The string of Springsteen songs below is from the 2014 Concert for Valor. Dave Grohl played a...
Leonard Cohen: The Death of the Incandescent Songwriter-Poet, 1932 – 2016
RollingStone explained the irreplaceable Mr. Cohen and his music very well: “Leonard Cohen...
Post-Election Roundup
At WitnessLA, we have been following a handful of the 17 ballot initiatives Californians either...
STUNNING TRUMP VICTORY….Next Step: Come Together
A Rikers Documentary, Rethinking the Meaning of Public Safety, and Voting After Disenfranchisement
EXPERIENCE RIKERS ISLAND JAIL THROUGH THE EYES OF FORMER INMATES IN BILL MOYERS’ NEW...
A To Do List for LA County Probation’s Two New Chiefs – by Madeline Ottilie
LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S NEW PROBATION CHIEFS MUST ACT TO REFORM DEPARTMENT A new chief and a deputy...
Next Fifth District Supervisor Will Face Highest Reported Rates of Child Abuse, Death in L.A. County – by Jeremy Loudenback
BAD NUMBERS FOR CHILD SAFETY IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WILL GREET THE NEXT SUPE FOR LA COUNTY’S...
Supes Chose a Team of Two to Lead LA County Probation: Terri McDonald & Sheila Mitchell
THE SUPES CHOOSE A PROBATION CHIEF—OR MAKE THAT TWO CHIEFS The Los Angeles County Board of...
Prop. 57 Roundup…and a Settlement in the Ezell Ford Case
PROP. 57 – A REFORM OF DECADES OLD STATE LAWS THAT PRIORITIZED PUNISHMENT OVER...
WitnessLA on KCRW’s Press Play With Madeleine Brand Discussing the LASD New Commission and Baca’s Upcoming Trial
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT THE NEW LASD CITIZEN’S COMMISSION AND BACA’S TRIAL FAST...
CA Spent $21 Billion on Crime Last Year, Despite Reforms – by Jeremy Loudenback
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the story below, reporter Jeremy Loudenback, the Child Trauma Editor for the...
Fed Judge Denies Baca’s Motions to Recuse Lead Prosecutor and Change the Trial Location
At 3:00 on Monday afternoon, in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson, former Los...
LA Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission Members Named & Commission Ready for Supes Go-Ahead
A CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION FOR THE LASD IS ABOUT TO BE BORN The nine people who will make up...
Former Sheriff Lee Baca Goes to Court to Get Trial Moved Out of LA & to Get Lead Prosecutor Off Case
LEE BACA & COMPANY MAKE MOTIONS On Monday afternoon, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee...
Long Beach is a Good School District with Some Very Unhealthy & Unequal Discipline Policies, Says a New Report
GOOD SCHOOLS, BAD DISCIPLINE POLICIES The Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) is the third...
LA Supes Move Forward with Two Jail Projects Amid Protests
#NoMoreJails #RejectTheEIR pic.twitter.com/3kzYES7TJi — Esther Lim (@EstherNMNLim) October...
ACLU Takes on LA Over Gang Injunctions
The ACLU of Southern California has filed a federal complaint against the city of Los Angeles, LAPD...
Contra Costa Stops Charging Families a Per Diem for Juvie Lock-up and Ankle Monitors
On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of placing a moratorium on...