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LAPD Ends Taxpayer-Funded Protection of Former VP Kamala Harris Over Mounting Criticism

September 7, 2025 8:59 amSeptember 8, 2025 10:47 am

After reporting this week about the absurd waste of taxpayer funds to provide former Vice President Kamala Harris additional and ongoing taxpayer-funded security detail, first by the CHP, then by LAPD, the Los Angeles Police Department on Saturday announced that...

LAPD ‘Pulled from Working Cases’ to Provide Security for Kamala Harris

September 5, 2025 8:46 amSeptember 5, 2025 4:14 pm

I joined John Kobylt Thursday on KFI discussing the absurd waste of taxpayer funds to provide former Vice President Kamala Harris security detail – especially when Los Angeles is running a massive $1+ billion budget deficit, as is the state,...

Homeless Account for 12% of Fire Calls in Los Angeles

July 2, 2024 10:00 amJuly 2, 2024 10:01 am

In a typical day in the city of Los Angeles, the fire department will go on about 1,500 calls for service. That’s fires, medical issues, cats in trees and everything else. Also on a typical day, the city’s homeless population...

Wither Crime Stats?

June 7, 2024 11:16 amJune 7, 2024 11:16 am

“Blob not found.” That’s what the Los Angeles Police Department’s web pages read when trying to access city crime statistics. For the past couple of months, finding crime rates and statistics has been difficult for the general public as the...

Reality Bites: LAPD Interim Chief Choi Dances on KFI

June 4, 2024 2:09 pmJune 4, 2024 2:54 pm

According to John Kobylt of KFI, no sitting Los Angeles Police Department chief – permanent or interim – had ever appeared on his – even when paired with the recently retired Ken Champeau – show until Monday. There is a...

The Los Angeles DA Homestretch: Notables Donate, Endorsements Ramp Up

March 1, 2024 4:31 pmMarch 1, 2024 4:31 pm

The first step to removing Los Angeles County Dsoitirct Attorney George Gascon takes place Tuesday, March 5. Because that’s primary day when 12 candidates will face off with the top to vote getters moving onto the final runoff election in...