Tom Barrack and Donald Trump (Credit: Getty Images and iStock) Colony Capital reportedly partnered up with a sovereign wealth fund from Saudi Arabia as it sought to invest in digital infrastructure after the 2016 presidential election. The investment firm’s founder and CEO, Thomas Barrack, is a longtime friend and supporter of President Donald Trump, having […]
Kamala Harris Wants to Stop ICE Detention—and This L.A. Org Has Her Back
Earlier in July, amid widespread public outcry about the inhumane conditions at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal reintroduced the Detention Oversight Not Expansion Act. Originally introduced in 2018, the so-called DONE Act would stop the proliferation of immigration detention facilities in favor of […]
Who Has Worse Hair: Donald Trump or Boris Johnson? L.A. Stylists Weigh In
Birds of a feather sure do flock together, especially when it comes to politics. And Donald Trump and Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson have even more to bond over than their xenophobic political agendas. The two share another distinguishing characteristic: bizarre, straw-like, yellow-blond hair that’s somehow all over the place and barely there at […]
Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon Said Some Incredibly Racist Things
In October 1971, the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognize the communist People’s Republic of China and to expel the Republic of China, aka Taiwan. It was an idealogical defeat for the United States, one that greatly frustrated pro-Taiwan, anti-UN California governor Ronald Reagan. A day after the vote, he rang up President Richard […]
Amid the Threat of Ramped-Up ICE Raids, a Famed Boyle Heights Arts Organization Is Keeping People Informed
Do you know what to do if you’re approached by ICE? What if you’re a witness to a raid in your neighborhood or public space? Boyle Heights art gallery and education center Self Help Graphics wants you to “Know Your Rights”—and they’ve been printing them on posters that have been distributed recently at various spots […]
Trump proposal would make getting a mortgage harder for homeowners deep in debt
Donald Trump and Kathy Kraninger (Credit: Getty Images and iStock) Borrowers who are deep in debt could find it even harder to get home loans under a new Trump Administration proposal. Leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday they plan to allow the expiration of the so-called “qualified mortgage patch,” a loophole in […]