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…
Hundreds of residents, activists and community leaders marched through the streets of South Los Angeles on Saturday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The day began with a…
The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners approved new policies Tuesday that call on officers to use more de-escalation techniques before resorting to deadly force. The changes come amid a heightened focus on…
How did Los Angeles’ Skid Row come to be? It depends on who you ask. The Union Rescue Mission, the charity that’s stationed at the epicenter of last Sunday’s shooting of a Skid…
The crowd that filled the chambers inside City Hall was quiet as one of L.A.’s police commissioners spoke, explaining her personal connection to one of the most pressing issues facing Los Angeles. Shane…
Since the mid-1980s, artist John Malpede has watched nonprofits in Los Angeles’ Skid Row district aid small wins against tide after tide of downtown development. The Los Angeles Community Action Network was instrumental in pausing a…