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LOS ANGELES — Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California: “Universal curfews and the deployment of armed National Guard in Los Angeles are the wrong way to handle disruptions in otherwise peaceful protests. Curfews that bar all
BAKERSFIELD — A 74-year-old immigrant with severe health problems making him especially vulnerable to COVID-19, died by suicide Sunday (5/17) at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility in Bakersfield.
LOS ANGELES – The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California announces its inaugural artist-in-residence program. Los Angeles-based artist and educator Audrey Chan is the first chosen for the position.