1 00:00:03,769 --> 00:00:08,489 Speaker 1: Today on the LA Report, Southern Californians protest the Trump 2 00:00:08,489 --> 00:00:11,810 Speaker 1: administration at no Kings rallies, including one in downtown LA 3 00:00:11,810 --> 00:00:16,229 Speaker 1: that resulted in dozens of arrests. And later, baseball comes 4 00:00:16,229 --> 00:00:18,670 Speaker 1: to Ontario. Obviously a straight. 5 00:00:19,274 --> 00:00:22,174 Speaker 1: the movie Top Gun. Meet the Tower Buzzers, the newest 6 00:00:22,174 --> 00:00:25,815 Speaker 1: minor league team for the Dodgers. It's Sunday, March 29th. 7 00:00:25,895 --> 00:00:28,715 Speaker 1: I'm Josie Huang. That's coming up on the weekend edition 8 00:00:28,715 --> 00:00:33,333 Speaker 1: of the LA Report from EAS 89.3. But first, here's 9 00:00:33,334 --> 00:00:34,384 Speaker 1: the latest news. 10 00:00:35,020 --> 00:00:38,380 Speaker 1: Tens of thousands across Southern California turned out yesterday for 11 00:00:38,380 --> 00:00:42,659 Speaker 1: No King's rallies to protest President Trump. Jeannie Cobb demonstrated 12 00:00:42,659 --> 00:00:46,459 Speaker 1: in Pasadena. I'm here because I think it's really important 13 00:00:46,459 --> 00:00:48,860 Speaker 1: for us to let it be known that we are 14 00:00:48,860 --> 00:00:52,500 Speaker 1: not OK with what's going on. A protest in downtown 15 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:55,860 Speaker 1: LA drew the region's largest crowds. Later in the evening, 16 00:00:56,020 --> 00:00:56,619 Speaker 1: some protests. 17 00:00:56,944 --> 00:01:01,185 Speaker 1: Moved to the Metropolitan Detention Center. LAPD officials issued a 18 00:01:01,185 --> 00:01:05,345 Speaker 1: dispersal order for the area around 5:30 p.m. Police use 19 00:01:05,345 --> 00:01:09,525 Speaker 1: less lethal munitions, warning protesters to leave or be arrested. 20 00:01:09,785 --> 00:01:14,264 Speaker 1: An LAPD spokesperson told EAS that police arrested 75 people, 21 00:01:14,375 --> 00:01:17,745 Speaker 1: 8 of them minors, no reported injuries among those taken 22 00:01:17,745 --> 00:01:18,544 Speaker 1: into custody. 23 00:01:19,449 --> 00:01:22,089 Speaker 1: State law requires candidates for governor to release the last 24 00:01:22,089 --> 00:01:25,010 Speaker 1: five years of their federal tax returns to qualify for 25 00:01:25,010 --> 00:01:29,370 Speaker 1: the June ballot. So far, candidates like Chad Bianco, Matt Mayhan, 26 00:01:29,650 --> 00:01:33,449 Speaker 1: Katie Porter, and Tony Thurmond have filed their 2025 tax 27 00:01:33,449 --> 00:01:34,879 Speaker 1: returns from the 20. 28 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,860 Speaker 1: 24 tax returns. Tom Steyer stands out for a total 29 00:01:38,860 --> 00:01:42,779 Speaker 1: income of $39 million between him and his wife. For 30 00:01:42,779 --> 00:01:46,459 Speaker 1: analysis of the top candidates' tax returns, courtesy of our 31 00:01:46,459 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: California News Hub partner Cal Matters, go to Elis.com. 32 00:01:51,269 --> 00:01:55,260 Speaker 1: Starting tomorrow, there's a new resource for Mandarin speaking families 33 00:01:55,260 --> 00:01:58,220 Speaker 1: struggling to help a loved one with mental illness. The 34 00:01:58,220 --> 00:02:01,419 Speaker 1: in-language family support group will meet monthly in El Monte. 35 00:02:01,779 --> 00:02:05,019 Speaker 1: Coordinators at the National Alliance on Mental Illness don't believe 36 00:02:05,019 --> 00:02:08,940 Speaker 1: any group of this kind currently exists locally. Richard Tom 37 00:02:08,940 --> 00:02:12,100 Speaker 1: leads NAMI's San Gabriel Valley chapter. He says. 38 00:02:12,235 --> 00:02:15,595 Speaker 1: Providing support in Mandarin could lower barriers for those hesitant 39 00:02:15,595 --> 00:02:19,274 Speaker 1: to seek help, especially amid an immigration crackdown by the 40 00:02:19,274 --> 00:02:24,134 Speaker 1: Trump administration. There is a sensitivity to access in language 41 00:02:24,274 --> 00:02:27,445 Speaker 1: for folks who might otherwise be frightened of going to 42 00:02:27,445 --> 00:02:30,955 Speaker 1: places where they're going to perhaps be misunderstood. Get more 43 00:02:30,955 --> 00:02:33,054 Speaker 1: details at els.com. 44 00:02:33,889 --> 00:02:37,529 Speaker 1: Two longtime LA restaurants are saying goodbye today, at least 45 00:02:37,529 --> 00:02:41,410 Speaker 1: for now. Downtown's Kohl's, famous for its French dip sandwiches, 46 00:02:41,490 --> 00:02:45,210 Speaker 1: and Tex, a decades-old French restaurant in Echo Park, say 47 00:02:45,210 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: they're serving their final meals in their current spots. Owners 48 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,649 Speaker 1: of both restaurants say they were dealing with rising. 