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Long before he took on Trump, Adam Schiff’s pursuit of tough justice defined his career
11 months ago

Long before he took on Trump, Adam Schiff’s pursuit of tough justice defined his career

LA Times  

When Rep. Adam B. Schiff stood before the U.S. Senate on the final day of President Trump’s first impeachment trial, he reprised a familiar role: prosecutor. In a not-too-subtle jab at Trump, Schiff said he also learned the ways of Russian tradecraft, including “how they target people who are of poor moral character, who are philanderers, who are obsessed with …

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L.A. County deputies who shot and killed Dijon Kizzee will not be charged
2 years, 1 month ago

L.A. County deputies who shot and killed Dijon Kizzee will not be charged

LA Times  

Warning: This video contains images that viewers may find disturbing. Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies will not face criminal charges for the fatal August 2020 shooting of Dijon Kizzee, whose death in South Los Angeles sparked days of protests and outrage. In a 19-page memo released Tuesday in response to a public records request filed by The Times, prosecutors …

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Campaign to recall D.A. Gascón has submitted thousands of signatures. What happens now?
2 years, 6 months ago

Campaign to recall D.A. Gascón has submitted thousands of signatures. What happens now?

LA Times  

South Bay field manager Karen Shonka, front, volunteers Ana and Mark Brown, and Gateway Cities field manager Gerald Sirotnak, right, open envelopes and separate mailed-in items at a recall campaign office on June 1. There were 5,668,570 registered voters in L.A. County in November 2020, when Gascón ousted two-term incumbent Jackie Lacey to become top prosecutor, according to the registrar’s …

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Column: Why L.A., not San Francisco, could become the most progressive city in California
2 years, 6 months ago

Column: Why L.A., not San Francisco, could become the most progressive city in California

LA Times  

In an election year supposedly defined by the public’s anxiety over rising crime and diminishing law enforcement, Los Angeles is on the verge of electing its first abolitionist City Council member. “This progressive surge has made itself competitive,” said Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of Cal State L.A.’s Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs. “People haven’t realized that L.A. has become …

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Column: Now we know Tioni Theus’ name. Her family asks: ‘Don’t let her be forgotten’
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: Now we know Tioni Theus’ name. Her family asks: ‘Don’t let her be forgotten’

LA Times  

A mourner holds a program with the image of slain teen Tioni Theus at funeral services Thursday in South L.A. The same morning as L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a statement offering his “deepest condolences” to Tioni’s family. During Wednesday’s news conference with Gascón, Harris-Dawson snapped: “If you are here to kick dirt on Tioni’s grave after she’s been brutally …

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State reprimands Los Angeles judge over online postings
3 years, 3 months ago

State reprimands Los Angeles judge over online postings

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A state watchdog agency reprimanded a Los Angeles County judge on Tuesday for making online postings that appeared to support positions on gun control, Black Lives Matter and the recall of the county’s top prosecutor. In its public admonishment, the commission said O’Gara “posted undignified, indecorous remarks in response to public figures, and appeared to espouse partisan …

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Prosecutors will no longer seek death penalty in the Anthony Avalos torture case
3 years, 8 months ago

Prosecutors will no longer seek death penalty in the Anthony Avalos torture case

LA Times  

A memorial for Anthony Avalos at the home of his David and Maria Barron in California City, Calif., on Aug. 2, 2019. Prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty for the mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend, who are accused of torturing the 10-year-old Lancaster boy for days before his death in 2018, Los Angeles County Dist. California …

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Father decapitated two children, forced other kids to view bodies over five days, prosecutors allege
4 years, 1 month ago

Father decapitated two children, forced other kids to view bodies over five days, prosecutors allege

LA Times  

Firefighters responding to a call of a possible gas leak at a Lancaster home last week found the bodies of two children inside. California Two young people found decapitated in Lancaster home; father arrested, officials say A personal trainer described as “mellow” and “reliable” was arrested Friday in connection with the deaths of his two adolescent children, who were found …

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