The LA Local

Donald Trump's mass deportations of illegal immigrants seems to be a turn off to most Americans ... it's a full blown party summer weekend here in Southern California ... and can Superman revive the generally tired and listless superhero movie genre?

DTLA was hollowed out and vacant for much of the 20th Century... but the arrival of Staples Center heralded a renaissance. Restaurants, bars, lofts, studios, apartments, even hotels were filling the area with vivaciousness & energy that hadn't been felt in 70 years. But then came COVID, and the wave of crime & homeless, which still hasn't abated. Today, more than 33% of businesses and residences are vacant and legacy restaurants are closing weekly. So what happened? This is the Demise of Downtown L.A.

Coming up on today's Local: Could a federal judge melt ICE raids in LA County? ... there were fresh raids today at a cannabis farm in Ventura County ... an agriculture union calls BS on the idea that Medicare recipients can replace immigrant laborers on farms ... and today's stupid controversy centers around the idea of Superman as an immigrant.

On today's Local: It's a "on the one hand, and on the other hand" kind of a show, where you'll hear from both sides of the intensifying standoff over immigration enforcement in Southern California. And at the end of today's Local, explaining a bit of good news in what is setting up to be a record-low murder rate for the city of Los Angeles.

Coming up on today's Local ... the city and county of Los Angeles draw a legal line in the sand on the Trump administration's immigration raids ... a former ICE special agent defends aggressive immigration enforcement tactics ... those tactics are slowly but surely grinding Southern California's economy to a halt ... and go ahead and keep 'dem dogs wrapped up at the airport, as the TSA drops it's 20-year-old shoes-off policy.

ICE agents raid MacArthur Park, drawing criticism from Mayor Bass and Gov. Newsom, but one U.S. Customs and Border Protection official says they'll be back. Plus. Monday marks the six-month anniversary of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, and not everyone is happy with the pace of the recovery process. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

The Fourth of July is fast-approaching, and while some are planning to stay home and enjoy fireworks, others are headed out for the holiday weekend. Plus, there are beach warnings residents should know about. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Mogul Sean "Diddy' Combs was acquitted of conspiracy and trafficking charges, but convicted of prostitution charges. Fourth of July travel is underway, but officials in Big Bear are concerned about fireworks scaring the eagles. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

A new study found that there are fewer homeless people in Hollywood and Venice, but more on Skid Row. An L.A. County Supervisor wants L.A. to fire back at the Trump administration's lawsuit, and we're days away from the 4th of July, but there are already warnings about fireworks. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Coming up on today's Local: A man arrested in Huntington Park seemed to be poised to go on some kind of criminal spree dressed as an ICE agent ... Republicans in Congress keep the pressure on the city of Los Angeles ... masked up ICE agents, already operating with the charm of Joseph Stalin's secret police, are now forcing the cancellation of summer events around Southern California ... and we'll explain a complicated but important Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship.