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Welcome to “The Kill Zone”

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Welcome to “The Kill Zone”

Life and Death, Courtesy of Jones Chemicals in the Harbor Gateway

By Rick Thomas, Columnist and Harbor Gateway Community Activist

They call themselves “neighbors.”

And wanted us to respond to them using the same title.

“Them” being Jones Chemicals, Inc., that is.

Neighbors?

How about… polluters?

Residents learned at a recent Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council meeting, hosted at Councilman Tim McOsker’s new field office at the Enclave, that Jones Chemicals, Inc. wants to introduce itself to the community.

More on the Enclave as you continue reading… but drumroll please… “Let’s bring to the stage… Jones Chemicals, Inc.!”

For those of us who live in Harbor Gateway, Jones Chemicals, Inc. hasn’t brought goodwill or welcome mats.

Jones Chemicals, Inc.?

They’ve brought nothing more than danger. And misery. And chaos.

They are nothing more than environmental polluters.

Not neighbors.

Jones Chemicals’ footprint is just steps from the modular-built Cheryl Green Boys & Girls Club facility, because the soil is too contaminated for permanent foundations. Also, I live in that neighborhood. What the Del Amo Action Committee now calls “The Kill Zone.”

 

It’s called “The Kill Zone” because of that environmental polluter known as Jones Chemicals, Inc. The place where toxins seep into the ground, cloud the air, and kill residents in the Harbor Gateway.

But silence echoes in the chambers of City Hall.

Until now.

Thanks to the Del Amo Action Committee — DAAC for short — residents are finally organizing.

But let me be clear: one mistake from Jones Chemicals, Inc. dumping chemicals here, one lapse in containment or oversight, and the results could be catastrophic.

I want more Christmases. More time to sing along with The Whispers: “And this Christmas will be a very special Christmas… for me.”

But that future isn’t promised — not here.

Not in “The Kill Zone.”

Cancel Christmas, pal.

Politicians are shaking hands with corporations like Jones Chemicals, Inc., while those same corporations are poisoning us as law enforcement institutions cling to the motto “to protect and serve” — but who, exactly, are they protecting and serving?

Apparently not us.

Here in the “The Kill Zone,” families breathe and step onto chemicals they can’t even pronounce. Children walk past fenced-off “cleanup sites” on their way to school or to the Cheryl Green Boys & Girls Club. Asthma, rashes and unexplained illnesses have become a way of life for those of us living here.

All from the likes of Jones Chemical, Inc.

For a time, I tried to play the game. I believed maybe, just maybe I could be transactional — trade a little favor by being quiet for a little safety — a little leverage for a little peace of mind.

I thought I could work with the system.

Maybe work within the system.

But I can’t sell out my community in the Harbor Gateway.

I just can’t.

That ain’t me.

And that community, by the way, is stretching into the Harbor City section of Tim McOkser’s Council District 15.

More to come on that.

I’d rather work for free, for the people who actually live here — the ones who actually breathe the toxic air and walk on the toxic ground, rather than sell out to weak politicians.

Or sell out to those who are supposed to protect and serve.

Because they are killing us, slowly but surely. Murdering the safety of our communities…

And it’s unacceptable.

There’s no negotiating with rot that allows a company like Jones Chemicals, Inc. to operate just feet from children’s playgrounds and homes.

It’s not a negotiation.

It’s a fight.

I won’t tell the whole story, but I will give a hint or two on what may be coming. But until our air is clean, our soil is safe, and our children can play without fear of contamination, the Del Amo Action Committee isn’t backing down.

And neither am I.

Let’s circle back to that neighborhood council meeting at Tim McOsker’s new office, located in the ultra-modern retail/office complex on 190th Street. You’ve probably driven past the Enclave, but if you blink, you’ll miss it. There’s Nook, the popular coffee shop, Trademark Brewery, the Long Beach Fish Grill (still on my to-do list), and one of my favorites — 123 Pho.

This place is cool.

Buzzing.

Optimistic.

But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what’s festering beneath the surface of this office complex. Because guess who rents office space at the Enclave along with Councilman Tim McOsker?

Jones Chemicals, Inc.

The environmental polluters.

That’s right — Councilmember McOsker’s office is on the first floor, and Jones Chemicals?

Ninth floor.

Same building.

Same air.

I don’t need PhD-level intelligence to do the math here. Truly my minus-7 credits in a baccalaureate degree in political science at Temple University are enough education for me to be able to read between the lines.

Mama didn’t raise no fool!

Brings to mind the phrase, “There are no secrets in life, just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface.”

That quote comes from an appropriate character in the Showtime television series Dexter. The lead character was a serial killer, so he fits right in with what’s going on with the environmental polluters known as Jones Chemicals, Inc.

I liked Dexter when it was on Showtime, but watching it is different than, well, living it.

At the neighborhood council meeting, sitting right in front of me was Tim Ross, vice president of operations for Jones Chemicals, Inc. He looked familiar, and for a moment I couldn’t place him.

But then it clicked — Tim Ross from Jones Chemicals, Inc. manages the trucks I’ve seen rolling through residential streets, transporting hazardous materials.

I’ve met him before.

That was the first time he was rude to me.

So, when it came time for questions, of course I spoke up. With all the sarcasm I could muster, I asked, “Oh, so your trucks are the ones — marked with ‘JCI’ — driving illegally down residential streets, past children and families and cats and dogs and chickens and ducks and veterans and yes, even gangbangers, right?”

Alright, I embellished a bit, but you see my point.

He didn’t like that.

Not one bit.

But guess what, Tim Ross?

I don’t care.

This community has fought hard to stop tractor trailers and other big rigs from using residential streets to get to the freeways to make their deliveries. We understand fully where we live and that it’s not going to get any better. More real estate is now available for other trucking firms to locate in the Harbor Gateway.

It’s a byproduct of where we reside.

But we don’t have to live in “The Kill Zone.”

We’re going to see a lot of trucks in the hood. We worked with the trucking companies on Denker Avenue to stay the hell off residential streets in the Harbor Gateway. The Los Angeles Police Department collaborated with this community to put up signage to prevent that nasty practice from continuing.

