Tuesday’s Headlines
ICE raids, MacArthur Park, Measure HLA, BBB, Metro, CicLAvia, car-nage, fires, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:56 AM PDT on July 8, 2025
- ICE Raids Continue
- L.A. Taco Daily Memo ICE Round-Up
- Armed Feds Sweep MacArthur Park (L.A. Taco, LAT, LAist, KTLA, ABC7, NBC4, Daily News)
- ICE Detains East L.A. Street Vendors (BH Beat)
- South L.A. Auto Shops Shuttering to Protect Workers (Public Press)
- Downey Considers Emergency Fund For ICE Impacted Families (Patriot)
- Long Beach Affirms All Agencies, Including LB Transit, Follow City’s Immigrant Protection Policy (LongBeachIze)
- Mayor Bass Signs Measure HLA Ordinance (Joe Linton Bluesky)
- SaMo Big Blue Bus To Raise Fares Starting August 10 (SM Next)
- Metro Riders Want More Frequency, Cleanliness – Fewer Cops (KTLA)
- CicLAvia To Host Culver City Meeting For August 17 Event (CC Crossroads)
- Metro Approved Pass-Through Transpo Funding (Pasadena Now)
- Carnage: Westchester Solo Crash Hospitalizes Four (KABC, KCAL)
- Loved Ones Gather To Mourn Hollywood Hit-and-Run Victim (KCAL)
- Smog and Fire Risk Rise With Serious Heatwave (KTLA, LAT)
- Many CA Wildfires Burning Already (LAT)
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