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Los Angeles DA George Gascón Defends Law That Puts Guns in the Hands of Criminals

February 26, 2021 5:49 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:53 am

In 2020, Los Angeles saw the most murders in a decade. Victims shot in South Los Angeles are up 742% compared to the previous year. Gun possession arrests rose 70% in the last 6 months of 2020, according to the California District...

Black Lives Matters-Los Angeles Calls For Police Unions To Be Decertified, Dissolved

February 26, 2021 7:40 amMarch 4, 2021 11:51 am

On Wednesday, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles (BLMLA) announced a new campaign to decertify the two largest law enforcement unions in Southern California as labor unions and to disband them. According to BLMLA, they want both the Police Protective League, the...

Crime Victims File Motion to Disqualify DA George Gascón in Double Murder Case

February 25, 2021 11:56 amFebruary 27, 2021 2:09 pm

A motion filed this week in a double murder case seeks to disqualify Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón for among other issues, hiring a former public defender to write his Youth Justice policy when she was still a Deputy...

LA County Board of Supervisors Passes $5 An Hour ‘Hero Pay’ Increase Proposal

February 25, 2021 2:20 amFebruary 25, 2021 1:48 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday 4-1 to begin instituting a mandatory $5 per hour extra “hero pay” wage addition for food and drug store employees in unincorporated parts of the county. The new mandate, first proposed...

Los Angeles Public School Parents, Students Protest Against Schools Not Reopening

February 22, 2021 5:51 pm

Parents and students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) held a Zoom blackout and protest Monday, against LA public schools not reopening. Dozens of parents and student joined a protest outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles against ...

Los Angeles School Board to Fire 133 Police Officers in Favor of ‘Climate Coach’ Program

February 17, 2021 2:35 amFebruary 17, 2021 3:15 pm

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education announced a sweeping overhaul of school security, voting to fire 133 Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) members in favor of school “climate coaches”. The decision to cut...

State Judge Grants ADDA’s Preliminary Injunction Against DA George Gascón

February 8, 2021 11:24 am

In December, the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County filed a civil lawsuit seeking a writ of mandate, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief, asking that recently elected District Attorney George Gascón follow California state constitutional and...