Sal Hernandez
@salhernandez.bsky.social
Reporter at Los Angeles Times
Trump is suggesting — again — to send troops to San Francisco. Local officials call Trump 'chaos' unnecessary www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump again suggests sending troops to San Francisco. Local officials call Trump 'chaos' unnecessary
Trump again threatened to send troops to San Francisco, arguing that the California city "want us in San Francisco."
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October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump is suggesting — again — to send troops to San Francisco. Local officials call Trump 'chaos' unnecessary www.latimes.com/california/s...
MMA fighter Raja Jackson arrested after attack on a pro wrestler last month in the ring. He was taken into custody Thursday www.latimes.com/california/s...
Raja Jackson arrested following wrestling beatdown livestreamed at event
Raja Jackson, the son of MMA fighter Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson was arrested Thursday, nearly a month after Jackson was seen beating a wrestler during what was supposed to be a staged match.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
MMA fighter Raja Jackson arrested after attack on a pro wrestler last month in the ring. He was taken into custody Thursday www.latimes.com/california/s...
A breakdown of what happened before Raja Jackson was seen beating a professional wrestler bloody in the ring live online, and how the lines between reality and showmanship were blurred before the hastily planned match went terribly wrong www.latimes.com/california/s...
A pro wrestler, an MMA fighter and the staged fight that turned into a bloody battle
A violent match that left a professional wrestler unconscious during a staged event is now the focus of a Los Angeles Police Department criminal investigation.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A breakdown of what happened before Raja Jackson was seen beating a professional wrestler bloody in the ring live online, and how the lines between reality and showmanship were blurred before the hastily planned match went terribly wrong www.latimes.com/california/s...
Edison offers to pay Eaton fire victims for damages, in move to avoid litigation www.latimes.com/environment/...
Edison offers to pay Eaton fire victims for damages, in move to avoid litigation
Even with the investigation into the Eaton wildfire continuing, Southern California Edison said Wednesday it was creating a program where victims could apply for compensation for damages they suffered...
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July 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Edison offers to pay Eaton fire victims for damages, in move to avoid litigation www.latimes.com/environment/...
Vice President JD Vance rips Newsom, Bass and mocks Padilla during unexpected visit to Los Angeles
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Vice President JD Vance rips Newsom, Bass and mocks Padilla during unexpected visit to Los Angeles
Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday to meet with federal and local officials about immigration raids that have roiled the city, as well as a high-dollar fundraiser.
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June 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Vice President JD Vance rips Newsom, Bass and mocks Padilla during unexpected visit to Los Angeles
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Reposted by Sal Hernandez
LAPD said they were not called to Dodger Stadium to remove federal agents.
However, the Dodgers did ask police to intervene after a group of protesters showed up to the area, according to a source.
Reporting from @castleman.bsky.social and Jack Harris for @latimes.com
However, the Dodgers did ask police to intervene after a group of protesters showed up to the area, according to a source.
Reporting from @castleman.bsky.social and Jack Harris for @latimes.com
Federal agents staging near Dodger Stadium denied entry to parking lot, sources say
It is unclear what operation the federal agents were carrying out or whether anyone in the area was arrested. Images of the government vehicles immediately played out on social media.
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June 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
LAPD said they were not called to Dodger Stadium to remove federal agents.
However, the Dodgers did ask police to intervene after a group of protesters showed up to the area, according to a source.
Reporting from @castleman.bsky.social and Jack Harris for @latimes.com
However, the Dodgers did ask police to intervene after a group of protesters showed up to the area, according to a source.
Reporting from @castleman.bsky.social and Jack Harris for @latimes.com
L.A. street life 'paralyzed' as ICE raids keep shoppers away, close businesses www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. street life 'paralyzed' as ICE raids keep shoppers away, close businesses
Once-bustling immigrant hubs across L.A. have seen foot traffic drop in recent days as ICE detentions continue. The Los Angeles Archbishop said he's been "disturbed" by the raids, which have caused pa...
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June 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
L.A. street life 'paralyzed' as ICE raids keep shoppers away, close businesses www.latimes.com/california/s...
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“It’s like everything was paralyzed,” dress shop owner Eva Ibrahim said. “... A lot of people don’t want to come for fear they’ll get nabbed.”
Story from @salhernandez.bsky.social @grace2e.bsky.social @latimes.com
Story from @salhernandez.bsky.social @grace2e.bsky.social @latimes.com
L.A. street life 'paralyzed' as ICE raids keep shoppers away, close businesses
Once-bustling immigrant hubs across L.A. have seen foot traffic drop in recent days as ICE detentions continue. The Los Angeles Archbishop said he's been "disturbed" by the raids, which have caused pa...
