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The LA city council voted unanimously to allow publicly owned helipads to be used for private use during the Olympics as a method of transportation. That means your tax dollars are helping fund rich people avoiding traffic. Every city councilmember voted for this.

I helped pass a letter to oppose this last November but the motion passed in January.

During the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the French government tried to push the air taxi plan onto Paris but the city sued the government in opposition and called it ‘an environmental aberration for the ultra-rich’.

So they set their sites on LA instead. And what did our city do? Rolled out the red carpet, because our city, state, and country is constantly selling us out for the rich.

This will also increase our already terrible air pollution because helicopters use jet fuel! The increase in air traffic will also lead to a higher risk of crashes.

We can still contact our councilmembers to stop this plan before it goes into effect.
Go to https://lacity.gov/neighborhoodinfo
to find your City Councilmember and their website with their contact information and tell them you oppose using public helipads for private use.

T-shirt from the incredible vegan restaurant in Boyle Heights @unsolosol

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S U M M E R 2 0 2 6 | July and August were a fun blurrrrrr. For those who don’t know, I went on a health journey and largely cut out drinking this year. I get asked a lot where I go instead of the bars and what I’m doing instead. The answer is… THIS. This is what I’m doing. ☺️🙌🏽♥️

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This Sunday! We are honored to have some amazing independent journalists join us in conversation on pressing social issues our communities face. Maintaining integrity in the face of f@$€!sm is key!

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As ICE raids and fires raged throughout the Southland, a small family in Bell Gardens was looking forward to celebrating their daughter’s 8th grade culmination.

But a few days before graduation, their father, Miguel Lorenzana Márquez, also known as Mike, received a call from his immigration attorney informing him he had an appointment with USCIS at 9 a.m. that same day.

Shortly after he checked in, Márquez was detained by ICE agents. His family had no idea that by dinner time, they would be separated by steel doors and unanswered questions.

Read the full story at the link in our bio.
✍️ Story by Abraham Márquez
📸 Photos by Ben Camacho

#immigration #ice #losangeles #journalism

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El drama geopolítico en torno al campeonato de fútbol descorrió el velo de una silenciosa diáspora de familias y dueños de negocios iraníes que unen dos mundos, quienes salieron a las calles durante el torneo para abrazar a la selección nacional de Irán, el Team Melli.

Por Abraham Márquez

"Nos enorgullece ser iraníes, pero también ser mexicanos", dijo Sadegh Galavi mientras esperaba por segundo día frente al Hotel Marriott de Tijuana para ver de nuevo a la selección nacional de fútbol de la República Islámica de Irán. Galavi nació y creció en Zahedán, Irán, y lleva cuatro años viviendo en Tijuana. "Queremos que el equipo sepa que estamos aquí y que los apoyamos. Queremos que sepan que Tijuana es un gran lugar", añadió Galavi.
La Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 permitió a Tijuana mostrar su tradición al mundo y añadió otro capítulo a su historia de hospitalidad este verano al recibir a la selección nacional de fútbol de Irán con respeto y afecto, mostrando al mundo la arraigada filosofía de "mi casa es tu casa".
Durante semanas, la ciudad fronteriza se convirtió en una atracción internacional y un nuevo hogar para el Team Melli, el apodo oficial de la selección, en medio de la guerra contra la nación persa liderada por Estados Unidos e Israel, que impidieron que el equipo se quedara en los Estados Unidos para el torneo de 48 equipos. El 25 de mayo, el gobierno mexicano anunció que México acogería al equipo. La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum confirmó la decisión tras las denegaciones de visas estadounidenses por “preocupaciones de seguridad” que pusieron presión sobre las autoridades de la FIFA.

Lee más con el link en bio y en https://tinyurl.com/2sbkfur9

#copamundial
#irán
#méxico
#teammelli
#tijuana

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The geopolitical drama surrounding the soccer tournament pulled back the curtain on a quiet Iranian diaspora of families and business owners bridging two worlds, who poured into the streets during the competition to embrace their national Team Melli.

Words by Abraham Márquez

“We take pride in being Iranian, but also in being Mexican,” said Sadegh Galavi as he waited for a second day outside the Tijuana Marriott Hotel for another glimpse of the national soccer team of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Galavi was born and raised in Zahedan, Iran, and has been living in Tijuana for four years. “We want to let the team know we are here and we support them. We want them to know that Tijuana is a great place,” Galavi added.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup allowed Tijuana to showcase its tradition to the world and added another chapter to its history of hospitality this summer by welcoming the national soccer team of the Islamic Republic of Iran with respect and affection, showing the world the long, deeply rooted cultural philosophy of “mi casa es tu casa.”

For weeks, the border city became an international attraction and a new home for Team Melli, the official nickname of Iran’s national soccer team, amid the U.S.- and Israel-led war on Iran, which imposed visa restrictions that prevented the team from staying in the United States for the 48-team tournament. On May 25, the Mexican government announced that Mexico would host the soccer team. President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the decision after U.S. visa denials and security concerns prompted a rush to FIFA’s decision-makers.

Read more at the link in bio and at https://tinyurl.com/48x4ejuh

#worldcup2026⚽️
#iran
#mexico🇲🇽
#teammelli
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Unionized workers at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), who are among the lowest-paid museum workers in the city, escalated their push to negotiate a new contract and wage increases by staging public protests.

Represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (@afscme36 ) District Council 36, the union argues that the people who maintain one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks and cultural institutions can no longer afford to live in the city where they work.

#journalism #losangeles #labormovement #union #moca

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Check out this guide put out by LA Taco and Abe Marquez to help you avoid voting for any candidates who take money from AIPAC! It is high time that we remove from power anyone who is working on behalf of the illegal settler colony known as Israel. Zionist influence does not belong in American politics. Anyone who has taken money from AIPAC is beholden to the will and whims of the Zionist entity and must be culled from public service.

Visit LA Taco’s website for more!

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Reposted from @lataco and @abemarquez02

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This article is intended to provide L.A. voters with publicly available information on pro-Israel PACs, as L.A. TACO believes transparency about political funding and endorsements allows voters to make informed electoral decisions.

The full story: https://lataco.com/aipac-voter-guide

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On a spring evening in West Los Angeles, the Laemmle Royal Theater is sold out with the audience in anticipation. Inside, people gather not just for a film debut but for what many see as a rare political and journalistic event: a documentary sit-down interview that bridges decades of tension between a global superpower, the United States, and a small island ninety miles away from Florida, the Republic of Cuba.

Read full story at Calonews.com.

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