So then I learned from Tim Ross that Jones Chemicals, Inc. was given the OK to roll down residential streets. So, I asked the question aloud, “Who gave you, Jones Chemicals, Inc., permission to go down residential streets in our community?”

I didn’t like the answer. But I can be transactional if I get what I need to protect members of my community. So it’s not about me.

For now.

Back to that neighborhood council meeting.

After my question, Tim Ross from Jones Chemicals, Inc. went on a slight tirade.

He was rude to me, again.

“Our trucks don’t come down those streets and if you see any of our trucks going down those streets, I will fire that driver!” he shouted.

“All right, calm down fool,” I said.

OK I said that to myself. I’m a runner not a fighter.

“Um, Tim Ross from Jones Chemicals, Inc.? Would you like to see the photos… of your trucks… going down Del Amo Boulevard?”

Pissed off. I left. I was done.

Everything stinks here as Jones Chemicals, Inc., the polluters in the Harbor Gateway, are the developers of the so-called “The Kill Zone.” Maybe I should have asked, “Why the hell is Jones Chemicals, Inc., the polluters, not our neighbor, introducing themselves to a community of residents that they are killing?”

In a text that night I wrote to Councilman McOsker about what took place in HIS office.

“I am just stunned.”

Environmental polluters… Jones Chemicals, Inc.

Tim McOsker texted back that he would take care of it in the morning. I texted, “If this were San Pedro we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”

There were a lot more words in that conversation. But it’s just another example of how the elected leaders and those that are supposed to be looking out for the best interest of the communities they represent, don’t.

They just don’t.

But “We don’t give up until the clock says zero.” Sports verbiage I heard this year from an NBA all star who competed to the point where he will miss a full year of future contests and competition because of a torn achilles tendon in Game 7 of the NBA championship.

You don’t give up “until the clock says zero.”

“… our office has received numerous concerns from residents regarding truck traffic associated with your facility along Del Amo Boulevard,” Councilman Tim McOsker wrote in a letter to Tim Ross at Jones Chemicals, Inc.

“Our office will be coordinating with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to install the appropriate signage along Del Amo Boulevard to ensure compliance and improve safety and quality of life for nearby residents,” he continued.

I guess sometimes you gotta be a prick, and well, rude, to get shit done.

“Continued violations may result in further enforcement action.”

Well, that could have been a bit stronger, Tim. I might have written something like, “Continued violations WILLresult in further enforcement action.”

Jones Chemicals, Inc. is killing human beings in the Harbor Gateway.

There’s no “may result” rather “will” result.

Jones Chemicals, Inc. went through an Environmental Protection Agency inspection in 2024 and the EPA determined that Jones Chemicals, Inc. had seven… I repeat, seven “areas of concern” that needed to be addressed at their Harbor Gateway facility.

Seven “areas of concern.”

Seven.

Just one area of concern is troubling enough. But seven?

That’s just this location.

Do a search for Jones Chemicals, Inc. and another one of their environmental polluting sites pops up. This is in Caledonia, New York. From the EPA report on issues at that location they wrote, “Spills occurred during the transfer and repackaging of many of these chemicals, contaminating soils and groundwater with hazardous chemicals.”

Jones Chemicals, Inc. are long time, serial, environmental polluters because this report in Caledonia, New York was written by the EPA back in 1986.

Yeah, these are the guys I want to be in bed with so let’s welcome them into the neighborhood, right?

No.

I can easily say no.

In future posts I will focus on the Del Amo Action Committee with respect to Jones Chemicals, Inc. The Del Amo Action Committee wants Jones Chemicals, Inc. shut down.

The community wants them shut down as well.

“As we proceed,” in the words of the philosopher Biggie Smalls, I will share the response to a letter sent to Jeffrey Jones, chairman and CEO of Jones Chemicals, Inc. Said letter was sent by Rep. Nanette Barragán, who represents our community now.

“… the most recent EPA inspection found the company failed to maintain their responsibilities as required by federal law, “ she wrote about their Harbor Gateway location.

Jones Chemicals, Inc. must respond back to her in 60 days from the May 22, 2025 correspondence.

Not “may” respond.

Must.

I’ve met Rep. Nanette Barragán.

Several times.

Um, quick note to Jeffrey Jones, Jones Chemicals, Inc. chairman and CEO…

PSSST!

I would respond back to her sooner rather than later if I were you.

Stay tuned.

This is just the pilot… maybe I should pitch this story to Showtime.

I know.

This is not funny.

In a time where I just want to produce Christian stand up comedy shows and heartwarming content about military wives on military bases saving lost dogs, I gotta deal with the mess about Jones Chemicals, Inc. polluting our community.

OK then, I will.

This is just the first episode of many more episodes to come concerning the drama and the tragedy known as “The Kill Zone,” directed and produced in surround sound, Technicolor and IMAX by the environmental polluters in the Harbor Gateway known as Jones Chemicals, Inc.

Airport Workers Push For Alternative Jet Fuels

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Airport Workers Push For Alternative Jet Fuels

Unlike the controversies over bio-fuels, there’s virtual unanimity for including jet fuel in the overall phase-out of fossil fuels in California’s transportation sector. The only questions are “Will it begin quickly?” and “Will it be done right?” Dozens of union airport workers, including union officers, showed up at the California Air Resources Board public hearing on the Low Carbon Fuel Standards update on September 28 to demand that it will.

“I developed pneumonia, asthma, and diabetes. I have respiratory problems,” said Oscar Antonio, a 23-year airport worker. “I am exposed to airplane fumes all day long,” said LAX cargo worker David Goddard. “On really bad days, I have trouble catching my breath and it’s difficult to breathe. A lot of my coworkers have developed asthma and breathing problems.”

“In 2019, I was diagnosed with COPD. No, I’m not a smoker, but I guess I breathe jet fuel on a daily,” said Jovan Houston, LAX worker and SEIU-USWW executive board member.

COPD, or Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems.

“I live seven minutes from LAX. So when I lay in my bed at night, I see jet fuel flying, dumping over my house. This is the type of air that I breathe on a daily basis.”

