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From Fire to ICE: The Year in Video

Capital & Main’s video reporting reached millions of viewers in 2025, expanding our coverage of the most pressing issues facing our readers.

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Published

December 30, 2025

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The Capital & Main video team covered an array of stories, from the human impact of the devastating fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, to LAPD’s heavy use of force against journalists and protesters and the consequences of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids throughout Los Angeles. Here are some of our most viewed, memorable and impactful videos of 2025:

Black Altadena Rebuilds after the Eaton Fire with Guidance from Octavia Butler

The Eaton fire ravaged a historic Black community in Altadena. Now, people are using the words of one of its most famous residents as a guide to rebuild.

After Suspicious Deaths at the Hands of Police, Families Seek Independent Autopsies

Attorneys assert that an Orange County man was killed by Fullerton police gunfire.

The Disaster After the Disaster: Many Contaminants May Be Overlooked in the Wake of the L.A. Fires

Why one Santa Monica resident has spent $8,000 testing for pollutants on local beaches.

A League of Her Own: Transgender Athlete AB Hernandez Faces Down Hecklers

Dozens of adults attended a track meet to yell at the teenager as she competed.

Police Violently Crack Down on L.A. Protests

Demonstrators, journalists and bystanders faced LAPD tear gas and projectiles following ICE raids.

The Crackdown on L.A. Protests is Costing the City Millions.

LAPD’s response to anti-ICE protests, which has already resulted in litigation, is putting additional stress on the city’s budget.

Skater Kid: Behind the Viral Video and Continued Fight for Justice

A lone young man taunted an army of immigration cops and a street erupted with the firing of tear gas and crowd-control munitions.

Border Patrol and ICE Agents Are Arresting U.S. Citizens in Immigration Raids

Capital & Main has documented nine Americans who have been held in federal custody after observing or protesting immigration raids.

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like it.’ Aggressive ICE Raids Led One Man to Ask: Should I Self-Deport?

Trump’s immigration crackdown is leading some longtime residents to flee the country. They leave behind fractured communities and grieving loved ones.