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Re-Imagine LA Coalition Rejects CEO’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Budget, Urges Full Funding of Measure J

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 22, 2021
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Re-Imagine LA Coalition Rejects CEO’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Budget, Urges Full Funding of Measure J

By Ishani Desai LOS ANGELES — The Re-imagine LA Coalition denounced the LA County CEO’s plan allocating $ ...

By Ishani Desai LOS ANGELES — The Re-imagine LA Coalition denounced the LA County CEO’s plan allocating $100 million funds to Measure J for the 2021-2022 fiscal year on Monday. As LA CEO, Fesia Davenp ...

April 22, 2021
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BLM LA Calls out LA Sheriff for ‘Exploiting Crime Victims,’ Interrupts Sheriff Alex Villanueva during News Conference

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 21, 2021
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BLM LA Calls out LA Sheriff for ‘Exploiting Crime Victims,’ Interrupts Sheriff Alex Villanueva during News Conference

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Organizers with BLM Los Angeles were barred from entering a public event o ...

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Organizers with BLM Los Angeles were barred from entering a public event outside of the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles yesterday morning. Protestors chanted, “W ...

April 21, 2021
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Santa Clarita Activists Demand Justice for Rashad Singletary

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 09, 2021
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Santa Clarita Activists Demand Justice for Rashad Singletary

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — On Sunday, protestors gathered on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valen ...

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — On Sunday, protestors gathered on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard with Black Lives Matter posters and flags to demand justice for Rashad Singletary ...

April 09, 2021
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Los Angeles Rally Honors The Victims of Incarceration and Demands the Closure of Men’s Central Jail

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 08, 2021
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Los Angeles Rally Honors The Victims of Incarceration and Demands the Closure of Men’s Central Jail

By Anisha Girotra LOS ANGELES — On the evening of March 29, coalition leaders and community members held ...

By Anisha Girotra LOS ANGELES — On the evening of March 29, coalition leaders and community members held a press conference and rally to demand the closure of Men’s Central Jail, advocate for the full ...

April 08, 2021
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Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station Launch Investigation after Viral Video of Deputies Forcefully Detaining Robbery Suspect

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 01, 2021
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Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station Launch Investigation after Viral Video of Deputies Forcefully Detaining Robbery Suspect

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station is conducting a “use of force i ...

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station is conducting a “use of force investigation” after a concerning video began circulating on Tuesday night of two Santa Clarita ...

April 01, 2021
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Youngest Official in LA County Elected in Santa Clarita Community College District

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|Date: March 31, 2021
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Youngest Official in LA County Elected in Santa Clarita Community College District

By Ishani Desai and Arneet Gurtatta SANTA CLARITA – The youngest official on record in LA County, 20-year ...

By Ishani Desai and Arneet Gurtatta SANTA CLARITA – The youngest official on record in LA County, 20-year-old Sebastian Cazares, was elected to the College of Canyons School Board of Trustees in the S ...

March 31, 2021
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LAPD Unconstitutionally Detains Journalists During Echo Park Protests

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 30, 2021
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LAPD Unconstitutionally Detains Journalists During Echo Park Protests

By Meghan Imperio LOS ANGELES — There have been a number of protests in Los Angeles in the past week as a ...

By Meghan Imperio LOS ANGELES — There have been a number of protests in Los Angeles in the past week as a result of the city planning to close the Echo Park Lake and clear the homeless encampment whic ...

March 30, 2021
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STUDENT OPINION: Riverside Town Hall Meeting’s Criticisms of The Left’s Approach To Criminal Justice Reform Fail To Address Systemic Racism

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 29, 2021
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STUDENT OPINION: Riverside Town Hall Meeting’s Criticisms of The Left’s Approach To Criminal Justice Reform Fail To Address Systemic Racism

By Anisha Girotra RIVERSIDE — On March 11th, Riverside Town Hall held a meeting entitled “Reclaiming the ...

By Anisha Girotra RIVERSIDE — On March 11th, Riverside Town Hall held a meeting entitled “Reclaiming the Republic” to discuss conservative concerns of the Riverside community in regards to criminal ju ...

March 29, 2021
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Manhattan Beach Police Officer Charged with Sending Explicit Messages to Teenager

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 29, 2021
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Manhattan Beach Police Officer Charged with Sending Explicit Messages to Teenager

By Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES — John Cheatham, a Manhattan Beach police officer, was charged on February ...

By Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES — John Cheatham, a Manhattan Beach police officer, was charged on February 25 for sending explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl. Cheatham met the victim at the police s ...

March 29, 2021
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#EchoParkRiseUp Protestors Organize Against Shutdown of Echo Park Lake Homeless Encampments, Met with LAPD in Riot Gear

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 26, 2021
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#EchoParkRiseUp Protestors Organize Against Shutdown of Echo Park Lake Homeless Encampments, Met with LAPD in Riot Gear

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of protestors gathered last night outside of the office of LA Cit ...

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of protestors gathered last night outside of the office of LA City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell to speak out against the removal of homeless encampments at Echo P ...

March 26, 2021
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STUDENT OPINION: Reflecting on Women’s History Month and How ‘Badly-Behaved’ Women Have Made History

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 26, 2021
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STUDENT OPINION: Reflecting on Women’s History Month and How ‘Badly-Behaved’ Women Have Made History

By Naomi Cherone There have been significant inroads made by women trailblazers in American history—from ...

