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Homicide Rates Fall in Los Angeles; City On Pace to Have Record Low Murders Since 1968

July 9, 2025 6:07 pmJuly 9, 2025 6:07 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced on Wednesday that the city of Los Angeles is currently on pace to have the lowest number of homicides since 1968 – only 116 homicides being reported at the end of June. “Reports show...

The Long, Controversial History of LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas

October 15, 2021 2:13 amOctober 14, 2021 9:14 pm

Los Angeles City Councilman and fixture of California politics for 30 years Mark Ridley-Thomas was indicted on multiple corruption charges on Thursday, as the Globe reported Thursday. While the indictment was in the works for awhile, stemming from his time...

New Standards For Crowd Control Tactics Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

September 30, 2021 4:10 pm

A bill that would create statewide standards and regulations for law enforcement use of projectile weapons and chemical agents in crowd control situations was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. Assembly Bill 48, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena...

New High School Ethnic Studies Curriculum Passed Unanimously By State Board of Education

March 19, 2021 3:46 pm

On Thursday, the California Board of Education approved a statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, with board members voting unanimously 11-0 in favor of the new lesson plans. First planned in 2018, the statewide ethnic studies program curriculum has...

Rioters Explain How and Why the George Floyd Protests Have Lasted So Long

June 9, 2020 6:42 am

Since May 26th, one day after George Floyd died after a police officer held him down by the throat with his knee in Minneapolis, protests and riots have erupted across the United States and around the world. Unlike protests and...