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Posted on 04/30/2026 11:29:05 PM PDT by thecodont
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The Fashion District, a sub-neighborhood of Downtown LA that envelops Santee Alley, has long been home to thousands of family-owned retail shops (some of which operate as wholesale only) and more than 70 restaurants that include everything from casual taquerias to Middle Eastern spots to an acclaimed Hawaii restaurant to high-end options like Italian stunner Rossoblu. Many of the businesses are immigrant-, Latino- and Asian-owned.
Until recently, throngs of shoppers would crowd the alley on weekdays and weekends alike. But in the past year, the area has felt much more muted, and at times even deserted, due at least in part to a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that have left business owners and customers shaken, stunned and in fear.
On June 6, 2025, ICE agents raided well-known businesses like fast-fashion shop Ambiance Apparel, resulting in the arrest of more than 40 people from Ambiance alone. The raids sparked local outrage and helped propel months of protests across the city. On Jan. 15 of this year, armed agents once again swarmed the area near Maple Avenue and 11th Street, a corner flush with Latino-owned businesses, to make arrests.
In January, the Los Angeles Times reported that some local businesses were seeing up to an 80% decline in sales, mostly due to a major drop in foot traffic, as both workers and customers feared being detained — or worse, deported. Nearly five months later, restaurant owners in and around Santee Alley say that business still hasn’t bounced back.
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Child slave laborers hardest hit?
And?
I remember going to that area half a lifetime ago. Went with a Spanish speaking friend and had fun. There were Asian shops and restauants too. Cheap and some of the best, most authentic Asian food in town. We made an important discovery:
The dirtier the windows, the better the food. Brand new immigrants didn’t understand that we wash windows here. And brand new immigrants cooked marvelous food.
The SF Comical dishes on LA’s economy??? Ha haaaaaas! Maybe LA can turn that district around by allowing people to sleep in doorways of businesses and allow people to pee and poop and have sex and do drugs right out on the sidewalk.
The economy of downtown LA & vicinity has been awful for at least four decades.
mostly due to reliance on immigration crime as a business plan.
Houses built on sand, and all that.
They all knew they were illegal and could get tossed at any time. An entire community of illegals is inherently unstable.
Democrat slavery is a risky business proposition.
The Republicans just keep taking their slaves away.
Seriously.
I’m sitting here wondering how I’ll pay a $620 light bill before they shut it off.
Just found out I’m paying .12 kWh.
Even the phone rep was shocked how high it is.
Ask me if I care about the “poor illegals “ who get everything free.
Crazy weather has us getting freeze warnings for weeks but I don’t dare turn on the heat.
We sit in the dark and cold to afford food.
At $4.20 a gallon, a full tank is just a fever dream.
Screw those criminals.
I’m afraid the stress is gonna give me a heart attack.
Chest hurts but I hope it’s “ just “ anxiety.
Boo hoo
I wouldn’t mind if some of those ‘migrants’ were grandfathered in.
The most important question should be, is there less human feces on the sidewalks?
No more spendthrift illegal aliens shopping with pockets full of taxpayer dollars ???!!!
^this^
Ask me if I care about the “poor illegals “ who get everything free.
We sit in the dark and cold to afford food. At $4.20 a gallon, a full tank is just a fever dream.
The not so hiden price tag of diversity for the sake of diversity.
“Fashion District”
At one time it had sweatshops, never too visible, and a few might still be there.
“Legalize LA”
when I was there 15 years ago
That’s what the signs said, and I’m not joking.
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