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Marina Pena

Los Angeles
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MacArthur Park fence

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By Marina Pena, Marina Peña, maya mukherjee, Alejandra Molina 
| California Love
What the letter says: In the letter, Lyons denied that ICE maintains a database of protesters or that DHS maintains a "separate, standalone database" of individuals who were encountered but not arrested or detained.
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MacArthur Park will be fenced by the fall. Westlake residents have concerns.

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By Marina Pena, Marina Peña
| The LA Local
Los Angeles is moving ahead with plans to install a permanent fence around the perimeter of MacArthur Park beginning this fall. The park is expected to remain open throughout construction and the fence will eventually be removed, according to city officials. The fence is meant to improve maintenance, support outdoor programming and make the park safer in response to ongoing concerns about public drug use, homelessness and crime in and around the park.
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The MacArthur Park 5K wasn’t just a race. For many, it was about showing what the park can be.

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By Marina Pena, Marina Peña
| The LA Local
For a lot of the runners who showed up to this year’s MacArthur Park summer kickoff 5k, the race itself was only part of the reason they went. Student Angel Tapia, 17, from Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in Westlake, participated to help spur a different future for the park. “The more attention we give this park as a community, the more likely it is to get fixed by the city,” he said. “This park does mean a lot to the community.
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