The Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission voted 12-1 on Tuesday night to approve language giving the City Council clear authority to override LAPD policy, capping a months-long push by community
The federal government is increasingly treating protest itself as a form of terrorism. A series of recent cases show how Trump’s Department of Justice is pursuing aggressive charges against people
California quietly made a major shift in how it responds to drug use this year, making it easier for people to access life-saving harm reduction tools in an increasingly dangerous
This article has been updated to reflect that the Mar Vista Community Council voted to approve the motion opposing Flock cameras following overwhelming public comment. New reporting from the meeting
For years, civil rights advocates in Los Angeles have raised concerns about a policing tactic known as the pretextual traffic stop. The practice is simple. An officer pulls a driver
A glossy campaign mailer from Councilmember Traci Park is arriving in Westside mailboxes with a dramatic warning: “ICE is out of control.” The piece shows a heavily armed immigration agent
