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A former aide to Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar today became the fourth person to agree to plead guilty to a felony charge stemming from the City Hall "pay-to-play" federal corruption probe.
The ruling likens redacting video to drawing black boxes over sensitive information in paper documents and puts an end to agencies charging thousands of dollars to release police body camera footage and other multimedia records.
Los Angeles County restaurants were cleared today to reopen for limited dine-in service, as were barbershops and hair salons, as the state approved the county's request to move deeper into California's roadmap for restarting the economy.
Following days of protests against police brutality, the president of the Los Angeles Police Commission president said today the board will take steps to review and revise police policies, with input from the community.
From the shoreline to downtown and beyond, thousands of Southland residents came out in force again today in protest of police brutality and in condemnation of the death of George Floyd while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
Los Angeles metropolitan area residents need to work 60.9 hours per week to pay the rent on a one-bedroom household in the city, according to a report released today that identified the toughest cities for residents to make rent across the country.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a number of proposals related to criminal justice reforms, including support for a statewide ban on carotid artery restraints. However, the board delayed a vote reforming on use-of-force policies.
The Board of Regents that oversees the 10 University of California campuses today unanimously endorsed a state constitutional amendment that would allow race and gender to once again be considered in admissions.
Torrance police were conducting another hate crime investigation today, searching for whoever sent a racist letter containing a bomb threat to a Japanese cookware store.
Clearly frustrated over continued public defiance in parts of the state -- most notably Orange County -- Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered all residents to wear face coverings in almost all settings outside their homes to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive today to address racial equity in Los Angeles by requiring city departments to plan for the reinstatement of affirmative action in California and for city employees to take implicit-bias training.
Los Angeles County will use new technology to help voters track wait times and speed check-in at polls this November, in addition to sending vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter in hopes of limiting the potential spread of COVID-19.
