One year ago today I started this adventure @hey.lalocal Building a community centered newsroom for LA. A year later we went from 9 staff to 28 and counting, met with thousands of Angelenos, launched newsrooms covering @lalocal_southofthe10 and @lalocal_ktown.picounion expanded on the legacy of @boyleheightsbt and opened our new HQs. We’re just getting started! Visit our website and subscribe to our newsletters for trusted news about your neighborhood. So grateful to my team for celebrating another milestone with me 🧁 💐 💃🏻
2/10/26: Attendees protest the Los Angeles Police Commission’s limits on public comment following a heated meeting. After clearing the room, the commission then continued with a presentation on its police drone program.
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2/3/26: Attendees protest the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners’ restrictions limiting public comment.
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📣 Residents sound off on ICE + LAPD
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“What about the collaboration? What about the information sharing?” one commenter asked.
After the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis and Keith Porter Jr. by an off‑duty ICE officer in Northridge, people at the Jan. 27 Police Commission meeting called out LAPD over alleged collaboration with ICE.
Commenters voiced concern over data sharing, crowd control at raids and protests, and LAPD’s role in federal immigration enforcement.
🎥 Video by LA Documenter Martin Romero. LA Documenters trains and pays community members to put local government on the record for neighbors who can’t attend. Learn more: thelalocal.org
1/27/26: Attendees at the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting criticized the recent fatal shootings in Minneapolis by federal agents and drew parallels to the Los Angeles Police Department’s own deadly history. The room erupted in protest when the public comment period ended, with many left still waiting to be heard.
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Our team is ready for 2026! We can’t wait to share the stories you want us to tell across LA, with our partners, with youth journalist @ladocumenters and our local professional newsrooms in @boyleheightsbt@lalocal_ktown.picounion@lalocal_southofthe10 🗞️We got to hear from THE Kevin Merida who is a founding Board Member on the power of authentic storytelling for a complex and amazing place like LA. 🎥 We also had a fierce white elephant book exchange 📚 Sorry Nathan and @elweydekevin 😞 🤣
Meet @matthew.lalocal , our LA Documenters Editor!
LA Documenters trains and pays residents in Los Angeles County to attend local government meetings and publish notes on the important updates, debates and decisions our elected leaders are making at public meetings that too often go uncovered.
Your meeting notes will help your neighbors and our journalists stay informed even if they can’t attend.
Since launching in March, we’ve trained 125 LA residents as Documenters and published notes on 75 government and community meetings.
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11/25/25: Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners’ President Teresa Sánchez-Gordon was absent at today’s meeting, where the commission unanimously approved two horses to join the Metropolitan Division’s Mounted Platoon, among other agenda items.
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11/18/25: Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners President Sánchez-Gordon ordered officers to clear the meeting room following protests by attendees.
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11/4/25:
1-4: A father has a heated exchange with the president of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, Teresa Sánchez-Gordon, over the man’s children.
5-8: Attendees voice objection to the commission’s decision not to extend the meeting’s 45-minute public comment period.
9-14: Many take turns disrupting the meeting and getting removed by police after the commission returns from recess.
15: The commission resumes after police remove all remaining protestors.
16: An attendee makes a heart gesture towards the commission earlier in the meeting.
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After a year of virtual meetings, residents can now attend the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council meetings in person, starting this month.
The return marks a win for the council, which has been rebuilding since it was placed in non-operating status and had its funds frozen in December 2024.
Neighborhood residents and stakeholders can attend meetings to hear updates from elected officials, preview proposed developments, apply for grant funding or elevate a community issue in a public comment.
✍️: Matthew Reagan
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