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Councilman Price Proclaims Innocence, Says He Should Not Be Suspended

June 22, 2023 2:45 amJune 22, 2023 2:46 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price, who is currently charged with 10 criminal counts by the LA County DA’s office, said in a statement on Wednesday that he is innocent and should not be suspended from his position due to...

The Slaughter Over Juneteenth Weekend

June 21, 2023 3:57 pmJune 21, 2023 3:58 pm

As many Americans celebrated the end of slavery over the weekend leading up to June 19, called Juneteenth, dozens of people were wounded or murdered in violent attacks across the country. The Associated Press reports on over 103 shootings in...

LA City Council Approves First Steps Towards Creating Public Bank

June 20, 2023 5:55 pmJune 20, 2023 5:57 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 on Tuesday to pay for consultants to look into creating a public bank within the city. Public banks, which are banks run by a city or county, have been a hot topic in...

LA Independent Truckers Protest City, AB 5 Law Following Non-Renewal Of Contract

June 9, 2023 2:45 amJune 9, 2023 2:46 am

Independent truckers protested in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday following the announcement that independent truckers would not have a renewed contract for city’s As-Needed Haul Truck Program due to the AB 5 law. Passed and signed into law in 2019, AB...

California Appeals Courts Approves Parole For Manson Family Murderer Leslie Van Houten

May 31, 2023 2:30 amMay 31, 2023 2:31 am

The California Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles ruled on Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that convicted murderer and Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten should be released due there being “no evidence” to support Governor Gavin Newsom’s...

VMT Rears its Ugly Head Again as ‘Congestion Pricing’ in LA

May 30, 2023 2:04 pmMay 30, 2023 2:11 pm

So the Los Angeles Times ran a story today all about possible “congestion pricing” schemes coming soon to certain roads in the LA area soon. While the article lauds the social engineering aspect of the concept – even quoting one...

‘Zero Bail’ Goes Into Effect In LA County and City

May 25, 2023 5:30 amMay 25, 2023 6:41 am

The city and county of Los Angeles resumed ‘zero bail’, or the action of not having those with low level, non-violent crimes pay cash bail in order to be released before an arraignment, on Wednesday, following a preliminary injunction ruling...