“The allegations in the indictment include cover-ups, diversionary tactics, retribution and a...
Archive - May 2015
Protecting Trafficked Foster Kids…Without Legal Representation…Splitting Detained Immigrant Moms from Kids…Sonoma Explores Law Enforcement Oversight
LA SUPERVISORS APPROVE PLANNING HIGH-SECURITY RESIDENCE FOR TRAFFICKED FOSTER KIDS On Tuesday, the...
Indictments of Former Top LASD Officials Paul Tanaka & Tom Carey to be Announced Thursday Morning
The indictment of Paul Tanaka, the former undersheriff of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s...
LA’s Crossover Kids Desperately Need Our Help, Says a New Report. So Here’s What One Non-Profit is Doing About It – by Christie Renick
EDITOR’S NOTE: Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County supervisors received a new...
Oakland School Board May Vote Wed. to End “Willful Defiance”…. LA County Supes Toss ICE Agents Out of Jail (Mostly)…More Reasons to Like Body Cameras
On Wednesday afternoon, May 13, the Oakland Unified School District board is planning to vote on...
Public Access to LA County Files, Hiring Former Offenders, Trauma’s Effect on Infants, Ending ICE Contract in LA Jails
LA COUNTY’S NEW, EASY-TO-USE OPEN DATA WEBSITE Late last week, LA County launched an...
More Pandora’s Box Indictments? …”Electronic Backpacks” for Dual-Status Foster Kids…LA Mayor and LAPD Chief Missed Important Opportunity…Two Mississippi Officers Murdered…and More
RECORDINGS AND DOCUMENTS SUGGEST RESPONSIBILITY FOR OBSTRUCTING PANDORA’S BOX MAY LIE WITH...
DCFS Likely Never Distributed $571,000 in MTA Passes Needed by LA’s Foster Kids Says Report
THE VANISHING MTA PASSES In an audit released Friday afternoon, the LA County...
SF District Attorney Reviewing 3,000 Cases for Racial Bias
UNDER REVIEW: A WHOPPING 3,000 CASES INVOLVING SFPD COPS WHO ALLEDGEDLY ENGAGED IN DISCRIMINATORY...
CA Counties “Step Up” for Mental Health Diversion…Jazz Therapy in Jail…and Preschool Savings
LA, OC, OTHER COUNTIES JOIN UNIQUE MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION INITIATIVE A new national initiative to...