In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill by then-Senator Holly Mitchell that would...
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CA Bill Could Bring Freedom to Cross the Street Without Fear of Criminalization for “Jaywalking”
Black Californians are up to 4.5 times more likely to be stopped for jaywalking than their white...
New sexual assault case– this time at LA County Sheriff’s Lancaster jail — to cost taxpayers $950,000
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the LA County Supervisors will vote on a $950,000 settlement for Michelle...
Guilty of All Charges: Thoughts on the Minneapolis jury’s historic vote to find Derek Chauvin Guilty of Murdering George Floyd
There is no one voice that can encompass the many meanings of the verdict handed down in...
The Dilemma of WitnessLA’s Comments Section: Finding a Better Way to Connect
From its birth on March 12, 2007, for the next 14 years, WitnessLA has featured a comment section...
Op-Ed: Gascon’s Evidence-Based Policies Will Help Reduce Wrongful Convictions & Move LA Forward
As part of innocence organizations representing people who were wrongfully prosecuted and convicted...
A Close Look at Why Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón Asked the Board of Supes to Let Him Hire a Special Prosecutor to Examine Problematic Police Shootings
During her eight-year tenure, former Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey was repeatedly...
Examination of 4 Million CA Police Stops From 2019: Black Civilians Searched at 2.5 Times the Rate of White People
The latest annual report on racial and identity profiling based on stop and search data submitted...
LA Sheriff’s Dept., Accused of Harassing Grieving Families, Needs New Policy, Better Complaint Process, and to Stop Fighting Oversight
In November 2019, community members grieving the loved ones killed during encounters with members...
Has LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva Acted Unlawfully? A New Report Says, Yes. He Has. A Bunch of Times, Actually
Among the many examples the report cites are three recent rulings by three different judges who...