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New Caltrans Audit Finds Agency Failed To Give Adequate Inspections Of Freeways

June 6, 2024 2:50 amJune 6, 2024 2:51 am

According to a new audit from the Office of the Inspector General for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on the November 2023 Interstate 10 fire, a lack of oversight in freeway inspections put the Interstate 10 freeway in Los...

Pro-Palestinian Protester Arrests, Encampment Clearances Continue Across California

June 5, 2024 5:03 pmJune 5, 2024 5:03 pm

In the last few days, crackdowns on Pro-Palestinian protestors have continued across the state, including the arrest of 13 students who occupied the Stanford University President’s office, and the clearance of an encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall. Since late...

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...

Los Angeles County: Least Prepared County in the Entire Country For A Natural Disaster

June 4, 2024 1:20 pmJune 4, 2024 6:21 pm

According to a recently released Claimguide study, six of the top eight counties in the U.S. least prepared for natural disasters are in California, with Los Angeles County taking the top spot by a wide margin. For decades, Los Angeles...

Los Angeles Buys ‘Luxury’ Apartments With ‘Sweeping Views’ to House Homeless

June 3, 2024 5:44 pmJune 3, 2024 5:49 pm

The City of Los Angeles has embarked upon an aggressive and novel plan: provide housing for all of the city’s homeless. The inherent problem with the plan is obvious: the more you provide, the more you incentivize homeless people to...

Christian Lifeguard Sues L.A. County Fire Department for Religious Discrimination Over Pride Flag

May 30, 2024 3:10 amMay 30, 2024 3:11 am

In March 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution requiring all county-operated facilities fly the Progress Pride Flag during the month of June. In June 2023, Captain Jeffrey Little requested a religious accommodation that would exempt...

Hatami Says Hochman: Another Deputy DA Backs Nathan Hochman

May 29, 2024 2:23 pmMay 29, 2024 2:23 pm

The man running to oust George Gascon from his district attorney’s perch has received yet another endorsement from one of Gascon’s current employees. Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami today endorsed Nathan Hochman to become the next Los Angeles County District...