By Naomi Cherone There have been significant inroads made by women trailblazers in American history—from the colonial era to modern-day Women’s Rights Activism—yet the fight toward gender equity has o ...

March 26, 2021
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New Polling Reveals A Majority of Victims Want Rehabilitation & Crime Prevention, Over Incarceration

Posted by Julian
|Date: March 24, 2021
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New Polling Reveals A Majority of Victims Want Rehabilitation & Crime Prevention, Over Incarceration

By: Sophia Barberini and Lovepreet Dhinsa LOS ANGELES COUNTY - In response to a David Binder Research sur ...

By: Sophia Barberini and Lovepreet Dhinsa LOS ANGELES COUNTY - In response to a David Binder Research survey that found that victims of violent crime in LA County have received few support services an ...

March 24, 2021
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Court Watch LA Calls on Los Angeles Superior Court to Fix Accessibility Issues Plaguing Remote Hearings

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 24, 2021
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Court Watch LA Calls on Los Angeles Superior Court to Fix Accessibility Issues Plaguing Remote Hearings

By Naomi Cherone LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) promises to provide equal access to ...

By Naomi Cherone LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) promises to provide equal access to justice, but the falsity of this claim has become evident in the court’s poor transition into a ...

March 24, 2021
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UCLA Teams Up with Stop AAPI Hate Coalition to Combat Anti-Asian Hate and Xenophobia Crisis as a Result of COVID-19

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 18, 2021
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UCLA Teams Up with Stop AAPI Hate Coalition to Combat Anti-Asian Hate and Xenophobia Crisis as a Result of COVID-19

By Meghan Imperio The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a rise in xenophobia against Asian communities ...

By Meghan Imperio The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a rise in xenophobia against Asian communities across the country. Recently, this escalation of violent acts targeting Asian Americans and Pa ...

March 18, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Black Americans Face Health Disparities In Blood & Organ Donations

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 18, 2021
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Black Americans Face Health Disparities In Blood & Organ Donations

By Anisha Girotra LOS ANGELES — While the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is one of the major health ...

By Anisha Girotra LOS ANGELES — While the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is one of the major health disparities faced by Black Americans today, they are also underrepresented in blood and organ ...

March 18, 2021
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Student Opinion: Is the minimum wage increase proposed by Senators Romney and Cotton an attack on undocumented immigrants in disguise?

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 04, 2021
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Student Opinion: Is the minimum wage increase proposed by Senators Romney and Cotton an attack on undocumented immigrants in disguise?

By Hannah Blome Republican U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (UT) and Tom Cotton (AR) publicly announced the High ...

By Hannah Blome Republican U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (UT) and Tom Cotton (AR) publicly announced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act on February 23. The proposed legislation intends to gradually ...

March 04, 2021
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Student Opinion: LAPD’s Offensive George Floyd “Valentine’s” Card Is Not Out of Character

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: February 23, 2021
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Student Opinion: LAPD’s Offensive George Floyd “Valentine’s” Card Is Not Out of Character

By Ivana Ramirez LOS ANGELES — Militaristic. Racist. Cruel. These are just a few of the words used to des ...

By Ivana Ramirez LOS ANGELES — Militaristic. Racist. Cruel. These are just a few of the words used to describe the Los Angeles Police Department’s tendencies. Now, cementing their reputation, the LAPD ...

February 23, 2021
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Court Watch Los Angeles Panel Warns About the Power of the LA City Attorney’s Office

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: February 20, 2021
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Court Watch Los Angeles Panel Warns About the Power of the LA City Attorney’s Office

By Meghan Imperio LOS ANGELES — Many people have underestimated the power of the Los Angeles City Attorne ...

By Meghan Imperio LOS ANGELES — Many people have underestimated the power of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for years, allowing it to run rampant with litigation which disproportionately affec ...

February 20, 2021
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Newsom’s Proposed Budget of $381.1 Million to Aid Traffic Debt and Case Delays

Posted by Julian
|Date: February 19, 2021
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Newsom’s Proposed Budget of $381.1 Million to Aid Traffic Debt and Case Delays

By Rachel Kim California’s Judicial Council voted to issue a second round of Covid-19 court fundings at i ...

By Rachel Kim California’s Judicial Council voted to issue a second round of Covid-19 court fundings at its meeting on Friday, January 22, in an attempt to relieve some of the pressure on courts overw ...

February 19, 2021
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ESSENTIAL WORKERS SERIES: ICU Nurse Jay Olegario Talks Working COVID Units, Anti-Mask Frustrations, and Facing the “New Normal”

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: February 12, 2021
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ESSENTIAL WORKERS SERIES: ICU Nurse Jay Olegario Talks Working COVID Units, Anti-Mask Frustrations, and Facing the “New Normal”

By Natasha Tieu and Cailin Garcia ORANGE COUNTY — ICU nurse Jay Olegario is exhausted. He works in a COVI ...

By Natasha Tieu and Cailin Garcia ORANGE COUNTY — ICU nurse Jay Olegario is exhausted. He works in a COVID-19 unit at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Anaheim—and like many essential hospital staff, ...

February 12, 2021
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