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Is the Dodgers’ Owner Profiting from ICE, Surveillance Tech, and Displacement?

Jul 02, 2025

https://youtube.com/shorts/9AksXvfIaOA?si=thXMXoHj1Y7iZw7x While Brown and immigrant fans pack Dodger Stadium night after night, the team’s billionaire owner may be cashing in on the very systems harming those same…

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Dodger Stadium, ICE Raids, and the Forgotten Communities of Elysian Park

Jun 16, 2025

Wonder why dodger stadium hasn’t said a word about the ice kidnappings? Right now, in Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium is more than just a ballpark. It has become a symbol of government betrayal, corporate greed, and now,…

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Justice for Ryan Gainer: A Tragic, Avoidable Loss That Demands Accountability

Apr 08, 2025

Justice for Ryan Gainer: A Tragic, Avoidable Loss That Demands Accountability. Justice for Ryan Gainer . On the night of March 9, 2024, a heartbreaking and unjust tragedy occurred in Apple Valley, California. A…

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Why Saying 'That's Old Already' Is Wrong and Insensitive: The Tragedy of Valentina Orellana-Peralta

Apr 07, 2025

Why Saying ' That's Old Already ' Is Wrong and Insensitive: The Tragedy of Valentina Orellana-Peralta. It has been more than three years since. LAPD Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. will not face criminal charges in…

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Justice for Valentina Orellana-Peralta: Why We Must Demand Accountability Now

Apr 06, 2025

Justice for Valentina Orellana-Peralta Valentina Orellana-Peralta was only 14 years old. When her life was taken by the actions of LAPD Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. The tragedy unfolded in a Burlington department…

Veterans

Send an email to help End Veteran Homelessness in Los Angeles

Mar 08, 2025

Send an email to help End Veteran Homelessness in Los Angeles If you are looking at this on an iPhone, you can click here . It will automatically open up your email with the following message, subject, and content…

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100% Disabled Veteran Slept Outside Soldiers' Home, VA Hospital on Christmas

Jan 03, 2025

100% Disabled Veteran Forced to Sleep Outside VA Hospital on Christmas A 100% disabled, paraplegic, senior female veteran was forced to sleep outdoors during Christmas at the Soldiers’ Home, West Los Angeles VA…

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Fed publishes registry of over 600 investors in illegal oil drilling at West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home.

Aug 24, 2024

Fed publishes registry of over 600 investors in illegal oil drilling at West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home. OIL DRILLING INVESTORS AT SOLDIERS HOME 2021 Officer of Inspector General found the oil drilling at Soldiers'…

Veterans

Brentwood School Violates Law being on West LA VA, Soldiers' Home.

May 17, 2024

Brentwood School sits both literally and symbolically on toxic ground. The private institution occupies approximately 22 acres of land within the West Los Angeles VA Soldiers’ Home, despite charging tuition that now…

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Plaintiff in the Veteran Lawsuit Wants OUT!

May 12, 2024

Plaintiff in the Veteran Lawsuit Wants OUT! Clarification : Jessica Miles mentions that Rob Reynolds works for the VA. To clarify, Rob Reynolds is an independent contractor for Concourse Federal pertaining to the West…

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Prioritizing UCLA and the Olympics over Homeless and Disabled Veterans in Los Angeles

May 09, 2024

Homeless and Disabled Veterans in Los Angeles In 2024, Los Angeles continues to prioritize projects like UCLA. Expansion and the Olympic Games, while homeless and disabled veterans are left behind. Los Angeles is the…

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AGIF National Commander Visits the WEST LA VA, SOLDIERS' HOME.

Apr 23, 2024

Watch video AGIF National Commander Visits the WEST LA VA, SOLDIERS' HOME. Watch as a AGIF National Commander sees for himself on March 3, 2022. Observe how the west LA VA, Soldiers' Home treats homeless and disabled…