LAist on MSN1h
As LA veers toward a financial crisis, massive liability payouts play a big role
The city of Los Angeles is expected to pay at least $320 million in settlements and judgments this fiscal year. An LAist ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Armed With Just a Badge, Los Angeles’ First Policewoman Protected the City’s Most Vulnerable in the Early 20th Century
Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...
LAist on MSN5h
Will an LA program that diverts mental health calls to clinicians instead of police continue?
In one year, the program has responded to more than 6,000 calls, 96% of which didn't require armed police support. But will ...
The Root2d
Racist, Sexist, Homophobic Los Angeles Police Recordings Just Went Public...They’re Worse Than You Can Imagine
The officers were identified by the LA Times as Sgt. Denny Jong, who is Asian, Lt. Louis Lavender, who is Black, Ofc. Shirley Burgos, a Latina, Ofc. Christian Flores, a Latino, and an officer ...
LADWP CEO seeks $700,000 private security contract after receiving wildfire-related threats
The utility’s board postponed a vote on the security package after LA Mayor Karen Bass requested a more cost-effective ...
MyNewsLA.com on MSN3d
DWP Board Postpones Vote on $700K Security Contract for General Manager
The Board of Water and Power Commissioners postponed a decision Tuesday on a $700,000 private security contract for the ...
MyNewsLA.com on MSN3d
DWP to Vote on $700K Security Contract for General Manager
In response to several threats made against the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the utility’s board ...
USC, Chapman University, Pomona College, Santa Monica College warned of need to protect Jewish students
In a statement, USC pledged to share “everything we have done to create a welcoming and non-discriminatory campus environment ...
Suspected rapist, con man Stephen Paul Gale returned to Massachusetts to face charges in 35-year cold case
Stephen Paul Gale, the suspect identified through DNA in a decades-old double rape case, is back in Massachusetts.
Suspected rapist's life of fraud: how the DA says Stephen Paul Gale lived before his arrest
Thirty-five years after two women were raped at gunpoint inside a Massachusetts clothing store, the suspect is finally starting to move through the court system.
2UrbanGirls on MSN1d
SoCal colleges, universities warned of need to protect Jewish students
USC pledged Tuesday to share “everything we have done to create a welcoming and non-discriminatory campus environment for all members of our community,” in a university statement responding to a ...