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The full impact of the immigration enforcement is hard to track because many workers toil in the underground economy. One early indicator: Ridership on LA public transit fell as much as 15% in the two ...
Business owners in Altadena continue to recover and rebuild, six months after the Eaton Fire erupted in their communities.
In January, the deadly Eton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena, Calif. What challenges do homeowners and other residents in one small neighborhood continue to face?
Framers, landscapers, and shop renovators are fleeing job sites as immigration raids intensify, leaving LA developers ...
Immigration raids are driving workers crucial to rebuilding the fragile economy into the shadows. Read more at ...
Some food trucks, farmers markets and small restaurants are temporarily closed, while others are shielding workers and raising funds to help.
Salazar had to shut down her Altadena-based food truck, LA Cajun Seafood Boil, after the January fires. When she reopened, she said customers were scarce because the area needs to rebuild.
In California, the food and restaurant industry employed about 1.42 million people as of April -- a sizable workforce that is being affected regardless of the immigration status of its workers.
Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.
NBC News Correspondent Gadi Schwartz speaks with Poynter about the moment he saw a horse in the Eaton Fire, and the events that followed.
Lorenzo Ramos is from Guatemala and has lived in the U.S. for 11 years. "We saw that people were suffering," he said. "So we came to help. If it happens to us someday, we'll need help too." ...