LAPD Officials Promise Review of Tech-Based Policing Methods
After months of pressure from police accountability advocates, the Los Angeles Police Department will review its use of data and technology-driven policing methods.
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LAPD Can’t Duck Unarmed Shooting Trial
A federal judge on Friday declined to grant police summary judgment in a police shooting case that inspired community vigils and sparked protests among police accountability activists seeking to change use-of-force guidelines.
Read moreFamily of Hostage Killed by Los Angeles Police Files Claim
The family of a woman fatally shot by Los Angeles officers while firing at a man who held a knife to her throat filed a claim against the police department and the city, lawyers announced Wednesday.
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The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment sued Los Angeles in superior court, claiming the City Council illegally allows individual council members to secretly stop proposed housing projects.
Read moreClass Sues Housing Mogul
An L.A. Superior Court class action accuses billionaire housing mogul Geoffrey Palmer and his captive management companies for his 10,000+ residential apartments of “uniformly withholding tenants’ security deposits without basis, relying on a host of bogus, illegal charges to justify this withholding.”
Read moreCar-Sharing Crackdown
The car-sharing app Turo filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles on Thursday, claiming the city’s planned lawsuit against the app is because of pressure from rental car companies and inappropriate.
Read moreFirefighters Battle Los Angeles Park Brush Fire
A massive brush fire erupted near the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air as firefighters hurried to contain the blaze.
Read moreJohnny Depp Sued for Assault
A recently filed lawsuit accuses actor Johnny Depp of assaulting a man on the set of a crime thriller about the murder investigations of rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.
Read moreIn Symbolic Vote, LA Says No to Plans for Western Electricity Co-Op
A bill that would merge California into a regional energy market with other Western states won’t have the backing of Los Angeles officials as it makes its way through the Legislature.
Read moreLos Angeles Kicks Off Long-Delayed Licensing for Pot Growers
Los Angeles will kick off the process for licensing marijuana cultivators and manufacturers on Aug. 1, but it’s likely to be many months before any of those companies open their doors for business.
Read moreDespite Opposition, LA Advances Koreatown Homeless Shelter
A proposed homeless shelter has divided a community in LA’s Koreatown and the issue came to a head on Friday as the City Council moved the project forward amid a homelessness crisis and affordable-housing shortage throughout the state.
Read moreFurusato: The Lost Japanese Fishing Village Between LA’s Ports
Inside her home in Southern California, Mary Izumi sits at her piano flipping through the yellowed pages of her old songbooks. Along with her high school yearbook, they are the last remaining artifacts from her time growing up in a Japanese fishing village that once thrived on an island in the ports of Los Angeles before it was destroyed at the onset of World War II.
Read moreCelebrity Restaurant
Eleven employees and former employees of Au Fudge Restaurant brought overtime claims in Superior Court against the business and its part-owner Jessica Biel, an actress who is married to Justin Timberlake.
Read moreLA City Council Approves $300M for Homeless Housing
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to issue a series of bonds totaling $300 million that will finance the construction of housing for the homeless.
Read moreNew Pick for LAPD Police Chief Revealed
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday that Michel Moore will head the Los Angeles Police Department, a veteran of the force and a crime statistics expert who says he wants to build trust between police and communities.
Read moreCandidates Meet Black Faith Leaders in LA Ahead of Primary
A pair of Democrats running for California governor met with black faith leaders in Los Angeles on Friday, promising to invest in early childhood education, hold police accountable in wrongful death cases and back a public option for health insurance if they are elected in November.
Read moreAudit Finds California Law Enforcement Underreport Hate Crimes
California law enforcement agencies fall short in identifying and reporting hate crimes, according to a state audit released Thursday.
Read moreLA City Council Approves $276 Million for Homeless Housing
The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan Tuesday to spend voter-approved tax revenue to build housing with social services for homeless residents and endorsed state legislation that would funnel $2 billion to cities to immediately house the homeless.
Read more83 Mexican Mafia Members Face Racketeering Charges
More than 500 law enforcement officers participated in an operation Wednesday targeting 32 members of the Mexican Mafia who controlled drug smuggling, narcotics sales and the extortion of prisoners inside the Los Angeles County jail system.
Read moreLA Residents Fight Plan to Use Parking Lots as Homeless Camps
Neighbors of a proposed emergency homeless shelter shouted and booed speakers in favor of the project at Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday, citing safety concerns and an overall lack of communication by city officials.
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