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#Documented/Undocumented • #ProtectingDueProcess

Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
Journalism Awards & Prizes

WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!

June 1, 2025
#JusticeBriefs • #QuickTakes

The Case of the Vanishing Editor

May 30, 2025
LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

Sentencing of Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Postponed for One Week

July 9, 2016
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Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca was originally due to be sentenced on Monday, July 11 in the...

Law Enforcement

Tragedy in Dallas: Five Dallas Police Officers Dead, Seven Others Wounded in Shooting at Protest

July 7, 2016
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UPDATE: THE LONER WHO CAUSED SUCH DAMAGE Although originally, officials—and...

Police

Alton Sterling’s Death, and the Oakland PD Sex Scandal

July 7, 2016
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IN RESPONSE TO VIDEO OF ALTON STERLING SHOOTING: PROTESTS, CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, AND AN...

Prison

Prison Call Fees Increasing After FCC Cap, How “Legal Financial Obligations” Also Burden Poor Inmates, and More

July 6, 2016
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AFTER FCC PUTS CAP ON EGREGIOUS OUT-OF-STATE PHONE CALL RATES FOR PRISONERS—MAJOR PHONE...

How Appealing • LASD • Pandora's Box

9th Circuit Hears Appeal Arguments for 7 Former LA Sheriff’s Deputies – UPDATED

July 5, 2016
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On Tuesday morning, July 5, attorneys for former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy James...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Parole Policy

Jerry Brown Blocks Parole—Again—for former Mexican Mafia Hitman Rene “Boxer” Enriquez

July 1, 2016
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On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown blocked parole for self-described former shot-caller...

LASD

LA Supes Vote to Analyze LASD Deputy Probationary Training After IG Report Finds Problems

June 30, 2016
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department may be failing to weed out problematic or...

Homelessness

A Focus on Homelessness, Veterans Courts in CA, SF District Attorney on SFPD Reform, and Bellfower Shooting Suspect Charged

June 29, 2016
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NEWS ORGS POINT SPOTLIGHT ON HOMELESSNESS IN SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, AND BEYOND This week...

Education • Green Dot

Education Reformer Steve Barr Announces a Run for Mayor in 2017

June 28, 2016
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Running against a well-liked incumbent Los Angeles mayor is usually...

LASD • The Downfall of Paul Tanaka

Former LA Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Gets 5-Year Sentence & Scorching Lecture

June 27, 2016
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On Monday morning, U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson sentenced former Los Angeles County...

Uncategorized

Sentencing Day Arrives for Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka

June 26, 2016
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Paul Tanaka, the former undersheriff of the Los Angeles County, will be sentenced on Monday morning...

BREAKING L.A.

LASD Deputies Shot in Bellflower—UPDATED…Personnel Files & the Oakland PD Scandal…CA DOJ Investigating San Bernardino Child Welfare System…and LAUSD’s Random Weapon Checks

June 24, 2016
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UPDATE: SUSPECT ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF SHOOTING DEPUTIES On Friday morning, authorities arrested...

LAPD

Body Cams for LAPD…SCOTUS Decision on Evidence From Illegal Police Stops…and Bills

June 23, 2016
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On Wednesday, the LA City Council approved a nearly $60 million plan to equip 7,000 Los Angeles...

Guns

California Funds Gun Research, LASD Mental Health Crisis Efforts, a Collaboration of Arts Groups in Juvie Camps, and Possible Settlement in Gabriel Fernandez Case

June 22, 2016
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FIVE MILLION ALLOCATED FOR GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH CENTER AT A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA A pot of $5...

DCFS • Foster Care

L.A.’s One-and-Only Native American Foster Mom – by Daniel Heimpel

June 21, 2016
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MEET L.A.’S ONE AND ONLY NATIVE AMERICAN FOSTER MOM A look at the urgent need for foster...

LASD

Former Sheriff Lee Baca’s Alzheimer’s Confirmed by Court Filings

June 20, 2016
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Court filings released today have confirmed the story that WitnessLA broke last month, that former...

LASD • The Downfall of Paul Tanaka

Attorneys for Paul Tanaka Fight for Probation Only, Saying Former LA Sheriff Baca Was the Real “Ringleader”

June 20, 2016
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WHO’S THE BOSS? “The truth is that the crimes charged in this case were planned, directed and...

Beating Children • Juvenile Probation • Probation

1. Teenager at LA County Probation’s Sylmar Juvenile Hall Beaten on Video by Four Probation Officers as Supervisor Watches

June 17, 2016
22 Comments

THE BEATDOWN On April 24, four Los Angeles County probation officers allegedly beat a non-combative...

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