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June 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
“It’s like everything was paralyzed,” dress shop owner Eva Ibrahim said. “... A lot of people don’t want to come for fear they’ll get nabbed.”
Story from @salhernandez.bsky.social @grace2e.bsky.social @latimes.com
Story from @salhernandez.bsky.social @grace2e.bsky.social @latimes.com
Former Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel recommended for parole, but awaits a crucial review by Newsom www.latimes.com/california/s...
Former Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel recommended for parole but awaits review by Newsom
Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of Charles Manson who has spent 55 years behind barsm was recommended for parole last week
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June 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Former Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel recommended for parole, but awaits a crucial review by Newsom www.latimes.com/california/s...
NEW: More than 450 parole hearings are under review after thousands of California inmates wrongly tested positive for opioids because of defective drug tests www.latimes.com/california/s...
After nearly 6,000 California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids, officials launch sweeping review
Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids last year because of a laboratory mistake. Now hundreds of decisions to deny parole to some of those prisoners are getting a secon...
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May 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NEW: More than 450 parole hearings are under review after thousands of California inmates wrongly tested positive for opioids because of defective drug tests www.latimes.com/california/s...
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"They beep as they back out of charging spots, and beep as they reverse to navigate around each other. They beep in the morning as they head out to pick up early passengers, and beep late at night as they return to charge up."
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Santa Monica residents go to war against Waymo, including obstructing driverless taxis
Some Santa Monica residents are protesting two new Waymo charging stations using unconventional means, including 'Stacking the Waymos.'
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May 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"They beep as they back out of charging spots, and beep as they reverse to navigate around each other. They beep in the morning as they head out to pick up early passengers, and beep late at night as they return to charge up."
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"I thought it was cool, and then those freaking noises started"
There's a fight brewing between Waymo and Santa Monica residents after the driverless taxi company opened charging stations in the city, catching both City Hall and residents by surprise www.latimes.com/california/s...
There's a fight brewing between Waymo and Santa Monica residents after the driverless taxi company opened charging stations in the city, catching both City Hall and residents by surprise www.latimes.com/california/s...
Santa Monica residents go to war against Waymo, including obstructing driverless taxis
Some Santa Monica residents are protesting two new Waymo charging stations using unconventional means, including 'Stacking the Waymos.'
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May 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"I thought it was cool, and then those freaking noises started"
There's a fight brewing between Waymo and Santa Monica residents after the driverless taxi company opened charging stations in the city, catching both City Hall and residents by surprise www.latimes.com/california/s...
There's a fight brewing between Waymo and Santa Monica residents after the driverless taxi company opened charging stations in the city, catching both City Hall and residents by surprise www.latimes.com/california/s...
Here's why the Southern California Edison tower, the one at the center of the Eaton fire investigation, was dismantled and removed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Edison electric tower at center of Eaton fire investigation is dismantled and removed for testing
The tower suspected of sparking the Eaton fire was flown out of Eaton Canyon and will be examined by investigators as well as experts hired by those suing the utility.
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May 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here's why the Southern California Edison tower, the one at the center of the Eaton fire investigation, was dismantled and removed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids last year because of a lab error. Did it cost them their freedom? www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids. Did it cost them their freedom?
Prison advocates worry that thousands of false positive drug test results have tainted the parole decisions for some California inmates.
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April 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids last year because of a lab error. Did it cost them their freedom? www.latimes.com/california/s...
Elon Musk's conflicts of interest: $2.37 billion in potential federal penalties, report says www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Elon Musk's conflicts of interest: $2.37 billion in potential federal penalties, report says
On the day Trump took office, Elon Musk, Tesla and his other companies faced at least $2.37 billion in potential penalties from federal agencies, according to a Democratic congressional report.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Elon Musk's conflicts of interest: $2.37 billion in potential federal penalties, report says www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Edison says dormant powerline is now a leading theory for cause of Eaton Fire, and it’s taken steps to harden other idle lines in its network in “abundance of caution” www.latimes.com/california/s...
Edison says dormant powerline is a leading theory for cause of Eaton fire
The possibility that an idle, unconnected transmission line somehow reengerized on Jan. 7 is now "a leading hypothesis" for what started the destructive Eaton fire.
