UPDATE: THE LONER WHO CAUSED SUCH DAMAGE Although originally, officials—and...
Alton Sterling’s Death, and the Oakland PD Sex Scandal
IN RESPONSE TO VIDEO OF ALTON STERLING SHOOTING: PROTESTS, CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, AND AN...
Prison Call Fees Increasing After FCC Cap, How “Legal Financial Obligations” Also Burden Poor Inmates, and More
AFTER FCC PUTS CAP ON EGREGIOUS OUT-OF-STATE PHONE CALL RATES FOR PRISONERS—MAJOR PHONE...
9th Circuit Hears Appeal Arguments for 7 Former LA Sheriff’s Deputies – UPDATED
On Tuesday morning, July 5, attorneys for former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy James...
Jerry Brown Blocks Parole—Again—for former Mexican Mafia Hitman Rene “Boxer” Enriquez
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown blocked parole for self-described former shot-caller...
LA Supes Vote to Analyze LASD Deputy Probationary Training After IG Report Finds Problems
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department may be failing to weed out problematic or...
A Focus on Homelessness, Veterans Courts in CA, SF District Attorney on SFPD Reform, and Bellfower Shooting Suspect Charged
NEWS ORGS POINT SPOTLIGHT ON HOMELESSNESS IN SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, AND BEYOND This week...
Education Reformer Steve Barr Announces a Run for Mayor in 2017
Running against a well-liked incumbent Los Angeles mayor is usually...
Former LA Undersheriff Paul Tanaka Gets 5-Year Sentence & Scorching Lecture
On Monday morning, U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson sentenced former Los Angeles County...
Sentencing Day Arrives for Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka
Paul Tanaka, the former undersheriff of the Los Angeles County, will be sentenced on Monday morning...
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
UPDATE: SUSPECT ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF SHOOTING DEPUTIES On Friday morning, authorities arrested...
Body Cams for LAPD…SCOTUS Decision on Evidence From Illegal Police Stops…and Bills
On Wednesday, the LA City Council approved a nearly $60 million plan to equip 7,000 Los Angeles...
California Funds Gun Research, LASD Mental Health Crisis Efforts, a Collaboration of Arts Groups in Juvie Camps, and Possible Settlement in Gabriel Fernandez Case
FIVE MILLION ALLOCATED FOR GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH CENTER AT A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA A pot of $5...
L.A.’s One-and-Only Native American Foster Mom – by Daniel Heimpel
MEET L.A.’S ONE AND ONLY NATIVE AMERICAN FOSTER MOM A look at the urgent need for foster...
Former Sheriff Lee Baca’s Alzheimer’s Confirmed by Court Filings
Court filings released today have confirmed the story that WitnessLA broke last month, that former...
Attorneys for Paul Tanaka Fight for Probation Only, Saying Former LA Sheriff Baca Was the Real “Ringleader”
WHO’S THE BOSS? “The truth is that the crimes charged in this case were planned, directed and...
1. Teenager at LA County Probation’s Sylmar Juvenile Hall Beaten on Video by Four Probation Officers as Supervisor Watches
THE BEATDOWN On April 24, four Los Angeles County probation officers allegedly beat a non-combative...
The Oakland PD Sex Scandal Gets Even Weirder…and LA Foster Kids Housed Too Long at Temp Shelters
IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOCKING OAKLAND POLICE SEX SCANDAL, MAYOR SACKS INTERIM PD CHIEF On Wednesday...