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LA Mayor Bass claims immigration enforcement creating ghost town effect comparable to COVID lockdowns
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass compared the economic impact of immigration raids on small businesses to government lockdowns imposed by her party on California during the coronavirus pandemic, in an interview on Sunday.
Bass made the comments after visiting several small businesses and residential areas in the predominantly-Latino community of Boyle Heights that morning, along with Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, D-Los Angeles, according to The Los Angeles Times. The mayor described observing vacant businesses and residents who were afraid to leave their homes to celebrate Father’s Day.
“Mariachi Plaza was completely empty. There was not a soul there,” Bass told The Times. “One restaurant, there were a handful of people. The other restaurant, there was literally nobody there.”
Bass decried the raids, arguing that immigrant labor was essential to the city’s economy, particularly in the construction, retail and restaurant industries, but raids had created a climate of fear that was hurting businesses.
“Death to ICE” is written on a garbage cart following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 6, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole)
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“It’s the uncertainty that continues that has an absolute economic impact,” she continued. “But it is pretty profound to walk up and down the streets and to see the empty streets. It reminded me of COVID.”
Los Angeles was placed under some of the strictest restrictions in the nation during the coronavirus pandemic, closing churches, schools, and enforcing stay-at-home orders and mask mandates. It was also the top county in the nation with COVID-19 cases.
Restaurant operators in the community reportedly told Bass that their businesses were suffering even worse now than they did during the lockdowns because immigrants weren’t showing up to work and people had less disposable income to eat out because they weren’t working.
One restaurant owner was in tears over the situation, according to Assemblymember Gonzales.
Vandals graffitied a wall in Los Angeles with violent threats against President Donald Trump. (Peter D’Abrosca for Fox News Digital)
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“He said, ‘It’s so empty. I’ve never seen it like this, and I don’t know how we can survive this,’” Gonzales recalled, according to the Times. The business owner blamed President Donald Trump for the impact to his business.
“For somebody who’s supposed to be business oriented, he sure is allowing local businesses to sink and have the effect that these raids are having,” the man said, according to Gonzales.
The Trump administration has shifted its immigration strategy in the past week, according to a report by The New York Times. The administration ordered a pause on deportation raids on agricultural sites, hotels and restaurants, and not to arrest “noncriminal collaterals.” The move came out of fears that the sweeping raids were hurting key industries in the U.S. However, immigration officials were reportedly told to continue raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants.
Immigration protests began in L.A. on June 7, after local ICE raids resulted in hundreds of arrests, including the arrests of those with violent criminal histories. The president immediately deployed the National Guard to the area when protests started two weeks ago, garnering criticism from Democrats insisting their presence would only escalate tensions.
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Looters break into a gas station’s marketplace during a protest following federal immigration operations, in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
During the riots, looters were captured on video vandalizing and ransacking several Los Angeles stores. While major chains like Apple took the brunt of the robberies, local businesses were also caught in the crossfire.
Some local business owners directed their outrage toward the rioters and city leaders.
“We are sick and tired of it,” Paul Scrivano told “Fox & Friends First” last week. “We have no one in charge. I would go so far as to say we have children in charge of Los Angeles right now.”
Fox News’ Lindsay Kornick and Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
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San Francisco: Anti-ICE protester gets probation for ‘depredation’ of ICE van’s tire
SAN FRANCISCO — A protester who was initially charged with misdemeanor assault has been sentenced to probation for a less serious offense, ending a federal prosecution that only started four months ago, court records show.
On Dec. 8, Angelica Guerrero, 35, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor “depredation” of an ICE van’s tire — a fancy legal term for slashing it with a knife. The same day, a federal judge sentenced Guerrero to probation, according to a minute order of the hearing.
The charge stemmed from an Aug. 20 protest, when Guerrero slashed the tire of an unmarked Chevrolet van being used in an ongoing “enforcement and removal” operation by the Department of Homeland Security on the 100 block of Montgomery Street, according to prosecutors. The complaint alleges that Guerrero “made repeated threats” against one of the officers, including stating, “I’m going to (expletive) you up” and “I’m going after your family,” as well as threatening to stab the officer.
Guerrero was released within 48 hours but complained of “barbaric” conditions inside Santa Rita Jail, during an interview with ABC7.
Downtown’s Mile High Drone Show, the Denver Christkindlmarket and access to the Mile High Tree have been canceled for Wednesday, Dec. 17, due to high winds, said producers at Visit Denver.
The city’s tourism arm on Wednesday morning decided to cancel the shows and outdoor holiday market for this evening “due to weather conditions,” as well as cut off access to the 110-foot LED icon known as the Mile High Tree, through which visitors can typically walk and snap selfies.
Denver is forecasted to endure wind gusts of up to 50 mph on Dec. 17, with gusts of up to 75 to 80mph possible in higher elevations. High winds, low humidity and the possibility of wildfire led Xcel Energy to cut power to more than 100,000 Front Range residents by Wednesday morning. Xcel Energy also sponsors the Mile High Tree.
Denver Christkindlmarket is scheduled to run through Dec. 23 at the Auraria Campus.
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Jorge Polanco won’t be back with the Seattle Mariners next season, but he left the club and its fan base heartfelt message after his signing with the New York Mets became official on Tuesday.
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Polanco, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the Mets, posted the following to his Instagram page.
#Godfirst. I cannot express with words how grateful me and my family are for the belief YOU had in me. First you traded for me and then you signed me when everyone else doubted me after surgery. YOU made me feel wanted and loved and I will be forever grateful for that. I became a better player and person because of YOU. YOU embraced my wife, kids, and me as one of your own…again, I will be forever grateful for that. YOU were an inspiration for me every night and I just wish we could have delivered you the trophy YOU deserve. I will always cherish my time with YOU…I will never forget these last two years because of YOU.
YOU= Seattle Fans, Teammates, Trainers, Coaching Staff, Front Office, and Owner.
I will always smile thinking of YOU all.
Tridents UP!
Polanco was hindered by a knee issue and had a disappointing first season with the Mariners in 2024 after he was acquired in a trade that sent four players to Minnesota. But after coming back to the M’s on a one-year deal before the start of 2025, he had a resurgent campaign that helped key the club’s run its first American League West title and AL Championship Series appearance since 2001.
After posting career worsts with a .213 average and 29.2% strikeout rate in 2024, the 32-year-old second baseman and designated hitter batted .265 with an .821 OPS, 30 doubles, 26 home runs and 78 RBIs over 138 games in 2025. His strikeout rate dropped to 15.6%, marking the largest year-to-year dip in strikeout percentage in MLB history (minimum 450 plate appearances), per MLB.com’s Mike Petriello.
Polanco was extremely clutch for the Mariners all season long. He led the league with a 1.284 OPS and 259 wRC+ in high-leverage situations, and his .438 batting average was second.
That clutch hitting showed up in the postseason as well. Polanco homered twice off two-time reigning AL Cy Young-winner Tarik Skubal during Game 2 of the AL Division Series and delivered one of the biggest hits in Mariners history with a walk-off single in the 15th inning of their series-clinching Game 5 win. He also hit the go-ahead three-run homer in Seattle’s Game 2 ALCS win.
Polanco triggered a $6 million player option for 2026 by reaching 450 plate appearances in the regular season, but he declined the option to become a free agent. He was a top offseason target for Seattle before signing with New York.
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