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April 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Edison says dormant powerline is now a leading theory for cause of Eaton Fire, and it’s taken steps to harden other idle lines in its network in “abundance of caution” www.latimes.com/california/s...
NEW: Edison to bury more than 150 miles of power lines in Malibu and Altadena in wake of devastating L.A. firestorms www.latimes.com/california/s...
Edison to bury more than 150 miles of power lines in wake of devastating L.A. firestorms
Southern California Edison has announced that it will bury more than 150 miles of power lines in in Altadena and Malibu following January's firestorms.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
NEW: Edison to bury more than 150 miles of power lines in Malibu and Altadena in wake of devastating L.A. firestorms www.latimes.com/california/s...
LAFD actions in Palisades fire shrouded in secrecy as city refuses to release records via @AleneTchek and @PringleLATimes www.latimes.com/california/s...
LAFD actions in Palisades fire shrouded in secrecy as city refuses to release records
The LAFD has not answered questions about exactly which engines were unusable and what was wrong with them. And city officials have slow-walked releasing maintenance records for each of the agency’s 1...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
LAFD actions in Palisades fire shrouded in secrecy as city refuses to release records via @AleneTchek and @PringleLATimes www.latimes.com/california/s...
Orange County sheriff blasts state sanctuary law but says deputies won’t do immigration enforcement www.latimes.com/california/s...
Orange County sheriff blasts state sanctuary law but says deputies won't do immigration enforcement
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes called for the state's sanctuary law to be repealed earlier this week, but said deputies in his county won't be conducting immigration enforcement.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Orange County sheriff blasts state sanctuary law but says deputies won’t do immigration enforcement www.latimes.com/california/s...
“We are very concerned and worried” - Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study www.latimes.com/california/s...
Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study
Early findings from an ongoing study report that a group of 20 firefighters tested after the Palisades and Eaton fires had higher-than-expected levels of mercury and lead in their blood.
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March 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“We are very concerned and worried” - Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study www.latimes.com/california/s...
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NEW: According to the @nytimes.com, the Trump administration is planning to argue that its invocation of the Alien Enemies Act allows it to enter the homes of any person who they believe are subject to the declaration WITHOUT A WARRANT. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
March 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW: According to the @nytimes.com, the Trump administration is planning to argue that its invocation of the Alien Enemies Act allows it to enter the homes of any person who they believe are subject to the declaration WITHOUT A WARRANT. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
A new video showing the start of the Eaton fire allegedly shows arcing and flashes in power lines just moments before the hillside begins to burn, attorneys suing Edison said, adding new scrutiny of Edison tower as site of fire origin
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Video adds to scrutiny of Edison tower as possible site of origin of Eaton fire
A video shows arcing at a Southern California Edison tower, then a fire at the tower's base, suggesting the Eaton fire may have been caused by electrical equipment.
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January 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A new video showing the start of the Eaton fire allegedly shows arcing and flashes in power lines just moments before the hillside begins to burn, attorneys suing Edison said, adding new scrutiny of Edison tower as site of fire origin
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The evacuation order for much of the area came nearly nine hours after the fire broke out, raising the question: Could more lives have been spared? By @castleman.bsky.social @salhernandez.bsky.social @grace2e.bsky.social & Rebecca Ellis - @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...
Late evacuation orders in Altadena raise haunting question: Could more lives have been spared?
After a report from The Times, officials have called for an external review into delayed evacuation alerts in western Altadena, during the Eaton fire.
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January 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The evacuation order for much of the area came nearly nine hours after the fire broke out, raising the question: Could more lives have been spared? By @castleman.bsky.social @salhernandez.bsky.social @grace2e.bsky.social & Rebecca Ellis - @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...
We talked to the first firefighters on scene, residents, experts, and went through hours of radio to construct the first 12 hours of the deadly Eaton fire
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12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: ‘I’m going to lose half of my town'
Radio reports reveal the scramble to contain the Eaton fire as it exploded from a 10-acre brush fire to a devastating 14,000-acre blaze that destroyed thousands of homes.
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January 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We talked to the first firefighters on scene, residents, experts, and went through hours of radio to construct the first 12 hours of the deadly Eaton fire
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Southern California Edison preserving equipment near Eaton fire starting point w/ @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Southern California Edison preserving equipment near Eaton fire starting point
The utility has notified the California Public Utilities Commission that it had received a number of notices, from attorneys representing insurance companies, to preserve evidence regarding the Eaton ...
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January 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Southern California Edison preserving equipment near Eaton fire starting point w/ @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...