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Protesters gather at the Los Angeles International Airport on January 29th, 2017, to demonstrate against President Donald Trump's travel ban.

Social Justice

Los Angeles Is About to Vote Over Whether to Surveil Muslim Americans

The Trump administration has directed funds originally intended to counter radicalization—including white nationalist violence—toward the targeted surveillance of Muslim communities.

Massoud Hayoun

A young protester takes part in a march against the separation of immigrant families on June 30th, 2018, outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Los Angeles, California.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Marching Against ICE in Los Angeles

A young protester takes part in a march against the separation of immigrant families on June 30th, 2018, outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Los Angeles, California.

Pacific Standard Staff

Immigrant rights advocates participate in rally against the ICE on June 1st, 2018, in New York City.

Social Justice

Inside the Occupy ICE Movement Sweeping the Nation

Activists behind the movement say their ranks are swelling by the day with people opposed to the White House's raids and separation of immigrant families.

Massoud Hayoun

School buses stop to drop students at Merion Elementary School.

Environment

How Has the School Bus Evaded Revolution?

The old, yellow diesel monoliths have been largely unchanged in recent decades, despite evolutions among their public transit counterparts.

Sarah Holder

The Wilmington ARCO refinery in Los Angeles, California.

Environment

How One Los Angeles Community Is Combating Oil Pollution With Green Spaces

For generations, oil refineries brought jobs—and pollution—to the residents of Wilmington. Can a new generation of youthful activists make it a healthier place to grow up?

Mimi Kirk

Dispatches: ‘Pacific Standard’ at the L.A. Times Festival of Books

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

Elena Gooray

The Janss Steps at the University of California–Los Angeles.

Education

How to Hold Predators in Academia Accountable

Recent reforms at UCLA demonstrate that it's possible for universities to implement just procedures to protect victims and oust abusers.

David M. Perry

A woman pushes a stroller in San Gabriel, California, on May 17th, 2016, past a banner at a construction site project financed by the Shanghai Commercial Bank.

Social Justice

Asian Americans Are Not Your Model Minority

A major hub of U.S. Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian communities grapple with poverty and a disproportionate number of cancer deaths, a new study shows.

Massoud Hayoun

A makeshift homeless encampment in Los Angeles, California.

Social Justice

Los Angeles’ Homeless Population Continues to Increase

Blame the lack of affordable housing options in the Los Angeles area.

Candace Butera

An immigration detainee stands near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement grievance box in the high security unit at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, California, on March 14th, 2017.

Social Justice

ICE Agents Arrested Over 200 People in Los Angeles Over a Five-Day Span

This week's raids were the latest in a standoff between the state of California and the Trump administration over the latter's efforts to crack down on undocumented immigrants.

Candace Butera