“Today is Liberation Day in the state of California,” Gavin Newsom proclaimed today in downtown L.A. of the legislative effort to stop Donald Trump from “rigging the system” with gerrymandering and other blows against American democracy. “I know they say don’t mess with Texas, well don’t mess with the great Golden State.” “We’ve got to …

Outside Hollywood High School, a group of teachers gathered to welcome students, holding signs reading "Immigrants are Welcome Here" and "Hollywood Stands With Immigrants."

Amid immigration enforcement, city and school officials will set up "safe zones" monitored by LAPD and community volunteers to protect undocumented families when school resumes at LAUSD.

As immigration enforcement operations continue across the area, LAUSD wants students and their families to know their campus is a safe space and their immigration status will never be a barrier to their education.

LAUSD said a teen with disabilities was wrongly detained by immigration officers near Arleta High School, federal agents said they were after a man with a criminal record.

Kokomo Solutions, a technology vendor that provides Los Angeles Unified School District students with telehealth services and a tip line to report suspicious activity, has fallen prey to a data breach. The company noticed “unusual activity on our computer network” on Dec. 11, 2024 — but did not file a data breach notice with the state until Aug. 5.

Despite federal immigration activity near some Unified campuses, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the first day of school was one of the district's best in recent history.

Many of the LAUSD students who returned to class Thursday arrived in the district's new electric buses. The district debuted 56 electric buses, which are part of the 180 EV buses it has acquired throughout the years to replace some of its legacy buses.