49 00:02:51,115 --> 00:02:54,904 Speaker 1: Costs. Tex is to be replaced by a 170 unit 50 00:02:54,904 --> 00:02:58,345 Speaker 1: apartment complex. The developer has set aside space for a 51 00:02:58,345 --> 00:03:01,705 Speaker 1: new incarnation of Tex. As for Kohl's, it's holding a 52 00:03:01,705 --> 00:03:06,103 Speaker 1: sendoff today with chefs from other LA restaurants, Bay Cities, Guelaguetza, 53 00:03:06,264 --> 00:03:10,425 Speaker 1: and Found Oyster. Speaking of Kohl's, it's longtime French dip 54 00:03:10,425 --> 00:03:13,225 Speaker 1: rival Philippe is doing away with the tradition. 55 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:16,529 Speaker 1: The Chinatown eatery says after more than a century, the 56 00:03:16,529 --> 00:03:20,149 Speaker 1: sawdust has got to go for safety and insurance reasons. 57 00:03:20,460 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: Lunchgoers Domingo and Evelyn Torres W Rangel says they'll miss it. 58 00:03:24,460 --> 00:03:26,978 Speaker 1: I like it. I like it because it's traditional. Yeah, 59 00:03:27,050 --> 00:03:30,478 Speaker 1: it's just part of the ambiance of the cafeteria here. 60 00:03:30,929 --> 00:03:31,979 Speaker 1: Tuesday is the. 61 00:03:32,205 --> 00:03:35,925 Speaker 1: Day for the sawdust until it's all swept away. A 62 00:03:35,925 --> 00:03:39,164 Speaker 1: few months ago, our producer Daniel Martinez brought us the 63 00:03:39,164 --> 00:03:43,964 Speaker 1: story of the Palisadian Post serving Pacific Palisades. The community 64 00:03:43,964 --> 00:03:47,865 Speaker 1: newspaper had shut down after nearly 100 years in business. 65 00:03:48,085 --> 00:03:51,725 Speaker 1: The Palisades fire was the final blow, but as Danielle 66 00:03:51,725 --> 00:03:54,404 Speaker 1: tells us, the paper has found new owners and is 67 00:03:54,404 --> 00:03:55,774 Speaker 1: staging a comeback. 68 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,020 Speaker 1: Just like so much else in the Palisades right now, 69 00:03:59,149 --> 00:04:02,759 Speaker 1: its paper of record is steadfastly preparing to return. The 70 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: Palisadian Post was a part of the reason we moved 71 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,339 Speaker 1: to Pacific Palisades, because, 72 00:04:08,639 --> 00:04:13,639 Speaker 1: The paper's role in sort of providing a part of 73 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: the character of the community was that strong. That's Tim Schneider. 74 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: He's co-owner of the new Palisadian Post. He said he 75 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: was so in love with the paper he offered to 76 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,510 Speaker 1: buy it over 20 years ago, as soon as his 77 00:04:26,510 --> 00:04:27,959 Speaker 1: family moved to the Palisades. 78 00:04:28,464 --> 00:04:31,825 Speaker 1: We chronicled our children's growing up in the pages of 79 00:04:31,825 --> 00:04:36,385 Speaker 1: the Palestinian Post. That's Laura Schneider, also the co-owner. The 80 00:04:36,385 --> 00:04:39,325 Speaker 1: married couple come from long careers in the publishing industry, 81 00:04:39,545 --> 00:04:42,174 Speaker 1: so when they heard about the paper shutting down last December, 82 00:04:42,505 --> 00:04:46,385 Speaker 1: they sprang into action. Tim says despite the circumstances, it's 83 00:04:46,385 --> 00:04:47,385 Speaker 1: a dream come true. 84 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: The paper's relaunch is