A newly filed lawsuit claims the LAPD has 'a long history … of using excessive force against journalists at protests,' with actions in recent days allegedly causing several injuries.| Los Angeles Times
The new president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, Teresa Sánchez-Gordon, is a former L.A. County judge who says her upbringing in an undocumented family gives her a unique perspective on the current challenges facing the LAPD.| Los Angeles Times
Data obtained by The Times show a citywide decrease in calls for help to the LAPD during the months when immigration enforcement ramped up, causing concern about domestic violence and other crimes going unreported.| Los Angeles Times
The deployment of LAPD officers and L.A. County sheriff's deputies in response to protests over federal immigration actions has led to several viral incidents and raised questions about the role of local law enforcement in quelling the unrest.| Los Angeles Times
The last two LAPD training academy classes haven’t included a single a Black graduate, leaving the department far short of diversity goals put in place decades ago to counter discriminatory hiring practices.| Los Angeles Times
Bass, after signing the city budget, said Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson made a commitment to find the funds to add another 240 LAPD officers over the next year.| Los Angeles Times
Five years after the mass protests of 2020, the LAPD's aggressive handling of demonstrations remains controversial — and costly.| Los Angeles Times
Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez voiced alarm at the proposal, saying the council needs to look at cutting police staffing and overtime costs| Los Angeles Times
Deputy city attorney Ethan Weaver, one of Nithya Raman's opponents, said Thursday that he called her to congratulate her on her victory.| Los Angeles Times
Three members of the L.A. City Council voted against the agreement, arguing it is too expensive and will pull money away from critical city services.| Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers.| Los Angeles Times
Bass is trying to close a nearly $1 billion shortfall and avoid laying off city workers.| Los Angeles Times
Former City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who now works for Mayor Karen Bass, identified at least five Olympic venues that could become the subject of a citywide election.| Los Angeles Times
Mayor Karen Bass and chief recovery officer Steve Soboroff said the city would soon hire an outside firm to represent the city's interests in wildfire relief efforts.| Los Angeles Times
The City Council's 11-2 vote to confirm Jim McDonnell as the next LAPD chief came amid renewed scrutiny of his record on immigration enforcement as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.| Los Angeles Times
Despite years of costly lawsuits, oversight measures and promises by leaders to rein in indiscriminate use of force, the LAPD faces sharp criticism, fresh litigation and questions.| Los Angeles Times
The LAPD chief said in a department-wide message this week that some officers face conflicting feelings of 'loyalty, frustration, fear, or sometimes even shame as the community mistakenly views you as part of something that you are not.'| Los Angeles Times
The department is down hundreds of officers from its 2019 ranks and projects that it will continue to dwindle in fiscal year 2025.| Los Angeles Times
A leaked recording of L.A. City Council members and a labor official includes racist remarks. Council President Nury Martinez apologizes; Councilmember Kevin de León expresses regret.| Los Angeles Times
The chattering among the city’s political class about potential competitors has grown louder. But it's still unclear whether anyone will mount a serious challenge to an incumbent who still wields considerable clout.| Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that checkpoints into the Palisades fire zone will remain in place indefinitely, with Gov. Gavin Newsom offering additional resources to ensure the area "remains secure while freeing up LAPD to focus on the public safety needs of the entire city.”| Los Angeles Times
It remains unclear how much the city and its mayor will ultimately be to blame for the explosive horror of the Palisades fire.| Los Angeles Times
Latinos are no longer the sleeping giant. We are the giant. Where we decide to go politically is where the country will go.| Los Angeles Times
When fire hydrants ran dry, the L.A. Department of Water and Power struggled to get water where needed. The utility's operations chief explains the decisions as the fire spread.| Los Angeles Times
The politicians' private texts highlight an increasingly fractious relationship between two of the most powerful women in Los Angeles.| Los Angeles Times
In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir’s floating cover, according to internal emails reviewed by The Times.| Los Angeles Times
Thousands of pages of records reviewed by The Times show L.A. County officials had for years described water infrastructure in areas where hydrants ran dry during the Palisades fire as 'leak prone,' 'severely undersized' and not having enough flow to support firefighters.| Los Angeles Times
Bass put new restrictions on her plan to speed up the approval of affordable housing, taking out properties that are in historic districts, hillsides with high fire risk and other areas.| Los Angeles Times