“Even though I work inside the terminal, my job at the airport exposes me to air pollution that impacts my health and the health of my coworkers,” said security officer Davonni Sturdivant. “I have asthma and the pollution and smell of the fumes that I am exposed to on the job definitely makes it worse. The fumes come into the terminal sometimes and I have trouble breathing and I get bad headaches and migraines from it.”

“SEIU members are here in solidarity with other black immigrant communities fighting for environmental justice,” said Armando M. “We support the farm worker communities fighting to end air pollution from methane crediting. We stand in solidarity with the communities living near pollution jet fuel refineries. We are suffering from the same health impacts.”

How quickly and strictly CARB acts in response will become apparent in the months ahead.

Read the main story of this sidebar.

 

LA County Assessor Prang ― What LA County Residents Need to Now About Their Property Taxes

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LA County Assessor Prang ― What LA County Residents Need to Now About Their Property Taxes

Over the past three years, California has lost nearly a million people to states like Texas due to the housing affordability crisis. It’s bad enough that during a time when folks are concerned about generational wealth and passing on assets to their children without being taxed into oblivion, Californians passed two tax-related amendments over the past three years. It will be three if the repeal of the voter-enacted changes to property tax rules for transfers between family members gains enough signatures in time for the 2024 November ballot.

Last month, Random Lengths News publisher James Allen interviewed Los Angeles County Property Assessor Jeffrey Prang about these stress points and more. The interview can be viewed at www.randonlengthsnews.com.

Prang was first elected to County Assessor’s office in 2014, but before that, he served on West Hollywood’s city council for nearly 18 years.

“I also have been working in the public sector for most of my adult life. I was a city administrator,” Prang said. “I spent a number of years in the City of Los Angeles, working for the city council and then later at the Department of Animal Services.”

Among the topics of conversation between the two was the disparity in the way the state treats wealthy families and corporations in regard to property assessments.

Oftentimes corporations with long-term leases with the Port of Los Angeles would sell or merge with another corporation without necessarily triggering a reassessment in the same way a homeowner would when selling his primary residence. Like when Union Oil sold its refinery to ConocoPhillips.

One would think that the sale of a refinery would trigger that kind of assessment because it’s basically a transfer of property. But it doesn’t. This is true for all of the many different properties that are held by a corporation that buys another corporation. As a result, the people of the county and the state are actually being shortchanged behind these corporate sales.

Prang agreed, noting that under California law, in order for a sale or transfer of property to cause a reassessment, 50% ownership has to change.

“This is actually a loophole that really only benefits corporate entities where they transfer less than 50% of an asset, sometimes over a period of time, and not trigger a reassessment,” Prang said. “So they can keep the property taxes low.”

Prang highlighted Michael Dell’s 2006 purchase of Fairmount Hotel in Santa Monica, the CEO of Dell Technologies. The hotel was assessed somewhere around $80 million, but the new market value of that hotel was closer to a quarter billion dollars.

That would have been almost a three-time increase in property taxes. So instead of purchasing the property to take full ownership, Dell assembled a limited liability company, or LLC, where he and members of his family purchased a minority share, and then that LLC purchased the hotel. Because no one individual or entity got 50% ownership, it was not considered to be a transfer even though 100% control of the hotel changed, the law determined that 50% ownership did not change. Thus, it was not really assessable.

“That’s really inequitable,” Prang said. “It’s the part of the system that really needs to be changed.

Even the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the defenders of Prop. 13, indicated that the law was not intended to create strategies to evade taxation. It was intended to stabilize taxation. Prop. 13 is the 1978 California Constitutional amendment that rolled back most local real estate assessments to 1975 market value levels, limited the property tax rate to 1 percent plus the rate necessary to fund local voter-approved bonded indebtedness, and limited future property tax increases to a maximum of 2% per year.

“This 50% rule is done by statute,” Prang said. “So they can pass a law that says, those properties can be reassessed, but no one has been able to get it done.”

Prang surmises that advocates in favor of reforming Prop. 13 don’t want to do it piecemeal.

“They want the whole thing to go away,” Prang said. “They are afraid that if they just take little pieces of it to try to fix those broken pieces they will lose their momentum toward greater reform.”

Prang said he doesn’t agree with that perspective.

“I’ve been in government now for most of my adult life and I’ve learned sometimes the incremental approach to change, though not very satisfying, is the best way.”

The career administrator noted that Prop. 13 is so polarizing, that it’s almost impossible to have a rational conversation. It’s not as if there isn’t consensus in the state legislature, Prang said.

“There’s this legal corporate loophole, which allows them to transfer property without being reassessed. There are very few people who think that’s a fair and equitable system,” Prang said.

“If we can agree in Sacramento that there is a solution to that and address it, maybe we can look at other elements of the law that might also need to be looked at. We just need to have all sides recognize that no law is perfect.”

Prang argues that this zero-sum state of politics in regard to Prop. 13 is what leads to poorly crafted legislation having unintended consequences. He called the 2020 Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment known as Prop. 19,a dumpster fire.

“It’s an absolute crappy piece of legislation rushed through the legislature in the last week of the legislative session,” Prang said. “They didn’t do their due diligence. They didn’t vet it through expert assessors who are responsible for administering it.”

Prang noted that after Prop. 19’s passage, his office spent the next couple of months trying to dissect it and find out what they could and could not do to implement it.

“The legislature gave us two months to put it into effect,” Prang said. “I can tell you that we could not have done it in less than 12 months. Eighteen to 24 months was much more realistic because it totally changed the way we operate. [The legislature] didn’t give us any resources in terms of personnel or money even though it changed the way that our operation works.

“So let me tell you what Prop. 19 does. It does two things. One is, I think a lot of people would think it’s beneficial … it allows seniors over the age of 55, the disabled, and people who are victims of natural disasters like a flood or earthquake to transfer their property taxes when they sell their home and buy a new one. So if you owned your home since 1990 and have a relatively low tax base, you can buy a new house and take that tax base with you. So you’re not going to pay new taxes in your new more expensive home. It allows you to move anywhere in the state of California to buy a home of any value and to transfer that tax base three times, or if you’re married — six times, so the tax base becomes portable.