set for May 4th, the Palisading 85 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: Post's 98th anniversary. The first step in the relaunch process 86 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: is going to be gathering community feedback. That's a huge 87 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,058 Speaker 1: part of what we're doing now and we will continue 88 00:05:02,059 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: to do. The two have been making calls to former 89 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: employees and residents of the Palisades looking for input on 90 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: what they want out of this new iteration. The one 91 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,578 Speaker 1: thing they say a focus on recovery. 92 00:05:14,170 --> 00:05:16,059 Speaker 1: To that end, Tim says he wants the paper to 93 00:05:16,059 --> 00:05:19,019 Speaker 1: be a kind of communications platform for the thousands of 94 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:22,399 Speaker 1: Palisadians that have been displaced. We have 5000. 95 00:05:22,910 --> 00:05:27,630 Speaker 1: Palisadians living in Santa Monica, more than 3000 Palisadians living 96 00:05:27,630 --> 00:05:31,750 Speaker 1: in Brentwood. So our approach with the Palisadian Post is 97 00:05:31,750 --> 00:05:36,799 Speaker 1: to use it as the connective thread that ties together Palisadians. 98 00:05:36,988 --> 00:05:40,260 Speaker 1: When it relaunches, the paper will be strictly digital, with 99 00:05:40,260 --> 00:05:43,859 Speaker 1: a new website, daily newsletter, and community calendar to give 100 00:05:43,859 --> 00:05:46,489 Speaker 1: readers a full range of events going on in the neighborhood, 101 00:05:46,670 --> 00:05:48,549 Speaker 1: recovery related or otherwise. 102 00:05:49,269 --> 00:05:52,399 Speaker 1: But beloved favorites of the paper are returning too, like 103 00:05:52,399 --> 00:05:55,589 Speaker 1: the local Two cents column written by residents, and they 104 00:05:55,589 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: plan to bring back the Pali Bee, the local spelling 105 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:02,390 Speaker 1: bee event. Laura says despite the last 15 months of difficulties, 106 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,260 Speaker 1: the sense of community in the Palisades remains strong. 107 00:06:06,250 --> 00:06:09,070 Speaker 1: And the two hope that strength will get the newspaper 108 00:06:09,238 --> 00:06:12,450 Speaker 1: and the community back on its feet. That's something very 109 00:06:12,450 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: special about this town, and that's something that we hope 110 00:06:15,359 --> 00:06:19,130 Speaker 1: that we can tap into as we bring the Palisadian 111 00:06:19,130 --> 00:06:23,250 Speaker 1: Post back because this town has tremendous heart. 112 00:06:23,980 --> 00:06:26,390 Speaker 1: And that's a big part of the story that we 113 00:06:26,390 --> 00:06:31,789 Speaker 1: want to tell. Daniel Martinez, LAS News. Read Danielle's story 114 00:06:31,790 --> 00:06:37,470 Speaker 1: on LAS.com. Coming up, Dodger baseball comes to Ontario and 115 00:06:37,470 --> 00:06:41,890 Speaker 1: the Pacific Palisades gets back its hometown paper. More after 116 00:06:41,890 --> 00:06:42,469 Speaker 1: this break. 117 00:07:00,649 --> 00:07:05,010 Speaker 1: It's time for Dodger baseball in Ontario. That's right, the 118 00:07:05,010 --> 00:07:07,890 Speaker 1: Dodgers have a new minor league team 45 minutes east 119 00:07:07,890 --> 00:07:11,458 Speaker 1: of Dodger Stadium, and their opening day is April 2nd, 120 00:07:11,570 --> 00:07:15,570 Speaker 1: this coming Thursday. Here's Adolfo Guzman Lopez. The team is 121 00:07:15,570 --> 00:07:19,970 Speaker 1: called the Ontario Tower Buzzers. Obviously a straight nod to 122 00:07:19,970 --> 00:07:24,328 Speaker 1: the movie Top Gun. That's general manager Alan Benavides. Remember 123 00:07:24,329 --> 00:07:27,170 Speaker 1: Top Gun, the movie with Tom Cruise as Maverick, the 124 00:07:27,170 --> 00:07:28,570 Speaker 1: reckless fighter pilot. 