Los Angeles Police Department officers ramped up their use of Tasers by 35 percent last year, but the weapon was only effective half the time, according to a department report released this week.…
In a fresh bid to confront a problem that has confounded lawmakers for decades, Los Angeles city and county officials approved sweeping plans Tuesday aimed at getting thousands of homeless people off the…
This week, government workers flooded L.A.’s riverbeds, hoping to convince people like South L.A.’s Yvette Grant to get out of her tent and into a homeless shelter. It’s a tough sell: Grant’s saving…