On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives slapped Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the issue...
Archive - September 2017
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Allegedly Raping 2 Female Jail Inmates
A 31-year-old Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested on rape charges according to...
Local and State Leaders Respond to End of DACA With Outreach, Letters, and Millions of Dollars for Legal Services
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of several motions on Tuesday that will...
New Underwear Is Just One Way California’s Juvenile Detention System Could Live Up to National Standards
For the past nine months, advocates have been mounting a campaign to improve the living conditions...
Governor Brown and Legislators Nail Down SB 54 Amendments at the Last Minute
On Monday, a day before the end of this year’s legislative session, California Governor Jerry...
Dozens of Bills Met Their End, While Hundreds Passed Through the Suspense File Gauntlet
As California’s current legislative session hurdles toward a close, more than 100 bills have...
One California County’s Alternative Housing Model for Its Local Homeless Population
In Yuba County, the 14Forward partnership has helped 100 people get back on their feet in a year.
U.S. Crime Rate Down for 2017 Says New Report, While L.A.’s Murder Rate Heads Up
Crime is projected to decline in the U.S. by the end of 2017 according to a preliminary analysis...
California Threatens to Take Control of Troubled San Joaquin County Child Welfare System
Last month an ongoing San Francisco Chronicle investigation found that a troubled foster care...
CA Lawmaker Wants Answers Re: Wrongly Spent & Strangely Hoarded Millions $$ Meant for LA’s At Risk Kids
On August 16, California Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra sent a tersely-worded letter requesting an...