Mayor and LAPD chief tout declines in homicides and shootings
Los Angeles leaders are touting the latest batch of crime data as proof that the city is safe and getting safer — at least on…
Los Angeles leaders are touting the latest batch of crime data as proof that the city is safe and getting safer — at least on…
FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor as part of an investigation into a bomb threat made against City Hall, officials…
As 30-mph wind gusts howled across a flat spot known as “the notch” halfway up Mt. Baldy last weekend, three young men staggered down from…
Los Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he…
California voters decided this week to roll back criminal justice reforms and appeared to be ousting progressive prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, effectively…
In deep-blue L.A. County, the “godfather of progressive prosecutors” lost his reelection bid by more than 20 percentage points to a former Republican.In the Bay…
Long before she uttered the words “F— the police,” Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado made clear she was not happy with the city’s…
In a room full of students at Cal State L.A. last week, a young man told Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado that he…
When George Gascón ousted Jackie Lacey from office in 2020, it marked the end of the most expensive district attorney’s race in L.A. County history.…
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed SB 1047, an artificial intelligence safety bill that would have established requirements for developers of advanced AI…
The president of the California Professional Firefighters union said this weekend that former President Trump “should be ashamed” of his threat to withhold federal firefighting…
A new poll shows criminal law attorney Nathan Hochman with a sizable lead over Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón in the race for…
Police staffing across California is at the lowest point in decades, with rural communities struggling the most in efforts to recruit officers, according to a…
WASHINGTON — On stage at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, supporters of former President Trump painted migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border as dangerous gang…
Charting the history of policing in America, the new documentary “Power” is rooted in questions: Who exactly are the police meant to serve? And whose…
A trio of crimes involving Democratic lawmakers has put the spotlight back on public safety in the Golden State, an issue on which experts warn…
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom went far beyond the promise he made in his first year in office to close at least one California state prison.…
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed was all smiles during a packed primary party on Tuesday in Hayes Valley, a boutique neighborhood about a half mile…