125 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,239 Speaker 1: And yes, he buzzes towers. The team is playing in 126 00:07:32,239 --> 00:07:36,239 Speaker 1: a brand new stadium. It's just south of Ontario International Airport, 127 00:07:36,519 --> 00:07:40,119 Speaker 1: and the airport is the stadium's title sponsor. Another reason 128 00:07:40,119 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 1: they're the tower buzzers. 129 00:07:41,529 --> 00:07:44,890 Speaker 1: Benavida says the team can't rely on riding the Dodgers' 130 00:07:44,890 --> 00:07:48,290 Speaker 1: coattails to succeed, so it's reached out to Ontario business 131 00:07:48,290 --> 00:07:51,730 Speaker 1: owners and families, especially those with kids who love baseball 132 00:07:51,730 --> 00:07:55,450 Speaker 1: or play Little League. Jonathan Campos is president of the 133 00:07:55,450 --> 00:07:58,010 Speaker 1: Little League that's right across the street. He says the 134 00:07:58,010 --> 00:08:02,170 Speaker 1: team's generated buzz. We actually had Maverick, their mascot, at 135 00:08:02,170 --> 00:08:05,410 Speaker 1: our opening day this season. Tower Buzzers is a single 136 00:08:05,410 --> 00:08:07,290 Speaker 1: A team, the lowest rung in the minor. 137 00:08:07,415 --> 00:08:11,695 Speaker 1: The players are between 19 and 22 years old. Benavida 138 00:08:11,695 --> 00:08:16,295 Speaker 1: says Little Leaguers can relate more. Having a professional baseball 139 00:08:16,295 --> 00:08:18,704 Speaker 1: team right across the street from where you play as 140 00:08:18,704 --> 00:08:20,934 Speaker 1: a little kid, I feel like it opens up their 141 00:08:20,934 --> 00:08:24,174 Speaker 1: eyes and their dreams a lot more. And those dreams 142 00:08:24,174 --> 00:08:26,494 Speaker 1: may not break the bank as much as going to 143 00:08:26,494 --> 00:08:32,093 Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium. Tower buzzers tickets start at $37. Adolfo Guzman Lopez, 144 00:08:32,325 --> 00:08:33,174 Speaker 1: LAS News. 145 00:08:39,789 --> 00:08:44,749 Speaker 1: The Persian New Year, Nowruz is traditionally celebrated through early April. 146 00:08:45,068 --> 00:08:47,429 Speaker 1: This year, the holiday has taken on new meaning for 147 00:08:47,429 --> 00:08:51,708 Speaker 1: Iranian Americans in Southern California amid the war in Iran. 148 00:08:52,109 --> 00:08:53,488 Speaker 1: Jill Replicle reports. 149 00:08:55,669 --> 00:08:59,700 Speaker 1: Paris Rezai started taking orders in February for the fragrant, 150 00:08:59,710 --> 00:09:03,270 Speaker 1: hand-decorated cookies she ships across the US and Canada for 151 00:09:03,270 --> 00:09:06,859 Speaker 1: the Nowruz holiday. Rezai is the owner of Maison de 152 00:09:06,859 --> 00:09:10,140 Speaker 1: la Forque based in Lake Forest. So these are rice cookie. 153 00:09:10,219 --> 00:09:13,270 Speaker 1: The color comes from saffron, and then on top we 154 00:09:13,270 --> 00:09:17,750 Speaker 1: have the icing. Rezai hand paints each silver dollar sized 155 00:09:17,750 --> 00:09:21,510 Speaker 1: cookie with a tiny purple flower. No mass production here 156 00:09:21,510 --> 00:09:24,150 Speaker 1: because they used to be made at home. 157 00:09:24,479 --> 00:09:28,390 Speaker 1: And I kind of stay close to the way that 158 00:09:28,390 --> 00:09:31,719 Speaker 1: we used to do them. This year, Rezaie says it 159 00:09:31,719 --> 00:09:35,219 Speaker 1: was hard to be happily baking with so much death 160 00:09:35,219 --> 00:09:39,478 Speaker 1: and uncertainty in her home country. Close to 2000 Iranians 161 00:09:39,479 --> 00:09:43,039 Speaker 1: have reportedly been killed since Israel and the US launched 162 00:09:43,039 --> 00:09:47,359 Speaker 1: their joint offensive in February. As many as 30,000 people 163 00:09:47,359 --> 00:09:51,309 Speaker 1: were killed by the country's own security forces during protests 164 00:09:51,309 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: in early January. 