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Learn about the history of L.A. uprisings against anti-Black police violence, from Watts to the 1992 uprisings to the summer of 2020. Follow the conversation around police budgets and law enforcement elections and explore proposals to change the criminal legal system and end mass incarceration.

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The LAPD announced plans to equip its force with the body cameras such as the one shown here.
The LAPD's plans to become the first major urban police force to equip all of its officers with body cameras has brought optimism and other responses.
Protesters in Palo Alto following the decisions not to indict the police who shot and killed Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
"Black lives matter" has likewise become a sort of unofficial slogan for one L.A. County agency.
Prison
Another large group of defendants will seek today to have the crimes they face reduced from felonies to misdemeanors.
In jails and prisons, LGBT inmates are often deprived of basic rights and services, such as religious services, and educational and vocational training, advocates say.
In jails and prisons, LGBT inmates are often deprived of basic rights and services.
The Draganflyer X6 drone in a promotional video from Draganfly Innovations Inc. See the video below.
The department plans to work closely with the American Civil Liberties Union to ensure the drones would not infringe on individual privacy rights, Chief Charlie Beck said.
Revolver Cafe
Come Friday afternoon, what's arguably the safest restaurant in Los Angeles will go on hiatus.
Mikey Diaz. | Photo: Douglas McCulloh
I unexpectedly spent the afternoon at an "Ambush Wedding Reception."
I'm a habitual jaywalker. Sort of. Almost every day I cross a four-lane boulevard between two signalized intersections to reach the end of my block on the other side. I have my reasons.
farmerscheaters
"How many people have opened markets without any experience or knowledge? So, they're a breeding ground for these cheaters. It's the wild, wild west."
A sign advising visitors of best practices at the entrance of a Griffith Park parking lot. | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
It shouldn't surprise anyone, but vehicles break-ins are a big problem in Los Angeles—including Griffith Park.
At the Million Hoodie March, a peaceful rally for Trayvon Martin in March 2012.
A mob of around 150 split from a Leimert Park prayer vigil and rally and went on a rampage.
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