“So seniors, especially, want that sort of stability. The challenge with that is you lose revenue by stabilizing those taxes, so local governments were very concerned. So, what the authors did to compensate, and they didn’t talk about this publicly because it’s not very popular, but they eviscerated family inheritance benefits,” Prang said. “Under the old law, if you were a parent and you want to leave your property to your children, you can leave them your home and up to a million dollars and other property, without being assessed. So, your kids will have a tax increase. Prop. 19 rolled a lot of that back. Under Prop. 19, the only property that your children can inherit without reassessment is your primary residence. There are some conditions to that. So for them to adhere to your home and the tax base one, they have to move into that house within 12 months and they have to file the homeowner’s exemption and as long as they want that tax base to continue, they must live there in perpetuity.

Secondly, it puts a cap on how much value of that home can be transferred to the children that would be exempt from taxes or transfer the old tax base. The rule of thumb is that if the house is worth less than a million dollars, you will inherit the home and your taxes will remain the same if it’s over a million dollars. The median sales price of a single-family home in LA County is about $900,000 ― that’s half the properties in the county. The value over 1 million dollars will be assessed at market value. The first million dollars, you’ll inherit your parents’ rate over a million dollars, and you’ll get a market rate. And for those people who inherit their parents’ home and don’t plan to live in it, that home will be reassessed to market rate which may cause them to have to sell the property, Prang explained.

Indeed, the past August, the California Attorney General’s office released the Repeal of Voter-Enacted Changes To Property Tax Rules For Transfers Between Family Members. The initiative has to gain 874,641 valid signatures in order to get on the November 2024 ballot. The deadline is Feb. 20.

October Art Walk ― The Lights, Sights, and Sounds of First Thursday in San Pedro

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October Art Walk ― The Lights, Sights, and Sounds of First Thursday in San Pedro

By Baraka Noel

A sky tinged with lilac blessed the journey to 6th Street. Cooling air, a welcome respite from the day’s
heat.

Leashed dogs. The trolley. A gentle breeze animating flags around the neighborhood. Curbs lined
with trash bins and dogs barking, distantly. Birds flocking to rooftops. Lights hung festively across
the avenue.

Young folk in black t-shirts, carrying skateboards. Masks on a few faces. Folks talking on the street.
“What’s your dream job?” A lively back and forth. “Dream? That means, like, everything … right?”
The Tuna Fish Painting Co. held a pop-up shop by The Crazy Fish Grill, bookended by Salsas
Chingona and Latina Baker’s spooky desserts in their street vendoring debut.

Fresh copies of Record Collector magazine were delivered outside the Grand Emporium. A sign by Heart’s Respond welcomed visitors to a small gathering, where a fellow in a little chair drew upon an easel while a few musicians tuned their instruments.

One couldn’t help but notice the conviviality of Compagnon Wine Bistro. Thomas Compagnon
shared his strong opinion that First Thursday “takes all the parking away… pushes our regulars
away.” He explained, “Even though we were busy last night, that wasn’t always the case for First
Thursday… to give more incentive they have to come up with new ideas and have more art galleries
open later. The last few months, it’s been pretty low… We’re better off any given Thursday… I
think it’s a great event… It’s been going on for so long … Enough of the food trucks being close to
the restaurants… If people are going to be coming for the food trucks; it shouldn’t be called the art
walk. It should be the food truck festival.”

Thomas went on to talk about his restaurant. A “french bistro in downtown San Pedro … French
food … everything from scratch, including all the stocks and braising… local supplies … We use
Alma Farms, a local farm located behind Target. They are becoming a big part of the community
[with] kids programs … teaching kids to grow and plant.”

Friendly conversation bubbled out from the curated fancy of the Art and Curiosities Shop.
Art appreciators mingled in hushed tones at Menduina Schneider. The gallery’s curators, Alejandra
and Jorge Schneider asked passersby to “immerse [themselves] in the magic of finding works that not
only will marvel … but also transform.”

A band called Douglas was booked to play outside, on the corner of 6th and Mesa. Their Boogie amp
stacked onto a Fender. Their bassist locked in with his drummer, back turned on a public who
filtered the performance through lit phone screens.

The singer warned his audience to “hold on, it’s almost here” as a large brown shaggy dog arrived;
tongue bouncing to the tempo. “Hold on, it’s coming.”

Listeners hovered nearby. One barefoot dancer holding a stuffed monkey. The air of a club, waiting
for the drop. By the food trucks, a crackling loudspeaker blared out: “Nine!”

Curbside, the incongruous offerings of Cousins Maine Lobster. Grilled cheese seafood and their
hypnotic video loop, like something in the realm of Philip K. Dick. Surrounded by smiling families
and wise-eyed adolescents; a screen displayed its narrative concerning cousins, Jimmy and Sabine.
Hobnobbing with the likes of Jon Favreau and Freddie Prinze Jr, thanks to their success on Shark
Tank.

The street vendor block party went on: Inglourious Funnels. Crepes Bonaparte. Deli Doctor. Bison
Burger. Eagle Rock BBQ.

Down the block, a man seemed to prophesize. “They know when a new ice age is coming,”
murmured the solitary elder gentleman. LA Harbor’s Masonic Lodge manned a table outside
Goodfellas sports bar.

Further along, sidewalk capoeiristas chanted melodies against percussive polyrhythms.
Tambourines, maracas and atabaque. Maculeles held upright. Scooters and skaters. Street
musicians, representing Capoeira Batuque South Bay.

Arteluta Capoeira's monthly Roda at the First Thursday Art Walk. Photo by Arturo Garcia-Ayala
Arteluta Capoeira’s monthly Roda at the First Thursday Art Walk. Photo by Arturo Garcia-Ayala

Buono’s offered up free slices on their corner of Centre St. An instant hotspot; teens chasing one
another, sharing tater tots.

