As we prepare to cast our votes in LA’s mayoral race and other local contests, let us turn...
Mayor…City Attorney…City Controller…School Board – Some Help in Deciding
WitnessLA isn’t offering any endorsements at the moment. (Okay, maybe one little endorsement...
Skid Row Injunction May Go to SCOTUS…Fired LAPD Officers Want Cases Reopened
IN THE MIDST OF TB OUTBREAK ON SKID ROW, LA AUTHORITIES FILE WITH SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN RULING...
LA Magazine Wants You to Help Catch A Serial Killer
Los Angeles Magazine wants you to help catch a serial killer and rapist who preyed on both northern...
Supremes & the Voting Rights Act…Kids Witnessing Violence…And More
THE SUPREME COURT COULD STRIKE DOWN PART OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT The U.S. Supreme court will hear...
Sheriff Lee Baca is Named Sheriff of the Year—Perplexing Critics
On Monday, the National Sheriffs’ Association announced their choice of Sheriff Lee Baca as...
A Look Inside Pelican Bay’s SHU…LAPD Lt. Sues for Alleged Retaliation After Whistle-blowing…..The NRA’s War Against Research…and More
WHAT DOES CALIFORNIA PRISON “SHU” REALLY LOOK AND FEEL LIKE? Monday, California state...
South LA Community Meeting on LAPD & Dorner…Paul Tanaka Running & Not Running for Gardena Mayor…and Facts Vs. Fears on Realignment
Last Wednesday night, a gathering of South LA community members met with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck ...
CA Prisons Letting Some Prisoners out of Solitary…..George Will on Solitary as Torture… Denver Schools Attempt to Break “School to Prison Pipeline”….
As more and more civil rights organizations and some lawmakers, push for a reexamination of prison...
Eat Pizza, Donate Money to Families of 2 Fallen Police Officers
Next week, Monday-Thursday—February 25-28—California Pizza Kitchen has kindly offered...
Sheriff says Extra $61 Million Needed to Keep LASD Jails Safe…Supremes Contemplate FOIA Restrictions…and More
LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT NEEDS ANOTHER $61 MILLION TO KEEP ITS JAILS SAFE According...
Icky Power Struggle at LA County Probation Continues: Now the Supes Wade In—But Not Together
FOUR—NOT FIVE—SUPERVISORS WRITE A LETTER Okay, when we last left the cheery topic of LA...
Chief Charlie Beck to Hold Press Conference About Dorner Case…and More
BECK PRESS CONFERENCE TUESDAY MORNING Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck is holding a...
Five Months at Harper High School in Chicago—With 29 Kids Shot at & 8 Dead
EDITOR’S NOTE: WitnessLA is taking Monday off. We’ll be back to our regular reporting...
2 More Dorner Stories …Does Baca Play Favorites With Concealed Weapon Permits?….Foster Care & More Dead Kids….Gun Advocates & Death Threats
DORMER, THE LAPD AND A PSYCHOLOGICAL “CEMETERY FULL OF GHOSTS” “We’ve got...
DORNER: Opening LAPD Board of Rights Hearings, A Former LAPD Cop Says He Lived What Dormer Describes, Audio Questions…and More
WILL DORNER’S CASE BRING A RETURN TO OPEN BOARD OF RIGHTS HEARINGS FOR THE LAPD? LAPD Board...
Honoring Officer Michael Crain of the Riverside PD, with Grief and Gratitude
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Flogging Molly’s song below was the first piece of music played...
DORNER BREAKING: It’s Over. We Think. SBSD Says Human Remains Found in Cabin – UPDATED
FINAL TUESDAY UPDATE 11:00 pm: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept says investigators have...