In the dark, early-morning hours outside a McDonald’s in Orange County, a police officer fired a shotgun loaded with so-called less-lethal munitions at a man swinging a belt,…
Read more Police killed SoCal man with a ‘less-lethal’ round. Officer’s use of force is ruled justifiedCalifornia lawmakers will consider a bill that could force public conversations on the secretive California Capitol Annex project for the first time in years. Assemblyman Josh Hoover, R-Folsom,…
Read more California bill would force lawmakers to start talking about controversial capitol annex projectWASHINGTON — New whistleblower documents detail substantial cuts by the Trump administration to the training requirements for new immigration officers. Among the cuts are the elimination of practical exams, use…
Read more As ICE scales up hiring, whistleblower documents reveal deep cuts to training programA Brentwood couple is suing the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Karen Bass, claiming their constitutional rights were violated when city officials blocked them from demolishing the…
Read more L.A. stopped a couple from demolishing Marilyn Monroe’s home. Now, they’re suing1 of 4 PHOTO: Kimley-Horn via Osceola County 2 of 4 PHOTO: Kimley-Horn via Osceola County 3 of 4 PHOTO: Kimley-Horn via Osceola County Source link
Read more Project Next proposal for Osceola Heritage ParkA Lake County Sheriff’s Office employee is facing charges for accessing law enforcement databases to look into people unrelated to her work.According to a report from the sheriff’s…
Read more Sheriff’s office employee facing charges for unauthorized access of databaseWASHINGTON — Use of solitary confinement in immigration detention is soaring under the Trump administration, according to a report published Wednesday by Physicians for Human Rights using federal data and…
Read more Trump administration increasingly places immigrants in solitary confinement, report findsSAN FRANCISCO — University of California police will be replenishing and increasing their stockpile of military-grade weapons and equipment — including drones, bullets and thousands of pepper ball rounds —…
Read more Pepper-balls, rifle rounds, drones: UC police get green light for military-grade weaponsIsadore Hall, a former state legislator and Compton City Council member, launched a campaign Monday to challenge Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia. Mejia, a young leftist who…
Read more Veteran L.A. County politician to challenge Kenneth Mejia for city controllerWASHINGTON — Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that U.S. Border Patrol agents violated the Constitution when they stopped a car on a freeway near San Clemente because…
Read more Critics fault Supreme Court for allowing immigration stops that consider race and ethnicityWASHINGTON — The F-35 is the most advanced fighter jet on the planet, capable of waging electronic warfare, of dropping nuclear weapons, of evading the surveillance and missile defenses of…
Read more After militarizing U.S. streets, Trump turns guns on the drug tradeSigns pop up at former Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalk saying ‘Defacing Roadway Prohibited’ AND LOOK AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND IN MINUTES. SEE YOU THEN. ERIC ALSO DEVELOPING RIGHT…
Read more ‘Defacing Roadway Prohibited’ signs pop up at former Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalkMinutes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trumpeted plans to “flood” Washington with National Guard members, a senior U.S. military official took the stand in federal court in California…
Read more Trial in National Guard lawsuit tests whether Trump will let courts limit authorityIn a room full of students at Cal State L.A. last week, a young man told Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado that he supports the idea…
Read more Student who elicited “F— the police” from L.A. council candidate works for Kevin de LeónCalifornia will take a major step in its fight to protect children from the ills of social media with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature on a bill to limit…
Read more Newsom to sign California bill to limit ‘addictive’ social media feeds for kidsFor the second time this year, a typical Duke Energy Florida customer will see lower electric bills, this time because of a rate reduction the company is proposing…
Read more Duke Energy Florida to Reduce Rates for Second Time This YearWASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement used solitary confinement at its detention facilities more than 14,000 times between 2018 and 2023, including one California immigrant detainee who was…
Read more ICE kept a California immigrant in solitary confinement for two years, study findsPresident Biden on Friday demonstrated the proper use of presidential clemency power when he pardoned thousands of people who had been convicted of various nonviolent marijuana violations on…
Read more Biden’s marijuana pardons are welcome stopgap – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionThe Supreme Court’s upcoming decision about the most common pharmaceutical used for medication abortions may be just the beginning of the political battle over the drug. Earlier this…
Read more Anti-abortion Conservatives’ First Target If Trump ReturnsIn one video, a jailer kneels on an inmate’s neck. In another, two deputies slam a man’s head into a wall. In yet another, two jailers punch a…
Read more Unsealed surveillance videos show violence against inmates inside L.A. County jails