Off The Wall Art Designs opened its doors with a candy offering. Saucer eyed owl in the window.
Gregory Koosed welcomed visitors and heralded Halloween. A spunky gallery; its signature texture
and cobbled-together style. The two-wheeled muscle power of a versus bike and splash-toned
Interceptor motorcycle on display by the front entrance. Outside, passersby were greeted with
candy and warnings of thievery.

Nearby, next to Crimsin Cocktails stood a Tim Burtonesque purple-clad scarecrow slash skeleton.
Cake pops, baked with love, hawked on the sidewalk by mobile young vendors. What appeared to be
a child-run mini bodega out front of Badfish Clothing Company. Cinnamon buns served up in the
entrance of Old School Vintage.

The singer from Douglas inquired, “Anybody seen any UFOs lately?” before an ode to hitting ‘Rock
Bottom’. The First Thursday sidewalks were resplendent with Hello Kitty and Pokemon, totes and
mini satchels; laughter and moving shadows. Earrings for sale.

A cheerful Red Cross Club posed for photographs beside Sunken City Books. In an adjacent tent,
visitors were met with offerings of bubble tea. Gostosas catering truck nestled away from the
sparkling lights of town as the Roundtrip Collective displayed their wares.

Jovial friends consoled each other, “It’s not always sunny, but it will be tomorrow.”

Backdoor Studios invited entrance into the workspace of Jules Wolfe and her lushly colored denim
jackets. She shared her process. “Oil on canvas. Everyone thinks they’re acrylics, but they’re not …
Oil is more vibrant, more rich. Acrylics dry, and your brushes get wrecked.”

Out in the hall, hung a stark unframed canvas of wheat-pasted news and magazine clippings. Fresh
rosemary for interested pedestrians.

Meeting goers piled out of the Grand Annex Concert Hall. A man in sunglasses, on a bicycle,
tendered an invitation to The Sardine’s newly opened next-door space. Douglas gained traction with
a mix of locals caught in the groove. Karaoke echoed from Brouwerij West.

The trolley stopped at Mesa and 7th; passing Godmother’s Saloon and approaching the harbor.
Rhythm and blues-laced pop sounds serenaded the smattering of convivial travelers.

Trios of dark-haired teenagers climbed aboard. A night of masks and painted faces. An impromptu
sidewalk capoeira crowd swelled. The trolley’s driver, Tony, stopped at 10th and Mesa.
And night continued, as everybody moved along their path.

 

Drywall Facility Demolition Study Released

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Drywall Facility Demolition Study Released

 

The Port of Long Beach released a draft study Sept. 24 examining a proposal to demolish the Gold Bond gypsum wallboard manufacturing facility at 1850 Pier B St., Long Beach.

The environmental effects of the proposed facility demolition were evaluated in an initial study which found that potentially significant environmental impacts associated with the project could be reduced through the implementation of mitigation measures, resulting in the preparation of a mitigated negative declaration. The public can comment on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration through 4 p.m. Oct. 24. It is available at www.polb.com/ceqa.

The facility was originally constructed in 1964 by the first leaseholder, National Gypsum Co. In 2021, National Gypsum reorganized its corporate structure with Gold Bond Building Products, LLC taking over the lease and operation of the manufacturing facility. Gold Bond’s lease terminated in November 2024, with the company electing not to continue it. As a result, Gold Bond is required to remove from the premises all improvements and property belonging to them and restore the site to a condition equivalent to or better than before the start of the lease. There are currently no proposed development or uses for the site following demolition of the facility.

Comments may be submitted in writing to Renee Moilanen, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach, 415 W. Ocean Blvd., 7th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802, or to GoldBondDemo@polb.com.

Details: Download the project fact sheet here.

Governors Briefs: Array of Automobiles in State Go Zero-Emission Ahead of Schedule and Judicial Appointment

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Governors Briefs: Array of Automobiles in State Go Zero-Emission Ahead of Schedule and Judicial Appointment

 

Nearly 1 in 4 new Trucks, Buses and Vans in California Go Zero-Emission, 2 Years Ahead of Schedule

SACRAMENTO — Clean truck sales continued to rise in California in 2024, with manufacturers reporting Sept. 23 30,026 zero-emission trucks, buses, and vans sold — representing nearly 23% of all new truck sales.

That figure is more than double the minimum statewide target for the 2024 model year and marks the highest total of sales ever reported. Since 2021, more than 57,000 ZEVs have been sold in California’s medium- and heavy-duty market, and statewide ZEV truck sales have now increased for the fourth consecutive year.

The data is based on model year production and sales data of new medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs reported to the California Air Resources Board or CARB annually by manufacturers. This includes battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles such as delivery vans, school buses, big rigs, and pickup trucks.

California is continuing to accelerate zero-emission transportation with new funding available through the Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), the state’s primary incentive program for clean trucks and buses. Demand is surging, with $200 million requested on the first day applications opened.

 

Gov. Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments

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Amir Aharonov appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom last week announced his appointment of 15 Superior Court Judges, with one in Los Angeles county

Amir Aharonov, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Aharonov has served as a commissioner at the Los Angeles Court since 2021. He was of counsel at Webster Kaplan Sprunger from 2020 to 2021. He worked as a senior partner at Aharonov & Revy Family Law from 2007 to 2020. Aharonov received a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robin M. Sloan. Aharonov is registered as nonpartisan.

Community ALERT: Los Angeles County RR/CC Seeks Input on 2026 Election Administration Plan via Community Workshops

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Community ALERT: Los Angeles County RR/CC Seeks Input on 2026 Election Administration Plan via Community Workshops


Attend a public workshop to review draft plan and share feedback on vote centers, ballot drop-boxes, outreach, accessibility and more

 

LOS ANGELES —Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that the 2026 Draft Election Administration Plan (EAP) is available for public review and comment on LAVOTE.GOV/EAP.

The EAP outlines how Los Angeles County administers elections under California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA). It provides details on how vote center and ballot drop box locations are identified, accessibility and language assistance services, and the county’s voter education and outreach programs.

The EAP is focused on how the provisions of the VCA are implemented in L.A. County. The intent of the plan and public hearings is not to review or reconsider election laws, but to hear from the community on how elections are administered, how outreach is conducted, and how services can be improved.

