L OS ANGELES — In the era of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, even the simple act of buying pan dulce can set nerves on edge. So it was when Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stopped by an East LA bakery one morning only to find the doors shut and the people inside conspicuously ignoring her knocks on the window.

Bass called the deployment of the National Guard a "chaotic escalation" of the situation, in a June 8 post to X.

There’s another alarming provision in the bill that has scarcely been reported on: $1.6 billion allocated for security and planning for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

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The divide between California and the Trump administration is growing as the battle over policy and power continues in Los Angeles.

The Pentagon ordered U.S. Marines to leave Los Angeles on Monday, more than a month after President Donald Trump deployed them to the city against the objections of local leaders. The 700 Marines were deployed June 9 on the fourth day of protests in downtown L.

The Pentagon announced on Monday it was ending its deployment of some 700 active-duty Marines sent to Los Angeles last month to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests tied to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

The massive Republican tax bill signed by Trump is expected to soon claw $750 million per year from the L.A. County Department of Health Services, which oversees four public hospitals and roughly two dozen clinics.