Los Angeles City voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Measure C, a police union-backed initiative that will create civilian discipline boards to decide when LAPD officers should be fired. Officers accused of wrongdoing will now…
Measure C, a controversial ballot initiative seeking to significantly change LAPD disciplinary policy, looks to have passed with an initial count of 57.1% of the vote in Tuesday’s election. Placed on the ballot…
A ballot measure to significantly change the way the Los Angeles Police Department handles serious officer misconduct has won easily, despite warnings from some community activists that it will result in more lenient…
Dignity and Power Now (DPN), Los Angeles Community Action Network (LACAN) and a New Way of Life joined together to bail 40-year-old Michelle Callendar out of Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood last…
The Los Angeles Police Department’s disciplinary system is complicated and often criticized, drawing complaints from both inside and outside the department. Some officers feel they are treated inconsistently or unfairly. Department brass has…
For much of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s first term, advocacy groups have demanded greater accountability at the Los Angeles Police Department, saying officers who engage in major misconduct should face serious punishment.…
The measure on the May 16 Los Angeles city ballot that would change the LAPD’s discipline process has upended the usual political dynamics around the issue: The officers’ union is advocating for an…