“The Election Administration Plan is a blueprint for how we conduct elections in the nation’s largest and most diverse voting jurisdiction,” said Dean Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. “We encourage residents, community organizations, and advocacy groups to review the draft plan, attend a hearing, and share their feedback to ensure the plan reflects the needs of all voters in Los Angeles County.”

The RR/CC will host a series of public hearings from Sept. 29 through Dec. 4 to gather input on the Draft EAP. Full details—including hearing schedules, RSVP instructions, and comment submission options—are available at LAVOTE.GOV/EAP.

Details: LAVOTE.GOV and @LACountyRRCC.

You’re Invited Virtual & Community Workshops

Community Workshops will share updates on the updated election administration plan and gather input from the community.

Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Sept. 29

Location: Online/Virtual

Microsoft Teams Link

Meeting ID: 244 222 668 141 2

Passcode: zy3eg9rk

By phone

To call-in dial: 323-776-6996

Phone conference ID: 552 972 537#

 

Two Public Hearing’s

Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Sept. 29

Venue: Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus, 1924-1934 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach

 

Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Sept. 30

Venue: Magic Johnson Park, 905 El Segundo Blvd,, Los Angeles

Free Parking available

 

Details:

Resources and Information

Visit LAVOTE.GOV/EAP for more information, resources, and to RSVP to an upcoming community workshop.

If you need access or language accommodations, contact 562-462-2118 or SpecialServicesOutreach@rrcc.lacounty.gov

Hahn Condemns Hate-Fueled Graffiti Aimed at Long Beach Pride

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Hahn Condemns Hate-Fueled Graffiti Aimed at Long Beach Pride

SAN PEDRO — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn Sept. 21 condemned hate speech and threats against the LGBTQ community found graffitied outside of the Long Beach Pride office building. This morning, she called Long Beach Pride President Tonya Martin to offer her support and has committed to providing $2,500 in funding to LB Pride to upgrade and expand their security camera system. Tonya Martin also serves as Hahn’s appointee to the Los Angeles County LGBTQ Commission.

“This was not just vandalism—it was a threat meant to terrorize the LGBTQ community,” said Supervisor Hahn. “Long Beach Pride has been a beacon of love and acceptance for decades, and it is devastating to see them targeted with this kind of hate. My hope is that these security upgrades will give staff, volunteers, and community members peace of mind as they continue their important work. These are dark times, and it can feel like we are losing ground in the fight for equality. But I want every LGBTQ person in Long Beach and across LA County to know this: you are not alone, you are valued, and we will stand shoulder to shoulder with you to confront this hate.”

Details: Find Long Beach Pride President Tonya Martin’s statement here: https://tinyurl.com/Statement-Long-Beach-Pride

Governor Calls Trump’s Climate Rollback a Reckless Betrayal of Public Health and Announces New Appointment

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Governor Calls Trump’s Climate Rollback a Reckless Betrayal of Public Health and Announces New Appointment

California Governor Calls Trump Climate Rollback a Reckless Betrayal of Public Health

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 22 submitted a formal comment to the U.S. EPA opposing the latest efforts by the Trump administration to deny decades of scientific research and turn back the clock on life-saving policies that protect public health.

In July, the U.S. EPA announced they are proposing to roll back decades-old emissions standards for cars and trucks by reversing the “endangerment finding.” This finding is the basis for nearly all federal actions to curb planet-warming emissions of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and methane.

Watch the Governor’s video. The Governor’s comment comes as he heads to New York for Climate Week.

 

Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

Jaime Lee, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California Coastal Commission. Lee has been chief executive officer of the Jamison Group since 2020, where she has held multiple roles since 2007, including executive vice president of Asset Management, downtown regional manager, and president of California Market Center. She is an independent director of the James Campbell Company, a trustee at the University of Southern California, a board member of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games, and a board member of the California HOPE for Children Trust Account Program Board. Lee served as president of the Board of Harbor Commissioners at the Port of Los Angeles from 2018 to 2023, president and commissioner of the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System Board of Administration from 2014 to 2018, and has served as a California state commissioner on the California Film Commission and the California speech language pathology, audiology, and hearing aid dispensers board. She earned a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Southern California. This position does not require Senate confirmation, and the compensation is $100 per diem. Lee is a Democrat.

Gov. Newsom Signs Comprehensive Immigration Bill Package

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Gov. Newsom Signs Comprehensive Immigration Bill Package

 

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Newsom Sept. 20 signed an immigration bill package championed by the California Latino and Asian American and Pacific Islander or AAPI legislative caucuses. These bills push back against the injustice of reckless federal immigration raids that are causing deep fear and confusion across the state. They were signed on the heels of a recent decision by the US Supreme Court essentially greenlighting discriminatory tactics being used by federal immigration agents such as stopping people based on their perceived race, the language they speak or where they work.

The bills signed today by the Governor include:

AB 49 CA Safe Haven Schools Act (Asm. Muratsuchi, Asm. Ortega, Asm. Celeste Rodriguez, Sen. Gonzalez)

  • Prohibits immigration enforcement officers from entering a nonpublic area of a school site for any purpose without providing valid identification and a valid judicial warrant, judicial subpoena or court order, or unless required by state or federal law. The bill would also prevent local education agency (LEA) personnel from disclosing the education records or any information about a pupil, pupil’s family and household, school employee, or teacher to an immigration enforcement officer without a judicial warrant.

SB 81 Ensuring Healthcare Spaces are Safe (Sen. Arreguín)

  • Requires healthcare providers to create nonpublic areas to ensure they continue to be safe spaces for our communities and support patient care. This bill would also require healthcare provider entities to prohibit immigration authorities from accessing a facilities’ nonpublic area without a valid judicial warrant or court order. Additionally, this bill strengthens privacy protections for immigrants by recognizing that immigration status is part of a patient’s medical record.

SB 98 Sending Alerts to Families in Education (SAFE) Act (Sen. Pérez)

  • Requires K-12 schools and public higher education institutions to notify students, staff, and other campus community members when immigration officers are present on campus.

