A Houston man believed to be affiliated with the Southwest Cholos pleaded guilty Tuesday to running security operations at several brothels in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood as part of a family-run, ...

A Florencia 13 gang tag along a stretch of Florence Avenue in the Florence–Firestone area of L.A. County. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) How else would you describe an elected official telling gang ...

An alleged member of the Southwest Cholos gang has admitted he helped smuggle young women across the border and then forced them to work for a family-run sex trafficking ring that operated, undetected ...

Cynthia Gonzalez, the Los Angeles-area vice mayor under fire for calling on “cholos” to defend their “turf” against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, governs a sanctuary city ravaged by gangs.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League is calling for the resignation of Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez following a controversial social media post. She made headlines after allegedly calling on ...

In the wacky political world of Southeast Los Angeles County — where scandals seem to bloom every year with the regularity of jacarandas — there’s never been a mess as pendejo as the one stirred up ...