Articles by Anna Gorman

Roughly 2,000 times over the last 17 years, Marguerita Toribio, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, has climbed into a cushioned recliner for the three-hour dialysis treatment that keeps her alive. Read more

Federal authorities have released a Los Angeles man from immigration detention after acknowledging that he is a U.S. citizen. Read more

Manny Diaz greets the servers and places the finishing touches on his daily special: Alaskan salmon on a bed of Moroccan couscous, finished with a passion fruit glaze. Read more

As the immigrant rights protesters finished their first week of fasting, longtime activist Dolores Huerta on Tuesday came to Olvera Plaza to show her support. Read more

At a recent voter fair at Placita Olvera, Carmen Gutierrez practiced punching her ballot in a mock polling booth and received information about the state’s propositions. Read more

Fire officials reported 100% containment this afternoon on the massive Sesnon fire in the San Fernando Valley that broke out last Monday during an intense Santa Ana wind episode. Read more

The grandfather of a 6-year-boy who was kidnapped from his Las Vegas home is being held in a San Bernardino jail today, as authorities investigate the man’s connection to Mexican drug dealers and continue their search for the boy. Read more

At a recent voter fair at Placita Olvera, Carmen Gutierrez practiced punching her ballot in a mock polling booth and received information about the state’s propositions. Read more

A Pasadena woman apparently upset that she was about to be evicted from her foreclosed home may have set her house on fire before taking her own life, police said. Read more