The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved July 12 a motion instructing county departments to collaborate with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and other school districts on increasing campus safety. The motion was a response to violence in local schools and the recent national spate of school shootings. Specifically mentioned was…
LA County Supervisors Looking to Enhance School Safety
July 13, 2022
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7-Eleven Shooter Ended a Life That Had Just Turned Around
July 13, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—After years of addiction, Matthew Hirsch was sober. He landed a stable job working overnight shifts at a 7-Eleven in Southern California, lived with his girlfriend in a nearby apartment, and spoke to his father every day. Around 4:15 a.m. Monday, a masked shooter gunned down the 40-year-old clerk inside the convenience store. Authorities…
LA County Supervisors Approve Proposal Enabling Removal of Sheriff
July 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, which has repeatedly clashed with Sheriff Alex Villanueva on a variety of topics, directed its attorneys on July 12 to draft a proposed ballot measure that would give the panel power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause. The issue will still need to return…
California State Eviction Moratoriums Expire, Some Remain Locally
July 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—State and local moratoriums on evictions in California enacted at the beginning COVID-19 continue to send temblors through the housing market. The state evictions, extended multiple times, expired on June 30. Some local moratoriums have continued. On Jan. 25, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended its COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution to Dec….
Homicides Reach 15-Year High in Los Angeles in First Half of Year
July 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—In the first half of the year, there were 181 homicides in the City of Los Angeles, the highest number in the past 15 years, according to data released Monday by a nonprofit news organization. According to Crosstown at USC, a nonprofit news organization based at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism,…
Olympic Volleyball Player Brutally Attacked in Los Angeles
July 11, 2022
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Olympic silver medalist Kim Glass said she was attacked over the weekend by a homeless person in downtown Los Angeles. In gruesome videos uploaded on Instagram, Glass said she was struck by a metal pipe the man was wielding. “As I was leaving lunch, I was outside and I was saying goodbye to a friend,…
Malibu Vandalism Suspect Arrested in Santa Monica Beach Restroom
July 10, 2022
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MALIBU, Calif.—A 55-year-old man was in custody July 10 on suspicion of committing numerous acts of vandalism in Malibu while wielding a pickaxe. Thomas Aaron Brothers was identified as a suspect in numerous incidents of vandalism in the Malibu area over a three-day period, which included damage to numerous vehicles, residential front doors, and cameras…
Gascón Recall’s 715,833 Signatures Under Review by Officials
July 10, 2022
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NORWALK, Calif.—Los Angeles County officials have until Aug. 17 to determine how many of the 715,833 signatures submitted in the effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón are valid. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan said his office has completed the first step in the review of the petitions, which were…
Violence Reduction Force Nets More Than 1,500 Arrests in LA and 9 Other Cities
July 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities announced on July 7 the results of Operation North Star, a nationwide task force effort targeting violent criminals that netted more than 1,500 arrests in Los Angeles and nine other cities. The 30-day operation, conducted in June, included personnel from the U.S. Marshals Service and numerous state and local law enforcement organizations, according…
Villanueva Fires Back After LA Supervisors Eye Power to Remove Sheriff
July 8, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—One day after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors made public a proposal that could give them the power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause, Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s re-election campaign fired back on July 8—saying the supervisors have “no business” seeking such authority. “The people of Los Angeles would be…
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