safe from dog attacks  
Spectrum News 1 - June 25, 2025
 
 
Arts, Culture, Sports, and More
 
LA County city cancels 4th of July celebration amid ongoing immigration enforcement  
FOX 11 - June 25, 2025
 
TV: City of Santa Clarita to unveil 'River of Lights'  
NBC 4 - June 25, 2025
 
LA's Mexican roots run so deep, it's part of the City of Angel's cultural DNA  
Spectrum News 1 - June 24, 2025
 
 
Education
 
Revised LAUSD budget saves jobs today, trims future retiree health benefit contributions  
Los Angeles Times - June 25, 2025
 
Pandemic graduates: They had no prom, no pomp and circumstance, and started college on Zoom  
CalMatters - June 25, 2025
 
Trump cancelled millions in California research grants. Judges want to restore them  
CalMatters - June 24, 2025
 
 
Homelessness
 
Federal judge finds LA failed to create enough shelter for unhoused people as required in agreement  
LAist - June 25, 2025
 
 
Immigration
 
Widely-shared video taken in downtown LA shows arrest of man at immigration check-in, ICE says  
LAist - June 25, 2025
 
TV: ICE holding over 59,000 detainees  
KCAL 9 - June 25, 2025
 
LAPD denies claims it's helping ICE conduct immigration raids in Los Angeles  
FOX 11 - June 24, 2025
 
LA Tenants Union calls for eviction moratorium amid mass immigration enforcement operations  
CBS News - June 24, 2025
 
It’s not just ICE raids — immigration lawyer warns of reopened cases and how to prepare  
Boyle Heights Beat - June 24, 2025
 
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.  
NPR - June 24, 2025
 
Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street  
Los Angeles Times - June 24, 2025
 
Inside 70 hours of hell for aspiring Marine detained in Bell immigration raid  
LA Public Press - June 24, 2025
 
 
Public Health
 
TV: Childhood vaccinations decline worldwide  
KCAL 9 - June 25, 2025
 
Over-The-Counter Medicine Recalled In California Over Dangerous Bacteria  
KFI - June 24, 2025
 
 
Transportation
 
LA’s five-county regional railroad to reset fares July 1  
Smart Cities Dive - June 25, 2025
 
The world’s largest wildlife crossing is entering Stage 2: What’s that mean for traffic?  
Los Angeles Times - June 25, 2025
 
 
Public Safety
 
They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV  
CalMatters - June 25, 2025
 
Man fatally shot inside suspected dispensary in South Gate; investigation underway  
FOX 11 - June 25, 2025
 
LAPD to Use Drones as First Responders in New Program  
KFI - June 25, 2025
 
LA Council au­tho­rizes more funding to cover LAPD overtime for protest response  
Spectrum News 1 - June 24, 2025
 
From Cop City to ICE raids, how filming law enforcement has become a criminal act  
LA Public Press - June 24, 2025
 
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