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New Zero-Bail Policy Goes Into Effect In Los Angeles County

October 2, 2023 4:33 pm

A new zero-bail system went into effect in Los Angeles County on Sunday, effectively ending cash bail for all misdemeanors and some non-violent felonies. For several years, California and many counties have been in a constant back and forth over...

Decarceration Through the Side Door: The Effect of Zero Bail

September 25, 2023 9:03 amSeptember 25, 2023 9:03 am

How do you make sure there are fewer people in jail? Put fewer in. And if your whole point is to decarcerate, as the progressives like to say, then what better way to start than not incarcerating in the first...

Tropical Storm Watch Issued For Southern California

August 18, 2023 5:46 pmAugust 19, 2023 7:40 pm

The National Hurricane Center issued the first ever Tropical Storm watch in Californian history on Friday, with Southern California expected to be hit by Hurricane Hilary sometime on Sunday. Tropical cyclones striking California while still at hurricane or tropical storm...

LA Supervisors Consider Massive $25 Minimum Wage For Hotel, Amusement Park Workers

August 9, 2023 4:33 pmAugust 9, 2023 4:34 pm

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced on Tuesday that she will be proposing a $25 minimum wage for both hotel workers and amusement park workers in the unicorporated areas of the county, which would, if passed, give a massive...

LA County Unveils New Limited Cash Bail Policy

July 19, 2023 2:24 pmJuly 19, 2023 2:24 pm

Los Angeles County unveiled a new cash bail policy expected to come into effect this fall that would effectively end all cash bail for defendants accused of misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. For several years, California and many counties have been...

Azusa Settles Gascon Chief of Staff Lawsuit

July 15, 2023 2:44 amJuly 15, 2023 2:45 am

The City of Azusa has filed a notice of settlement in the civil suit brought against it and one of its police officers by Joseph Iniguez, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s chief of staff. The notice does not detail...

Striking LA, Orange County Hotel Workers Return To Work, Vow To Strike Again Soon

July 6, 2023 6:15 pmJuly 6, 2023 6:15 pm

Hotel workers represented by the Unite Here union returned to work Wednesday following the three-day July 4th weekend strike at hotels in Orange County and Los Angeles County, with union officials saying that they are ready to strike again. Negotiations...