On Monday afternoon Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a virtual press conference to...
Archive - June 2020
As Youth Arrests Dwindle, Racial Disparities Widen
Black kids now account for a third of all juvenile arrests in LA, nearly double the percentage from...
As Demonstrations Continue in Los Angeles, Leaders of LA’s Coalition of Community Groups Describe Their Next Set of Demands For Mayor Garcetti
"This is just round one. I hope the mayor realizes that."
State Leaders Propose Chokehold and Crowd Control Reforms, While at the County Level, Advocates Call for Changes That Go Deeper Than Use-of-Force Policy
After more than two weeks of protests ignited by George Floyd’s death under the knees of...
Perpetual Wounds
The hopes and dreams for our unborn son were quickly tempered by our collective fears. Fear of...
After killing of George Floyd, California’s Community college chancellor wants to reform how police are trained
Eloy Ortiz Oakley wants to change how police officers in California are trained.
CRISES Act Would Allow Community Organizations to Respond to Mental Crises and Other Emergencies
As thousands of people take to the streets in California and across the nation to protest and...
Two More Covid-19 Deaths in CA’s Prison System, This Time One of the Dead is a Custody Officer
This past Saturday the first staff member working in the state’s 35-facility prison system...