SB 627 No Secret Police Act (Sen. Wiener)

  • Prohibits local and federal law enforcement from concealing their faces while conducting operations, with limited exemptions, such as for medical or fire-related reasons.

SB 805 No Vigilantes Act (Sen. Pérez)

  • Requires law enforcement to clearly identify themselves, by displaying their agency name and officer’s name or badge number.

Details: latinocaucus.legislature.ca.gov.

Barragán Responds to Democratic Funding Bill Focused on Health Care Funding

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Barragán Responds to Democratic Funding Bill Focused on Health Care Funding

 

Washington, D.C. — Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) Sept. 18 released the following statement on House Democrats’ funding bill created to address the Republican health care crisis:

“House Democrats step up, once again, to stop the Republican health care crisis. House Democrats have proposed legislation that cancels the cuts to health care, lowers the costs, and saves your health care.

Legislation should work for the people, not against them.”

On Sept. 19 the Associated Press reported the Senate rejected competing measures to fund federal agencies until the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing chances for a partial government shutdown on that date.

The Democratic proposal would have extended enhanced health insurance subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, plus reverse Medicaid cuts that were included in Republicans’ big tax breaks and spending cuts bill enacted earlier this year.

The Senate action came after the House earlier in the day passed the Republican-led funding bill. The measure would extend government funding generally at current levels for seven weeks. The bill would also add about $88 million in security funding for lawmakers and members of the Supreme Court and executive branch in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Senate moved after the House vote to take up the measure plus the Democratic counter. Both fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass. Now, it’s unclear how things will end up.

Pier G Container Recovery Moves Forward as Joint Information Center Transitions

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Pier G Container Recovery Moves Forward as Joint Information Center Transitions

 

LONG BEACH —The unified command continues to make progress in salvage operations at the Port of Long Beach following the cargo vessel Mississippi container incident that occurred Sept. 9.

The Container Recovery Group, working alongside salvage crews and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union or ILWU, recovered 54 containers from the pier and water, up from 32 containers as of Sept. 14. Crews continue to conduct operations shoreside and waterside to safely recover the remaining containers.

In addition, unaffected containers aboard the cargo ship Mississippi are being unloaded to safely access to the damaged emissions control barge. When the barge is cleared away, salvage crews and longshore workers will be able to focus on removing damaged containers from the Mississippi. Coast Guard safety officers remain on scene to oversee operations and ensure all movements are carried out safely.

The Captain of the port approved 55 commercial vessels as of Sept. 17, to safely pass through a 500-yard safety zone that the Coast Guard had placed around the Mississippi.

The safety zone established by the Coast Guard remains in effect to safeguard navigation and is enforced by Coast Guard small boat crews, Port of Long Beach Harbor Patrol and the Long Beach Police Department. The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board continue to lead the investigation into the cause of the incident.

To submit a non-cargo claim related to the Pier G Container Incident, please call 877-430-6361 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT, Monday through Friday or e-mail submission@piergincidentclaims.com.

Non-cargo claims refer to issues not involving the goods carried in the ship’s containers. Cargo-related claims — for those shipping materials or products on the vessel — should be submitted to the appropriate party listed in the appropriate shipping documents, such as a bill of lading or transport contract. For more information on both non-cargo and cargo claims, visit www.piergincidentclaims.com.

Pier G Container Incident Joint Information Center Transition

LONG BEACH — The joint information center for the Pier G container incident transitioned to agency-managed public information support Sept. 16 under the unified command’s approval.

The transition reflects how public inquiries will be handled going forward as recovery and salvage operations move into the next phases. Salvage operations are continuing with a focus on safety, cargo recovery and environmental stewardship.

The unified command remains in place to coordinate and direct salvage operations for containers aboard and around the cargo ship Mississippi.

“Call Freedom: Artists Speak” Art & Literary Exhibition Closing Reception

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“Call Freedom: Artists Speak” Art & Literary Exhibition Closing Reception

 

“Call Freedom: Artists Speak” presented by Angel City Culture Quest in collaboration with Range Projects Gallery in Los Angeles will feature a powerful Call to Freedom during its closing reception, Sept. 27.

In a refreshing twist highlighting literary art, the closing reception will be presenting readings by the poets who submitted works, juried by Melina Paris, plus other prominent Los Angeles based poets. Join this salon and view more than 30 visual and literary artists’ expressions on freedom.

“Call Freedom: Artists Speak” invokes humanity’s inalienable right to ‘CALL FREEDOM’ and thereby actualize it and speak it, in our communities and our lives. The exhibition explores the ways humanity reaches for and lives in freedom, both inwardly and in the world. Most importantly, it reminds people of their collective power.

Featured Artists Include:

Literary: Nancy Lynée Woo, Steven T. Bramble, Spencer Seward, S. Greggory Moore, Audrey Shih, Ajala Sen, Jai Hudson, Eden S. Gonzalez, Macuilquiahuitl Ixeh, Helena Donato-Sapp.

Visual: Peggy Sivert Zask, Karena Massengill, Eric Almanza, Michael Davis, Peggy Reavey, Veronica Giorgetti, Lowell Nickel, Cora Ramirez-Vasquez, Sung-Hee Son, Samantha Son, Chun Son, William Vaughan, Lucretia Tye Jasmine, Nida Amin, Terence Toy, Martin Bustamante, Hirotaka Suzuki, Margie Rust, Javier Proenza, Adrianna S.-T, James Muscarello, Minna Philips, Silvia Wagensberg, Franky Garcia, Cherry Wood, Jai Hudson.

The Sept. 27 event will include beverages featuring a curated wine selection.

Any donation is deeply appreciated to support ACCQ in championing its vital role in the community. ACCQ is a labor of love and does not do any advertising. Instead, the show focuses deeply on the artists and their works.

Additionally, 10% of all proceeds will benefit these select ART nonprofits: Angels Gate Cultural Center, (AGCC) Armory Center for the Arts and Collage: A Place for Art and Culture. Your contributions are invaluable and help ACCQ continue to provide meaningful experiences and opportunities for artists and the community alike. In the interest of full disclosure, Melina is a board member at Collage and has written previously about artists at AGCC.

