CounterPunch12d
After the LA Fires
When the Eaton Fire first began its retreat from Altadena, I was in one of many self-organized mutual aid teams scattered ...
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A slimmed-down LAPD seems here to stay. What happens to crime with fewer cops?
Far from being defunded, the department's multibillion-dollar budget has continued to grow since the mass protests that followed George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police in 2020. In some ways, the ...
Los Angeles Times19d
A slimmed-down LAPD seems here to stay. What happens to crime with fewer cops?
Former L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón — who also served previously as a top LAPD official and was involved in the department’s buildup to 10,000 officers in 2011 — said he believes ...
Los Angeles Times26d
Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman hires new special prosecutor for police misconduct
George Gascón hired in 2021 to reexamine a number ... though The Times reported last year that he had obtained a warrant to arrest an ex-LAPD officer in another case. While wildfires displaced ...
Man Convicted Of Murder And Rape In L.A. Deaths Of Model And Her Friend In 2021; Mistrial In Co-Defendant’s Case – Update
David Pearce was convicted Feb. 4 on two murder counts in 2021 deaths of of model Christy Giles and friend Hilda ...
Yahoo News Australia8d
Man Convicted Of Murder And Rape In L.A. Deaths Of Model And Her Friend In 2021; Mistrial In Co-Defendant’s Case – Update
“I recognize that these charges are a small consolation to the friends and family members of Ms. Arzola and Ms. Giles,” D.A. George Gascón ... investigation by the LAPD, the D.A.’s office ...
International Viewpoint13d
After the Fire: Reconstructing Los Angeles Towards Abolition
The Los Angeles fires have become the most devastating in American history, causing widespread destruction in the Pacific Palisades and the San Gabriel Valley. The state seized the moment to portray ...