UCLA researchers have claimed that the cause of death for increasing numbers of otherwise healthy Black and Latino men in Los Angeles County jails is being deliberately misclassified as natural […]
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Jailhouse deaths allegedly hidden
UCLA researchers have claimed that the cause of death for increasing numbers of otherwise healthy Black and Latino men in Los Angeles County jails is being deliberately misclassified as natural […]
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Parents of slain teenagers want video kept sealed
The parents of two teenagers who were shot and killed by a fellow student at Saugus High School in 2019 have joined with the William S. Hart Union High School […]
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County extends requirement of masks on public transit
With COVID-19 case numbers steadily rising — enough to push Los Angeles County into the “medium” virus risk level — the mask-wearing requirement on public transit and at transportation hubs […]
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Decades of deputy ‘cliques’ reported commonplace at Sheriff’s Department
Deputy cliques continue to fester at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, witnesses told an oversight commission this week—describing how members of the internal gangs initiate “work slowdowns” to assert […]
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Decades of deputy ‘cliques’ reported commonplace at Sheriff’s Department
Deputy cliques continue to fester at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, witnesses told an oversight commission this week -– describing how members of the internal gangs initiate “work slowdowns” […]
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Council adopts motion focusing criminal targeting of Black girls
The Los Angeles City Council this week unanimously approved a motion, introduced in January in response to the killing of 16-year-old Tioni Theus, that seeks an equity analysis of violence […]
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Drought is the worst that Californiahas faced in 1,200 years
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently visited a Carson water-recycling facility, urging Californians to find ways of cutting their water use to combat a historic drought and saying the state is facing […]
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Caltrans grants will help beautify Jordan Downs
The city of Los Angeles has received two $5 million grants to reduce litter and beautify neighborhoods in South Los Angeles. The grants were awarded by Caltrans to the Housing […]
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Capt. Sheila Kelliher makes history
The first female captain to manage the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s public information office assumed her new role this week. Capt. Sheila Kelliher will take over the position after […]
