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New California Laws Part 1: Governor Signs Bills Focused on …
Oct 28, 2024 · In the weeks leading up to a September 30 deadline, California Governor Gavin Newsom made final decisions on more than 1,000 bills. As in previous years, we have put together a series of updates on some of the justice-related bills WitnessLA has been tracking this year, starting with bills addressing domestic violence and support for survivors.
The Race for District Attorney: Gascón & Hochman Debate
Oct 8, 2024 · LA District Attorney George Gascón and challenger Nathan Hochman squared off in in an hour-long debate on Tuesday, Oct 1, which may be the last opportunity that voters have to see them take each other on before November 5.. The debate, which was both digital and in person, was sponsored by KNX (97.1 FM and 1070 AM) and the Los Angeles Times, with reporters from each news outlets asking questions.
Upcoming Stories and Giving Newsday
Dec 3, 2024 · Good morning, WitnessLA readers, For much of the world, today is Giving Tuesday. In the world of non-profit journalism, however, Dec. 3 is Giving Newsday — a once-a-year opportunity to support nonprofit news organizations like WitnessLA, that help to preserve our shared democracy. In recent weeks we have been reminded that, in the year ahead, the need for independent news organizations is ...
13 people vanish from Probation’s leadership. So will it help?
Jul 1, 2024 · Late on Friday afternoon, June 28, Los Angeles County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa caused a great many heads to spin with his announcement that 13 people were no longer going to be working at the top tier of probation’s management.
Waking up on November 6, 2024….after the night of November 5, …
Jan 5, 2024 · For those Americans who had long been fearing the possibility of the re-election of former president Donald J. Trump, the events of the night of November 5, 2024, meant waking up to a new reality on the morning of November 6, 2024, that was, for many, more lacerating than that of the night before.
Op-ed: Why school police officers may not be the most effective …
Nov 25, 2024 · Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence. By Monic Behnken, The Conversation. In 1975, only 1% of public schools had their own police officers.Today, 44% do.A large reason for the increase is the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which led to the creation of the federal Community Oriented Policing Services to oversee funds for the ...
Former LA Sheriff’s Lieutenant & Son Federally Indicted for …
Jul 7, 2017 · Former Los Angeles Sheriff’s Lieutenant, and His Son, a Former Compton Cop, Indicted for Cross-Country Drug & Money Laundering Conspiracy . Last week twenty-two alleged members and associates of two street gangs, the Los Angeles-based Grape Street Crips, and the Memphis-based Peda Roll Mafia, were indicted by a federal grand jury for being part of a reported drug and money laundering ...
New Journalism 2025
On December 5, 2024, attorney/journalist Harry Litman explained in his newly launched Substack ...
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"Yesterday, on Sept. 16, 2023, Palmdale Station lost one of our own,” begins Sunday's posting on...