Leslie Berestein Rojas
My focus is on our coverage of L.A.’s communities of color and immigrant diasporas. Before this, I spent 10 years covering immigrant communities for KPCC.
When I was a kid, my family left Cuba and landed in Huntington Park. I grew up there, speaking Spanish at home and steeped in Southeast L.A.’s beautiful Latinidad. I love telling the stories of L.A. and its people. Now, I get to help shape those stories and work with talented reporters to hone their craft.
I’ve also covered immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border, reported stories in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and done lots more for large newspapers and national magazines.
Among the things I love about L.A.: family, food from everywhere, signs in dozens of languages, the smells of chaparral and dusty freeways, the downtown skyline as you cross a bridge from the east. Mostly, I love that it’s home.
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E-bike maker Delfast has dozens of Ukrainian staff. Some were able to flee the country, others are internal refugees, and others are stuck in their homes. All are trying to keep working. -
They have family and friends in both countries. They worry their family and friends in Ukraine will be killed, while they’re upset that many in Russia believe Putin’s lies about the invasion.
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A plane loaded with medical supplies, baby formula and other critical items for Ukrainian civilians and soldiers left LAX Thursday morning.
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A plane loaded with medical supplies and other items is set to leave LAX for Poland. From there, the plan is to take it into Ukraine by truck.
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The characters in Detained, which premieres this weekend at the Fountain Theater in Hollywood, are based on real people who landed in immigrant detention.
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Taken by photographer Steven Gold, the photo depicts a woman and a little girl, presumably a mother and daughter, walking down the street in the MacArthur Park neighborhood near Alvarado Street.
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Seeking stability and prenatal care, one family left a base in Virginia and traveled to Orange County to stay with relatives.
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Lifelong Rams fan Scott Severe was one of the lucky ones. He was in the stands to see the Rams clinch the NFC championship and came all the way from Utah for Sunday's game.
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Officials encourage those without insurance to sign up.
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Under Gov. Newsom’s plan, low-income people in that age group who qualify could start applying on Jan. 1, 2024.
