In The Shadow Of Mt Hollywood

This story has been out for months, but Mayor Bass is still working it : Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, saying the raids have put a huge dent in the city's economy. Bass said businesses have seen a drastic reduction in immigrant customers. She's concerned some immigrant families whose breadwinners have been rounded up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be on the brink of being left destitute. A piece at Red State gives more background: When federal immigration agents began raiding Home Depots and other businesses in the Los Angeles area recently, something strange happened: Foot traffic vanished overnight. Entire blocks shut down. Sales plummeted. And it wasn’t because customers were scared. It was because the workers were. Employees simply stopped showing up. Some owners shuttered their doors. Fear gripped the heart of L.A.’s commercial corridors. The real story? That ...