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University Of California Announces Ban On Encampments

August 19, 2024 5:05 pmAugust 23, 2024 3:21 pm

University of California President Michael V. Drake announced on Monday that the University of California system would be banning encampments on campus this semester, as well as face masks used to conceal identities in an attempt to reign in protests...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Vetos Police Reform Proposition; Council Upholds Veto

August 1, 2024 10:38 amAugust 1, 2024 10:38 am

The Los Angeles City Council upheld Mayor Karen Bass’ veto of a ballot measure that would have expanded the LAPD Chief’s powers to include firing officers for misconduct, stopping it from reaching voters this November by a single vote. The...

Man Who Broke Into L.A. Mayor’s Home to Receive Probation, Mandatory Drug Treatment

July 25, 2024 2:40 pmJuly 25, 2024 2:40 pm

Ephraim Hunter, the man who broke into the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in April, avoided jail time in his his plea deal on Wednesday, instead receiving two years of probation, three months of drug abuse and mental...

Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Another Run for California Governor

July 23, 2024 12:55 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:55 pm

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Tuesday that he would be officially running for Governor in 2026. A graduate of UCLA and the People’s College of Law, Villaraigosa was early on a leader of MEChA, a Chicano political...

Los Angeles City Council Proposes Limiting Traffic Stops For Law Enforcement

June 14, 2024 2:35 amJune 14, 2024 2:36 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 on Wednesday to begin a study into if the city can limit the LAPD into halting “pretextual” traffic stops, if a new unarmed agency can conduct traffic stops for minor infractions such as...

Police Arrest 25 Pro-Palestine Students at UCLA Protest

June 11, 2024 12:41 pmJune 11, 2024 12:41 pm

Twenty-five protesters were arrested at UCLA on Monday following protests and attempts to build a new encampment on campus, becoming the latest mass arrest of a pro-Hamas rally in California this year. Since late April, several pro-Palestine, pro-Hamas protests and...

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...