Range Projects Gallery hours: Friday, 12 to 3 pm and Saturday, 12 to 4 pm, or by appointment, 323-528-6839.

Time: 12 to 4 p.m., Sept. 27

Cost: Free

Details: https://www.rangeprojects.art

Venue: Range Projects Gallery, 3718 West Slauson Ave., Los Angeles

How Immigrant Communities Are Reclaiming Media on Their Own Terms

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How Immigrant Communities Are Reclaiming Media on Their Own Terms

 

https://www.projectcensored.org/immigrant-communities-reclaiming-media/

In an age of relentless misinformation, immigrant communities in the United States are not just resisting—they are rebuilding. While corporate and legacy news outlets often filter immigrant experiences through sensationalism, victimization, or meritocratic tropes, independent and bilingual media are quietly transforming how stories of migration are told. And in doing so, they’re also restoring something journalism has long struggled to offer immigrant communities: trust.

When official channels fail, whether due to linguistic barriers, legal repression, or outright neglect, immigrants turn to each other. From Spanish-language radio to WhatsApp news bulletins, the rise of community-rooted journalism shows that mutual aid is not only about sharing food, shelter, or legal advice. It’s also about sharing information—fast, culturally attuned, and free from the fear of state surveillance.

The Need for New Narratives

Traditional narratives about immigrants often fall into two categories: the idealized “model immigrant” (valedictorians, doctors, and entrepreneurs) or the demonized “illegal alien.” This binary leaves little room for the majority of immigrants whose lives fall outside those extremes—day laborers, domestic workers, asylum seekers, families navigating mixed-status households.

Frustrated by this lack of nuance, many immigrant communities have built their own storytelling ecosystems. These are not just emergency alternatives to most news. They are long-standing infrastructures that predate the digital age and have evolved into powerful networks of survival, culture, and resistance.

The Subversive Power of Spanish-Language Radio

Take, for instance, Spanish-language radio. In places like the US-Mexico borderlands and immigrant-heavy neighborhoods across the country, radio has become a lifeline. As reported in High Country News, Spanish-language stations often serve as hyperlocal information hubs, broadcasting everything from ICE raid alerts to tenant rights, COVID-19 safety updates, and neighborhood organizing meetings. What makes these broadcasts powerful isn’t just the information, but the tone: intimate, familiar, and deeply rooted in community values.

For many undocumented listeners, this format offers something the government and corporate media cannot: safety. Unlike online platforms like Facebook or Twitter, which are surveilled by ICE through data brokers and keyword-tracking software, radio remains difficult to monitor en masse. What’s more, many stations allow for anonymous call-ins or listener requests, preserving both privacy and participation.

WhatsApp Journalism

While radio lays the groundwork, messaging apps like WhatsApp have exploded in popularity among immigrant communities as trusted news delivery systems. Why? Because they are encrypted, peer-to-peer, and resistant to algorithmic censorship. In cities like Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles, organizers use WhatsApp groups to circulate flyers about know-your-rights workshops, eyewitness updates during ICE raids, or rapid-response legal resources. Sometimes, these groups reach hundreds of members in minutes.

One standout example is El Timpano, an Oakland-based outlet that has pioneered Spanish-language, text-message-based reporting tailored to the city’s Latino immigrant population. Their reporters use survey tools and direct outreach to ask residents what they want to know about housing, jobs, and local politics, and then deliver the answers right to their phones.

This method flips the traditional journalism model on its head. Rather than assuming what audiences want, El Timpano lets the audience lead.

Grassroots Media as Mutual Aid

This participatory, community-first model echoes mutual aid philosophies that have guided immigrant survival for decades. During the pandemic, groups like Make the Road NY and Mijente didn’t wait for traditional media to validate their concerns. They built their own communication networks, livestreams, newsletters, and social media blasts that combined real-time reporting with calls to action.

What ties these projects together is a deep respect for the lived knowledge within immigrant communities. Outlets like Prism Reports, El Tecolote in San Francisco, and Documented NY don’t parachute in to cover a story—they already live it. Their reporters are often first-generation themselves, multilingual, and understand the stakes firsthand.

Rebuilding Trust, One Story at a Time

One of the most insidious effects of anti-immigrant policies, from surveillance tech to detention center gag rules, is the erosion of trust. When ICE agents impersonate police or social workers, when newsrooms repeat official statements without scrutiny, immigrants learn to keep their heads down and stay silent. Restoring that trust means going hyperlocal, multilingual, and deeply relational.

These independent immigrant-led media outlets are working. They’re informing. They’re protecting. And they’re reminding us that journalism at its best is not a spectacle, it’s a service.

Lessons for the Wider Media Landscape

There’s much that legacy outlets can learn from these efforts. First, abandon the savior narrative. Immigrants are not waiting to be “given a voice,” they’re already speaking, loudly and clearly. Second, invest in multilingual reporting not as a side project, but as central to newsroom equity. And finally, respect local knowledge. The people most affected by immigration policy are often the most equipped to explain its impacts.

Journalism schools and philanthropic funders, too, have a role to play. Support youth storytelling projects, such as 826 Valencia, Define American, and Radio Pulso. Train and hire more bilingual reporters. Fund community media with the same urgency given to big tech “misinformation” efforts. Because the misinformation that harms immigrant communities often isn’t just falsehoods, it’s omission, dehumanization, and erasure.

A Media Future Rooted in Dignity

In the face of deportation raids, algorithmic surveillance, and the constant threat of detention, immigrants are doing more than surviving; they’re documenting. And they’re doing it on their own terms.

When traditional media ask how to regain trust, the answer isn’t just better fact-checking or polished podcasts. The answer may lie in a WhatsApp chain warning neighbors of an unmarked ICE van. In a late-night radio broadcast about workers’ rights. In a text from a community reporter who listens before they report.

In these everyday acts of media-making, dignity persists. And so does resistance.

About the Author

Elizabeth Insuasti is a Summer 2025 Project Censored student intern. She is a senior at the University of Florida studying History and Media Production. Her work focuses on immigrant rights, human rights law, and storytelling that amplifies underrepresented voices.

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