165 00:09:53,049 --> 00:09:57,109 Speaker 1: And Iranian leaders continue to crack down on internal dissent. Actually, 166 00:09:57,210 --> 00:10:00,450 Speaker 1: one of my cousins, they have arrested him, and we 167 00:10:00,450 --> 00:10:03,770 Speaker 1: are just hoping that he's safe and sound. But besides that, 168 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,569 Speaker 1: the whole country, we see each other as a big family, 169 00:10:06,849 --> 00:10:09,609 Speaker 1: and it's hard to watch them going through this this 170 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:12,609 Speaker 1: time of the year, especially. Along with her cookies for 171 00:10:12,609 --> 00:10:16,599 Speaker 1: this noroo, Rezai also added halva to the menu, an 172 00:10:16,599 --> 00:10:18,869 Speaker 1: Iranian dessert served to honor the dead. 173 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: It's one small way the annual festivities have been affected 174 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:26,739 Speaker 1: in Southern California, home to the largest Persian community outside 175 00:10:26,739 --> 00:10:31,239 Speaker 1: of Iran. Some celebrations have been outright canceled, including the 176 00:10:31,239 --> 00:10:36,119 Speaker 1: 16th annual Nowruz event at UCLA sponsored by the LA-based 177 00:10:36,119 --> 00:10:37,380 Speaker 1: Farhang Foundation. 178 00:10:37,719 --> 00:10:42,799 Speaker 1: Alireza Ardikhani runs the foundation, which promotes Iranian arts and culture. 179 00:10:42,919 --> 00:10:46,830 Speaker 1: It just was not something that was appropriate when so 180 00:10:46,830 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: many Iranians are mourning the terrible loss of life in Iran. 181 00:10:50,719 --> 00:10:55,159 Speaker 1: So Arakhani says they pivoted to two concerts where Iranian 182 00:10:55,159 --> 00:10:58,219 Speaker 1: Americans can come together and heal through music. 183 00:11:04,849 --> 00:11:09,049 Speaker 1: Their culture is what has carried Iranians through the many 184 00:11:09,049 --> 00:11:13,409 Speaker 1: dark periods in our history over the centuries, and that's 185 00:11:13,409 --> 00:11:14,950 Speaker 1: what's kept us united. 186 00:11:15,929 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: The first concert took place at UCLA's Royce Hall earlier 187 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,659 Speaker 1: this month. A second concert is scheduled for later this 188 00:11:22,659 --> 00:11:25,900 Speaker 1: week in Orange County with the Pacific Symphony and the 189 00:11:25,900 --> 00:11:29,659 Speaker 1: Iranian-American conductor and composer Shardad Rouhani. 190 00:11:31,210 --> 00:11:34,890 Speaker 1: Rouhani is the former music director of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. 191 00:11:34,989 --> 00:11:39,228 Speaker 1: He now lives in LA. Rouhani remembers Nowroz being the 192 00:11:39,229 --> 00:11:42,010 Speaker 1: best time of year when he was a kid in Iran. 193 00:11:42,710 --> 00:11:45,030 Speaker 1: So with the upcoming concert, he hopes to strike a 194 00:11:45,030 --> 00:11:48,669 Speaker 1: delicate balance between celebration and mourning. 195 00:11:49,359 --> 00:11:53,630 Speaker 1: The piece is called Chera Rafti, means why did you go, 196 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,579 Speaker 1: why did you perish? 197 00:12:04,109 --> 00:12:08,429 Speaker 1: It's tough. Nowruz is something that we all Iranians, all 198 00:12:08,429 --> 00:12:13,130 Speaker 1: Persians look forward to it. It's about hope. Without hope, 199 00:12:13,669 --> 00:12:15,069 Speaker 1: there is really no future. 200 00:12:19,250 --> 00:12:23,510 Speaker 1: We are really not 100% in a mood of celebration, 201 00:12:23,890 --> 00:12:28,209 Speaker 1: but we are hopeful. The Nowruz concert on Friday takes 202 00:12:28,210 --> 00:12:32,729 Speaker 1: place at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa. It's titled Echoes 203 00:12:32,729 --> 00:12:33,549 Speaker 1: of Freedom. 204 00:12:37,619 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: Jill Replogle, LAS News. 205 00:12:42,859 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the weekend edition of the LA Report. 206 00:12:45,750 --> 00:12:48,750 Speaker 1: The Weekend LA Report is hosted by me, Josie Huang, 207 00:12:48,909 --> 00:12:52,270 Speaker 1: and produced by Danielle Martinez. 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