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In a city where public systems often fall short of meeting basic needs, a patchwork of grassroots organizations continues to fill the gap, quietly feeding, housing, and supporting thousands of

Santa Monica officials are celebrating the launch of a new high tech policing hub they say will transform how the city responds to crime. The Santa Monica Police Department’s newly

A new program is quietly expanding on the Westside, putting civilian volunteers behind the wheel of city-owned vehicles and giving them a direct line to LAPD. The program was not

This article by Carter Moon originally appeared on his Substack, and is republished here with his permission. At a time when the fabric of reality feels like it’s melting before

The Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles met Friday morning at City Hall and delivered two very different messages about the future of the city’s largest

This morning, LAPD officers, Bureau of Sanitation crews, and staffer Casey Pratts from Councilmember Traci Park’s office swept a single unhoused person living in front of 720 Rose Avenue in

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