September 2020
September 24, 2020
- County Proclaims ‘Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. Day’ (LA Sentinel)
- Lula Washington Dance Theatre Creates Outdoor Class and Performance Space (LA Sentinel)
- LeBron James Rebuts Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s Claim That Sports Figures Fan ‘Flames of Hatred’ (OC Register)
- Commentary: LA Sheriff Villanueva is the People’s Lawman. (KABC 790)
September 23, 2020
- 7 Reasons Gavin Newsom Has the Worst Job in Politics (Yahoo News)
- Villanueva Says He Won’t Resign, Calls Critics ‘Downright Un-American’ (NBC 4)
September 22, 2020
- Supes Approve Funding to Address Digital Divide in County Schools (SCV News)
- Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Case of Homeless Sleeping on Sidewalks (KNX)
- LA County Board of Supervisors Approves $1.22 Billion Spending Plan in Coronavirus Relief Funds (KNX)
- Both LASD Deputies Shot in Compton Ambush Released From Hospital: Manhunt Continues for Suspect (Fox 6)
- LA County Board of Supervisors Approve Motion to Ensure Independent Investigation into Fatal Shooting of Andres Guardado (KNX)
- Program to House Homeless People in Hotels is Ending After Falling Short of Goal (Los Angeles Times)
September 21, 2020
- Sheriff Closes Critical Youth Center in West Adams (Spectrum)
- Civilian Watchdogs, 2 LA County Supervisors Call on Sheriff Alex Villanueva to Resign (Los Angeles Daily News)
- LA County Sheriff Ignores Oversight Panel Demand to Resign (SCV News)
- Villanueva Responds to Call for Resignation (Santa Clarita Valley Signal)
- Opinion: Navid Afkari? Dear Mayor, What About Alex Villanueva? (WEHOville)
- Los Angeles County Sheriff Hits Back at Leaders Calling for His Resignation (Fox News)
- Southland Leaders Eulogize Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Spectrum)
- LA County Supervisors, Oversight Commission Members Call for Sheriff Villanueva’s Resignation (KHTS)
- LA Civilian Oversight Commission Members Denounce County Sheriff, Demand Resignation (The People’s Vanguard)
September 18, 2020
- Growing Calls for LA Sheriff Villanueva to Resign are ‘Unprecedented’ (KCRW)
- Two County Supes Join Civilian Oversight Panel Member’s Call for Sheriff Villanueva to Resign (LAist)
- 2 Los Angeles County Supervisors Call on Sheriff Alex Villanueva to Resign (My News LA)
- Several LA County, City Officials Calling for Sheriff Villanueva to Resign (ABC 7)
- Supervisors Join Civilian Oversight Commission Members in Calling On Sheriff Villanueva to Resign (KCAL)
- Police Watchdog Group Demands LA County Sheriff Resign (Courthouse News)
- Reward Soars for Information Leading to Gunman Who Shot Deputies (My News LA)
- Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Fights to Ensure Community Investment and Violence Intervention (HyperFresh)
September 17, 2020
- LA County to Establish Ordinance to Crack Down On Trafficking (AV Press)
- Council Expresses Support for LASD Deputies Shot in Compton (Malibu Times)
- Supes Vote to Create New Human Trafficking Ordinance Targeting Venues (SCV News)
- Debunking Sheriff Villanueva’s False or Misleading Claims About the Arrest of KPCC/LAist’s Josie Huang (LAist)
- Supes OK Motion to Back Prop. 17, to Restore Voting Rights to Parolees (SCV News)
- 1 of 2 LASD Deputies Shot in Compton Ambush Released From Hospital; Manhunt Continues For Suspect (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
- As LA’s COVID-Reduced Jail Population Once Again Surpasses Capacity, the LA County Supes Vote to Create a Jail Population Review Council (Witness LA)
- Sheriff Villanueva Needs to Resign, Some Oversight Board Members Say (LA Times)
- LA Sheriff’s Dept. Offers $100K Reward in Search for Man Who Shot 2 Deputies in Ambush-Style Attack (1060 AM)
- Column: For Decades, Activists Got Free Rent From a Leftist Landlord. His Son is Putting a Stop to It (LA Times)
- LA County Sheriff Disputes Claims of Lynwood Carjacking Suspect’s Connection to Compton Deputies Shooting (ABC 7)
- LA County Board of Supervisors Launch STAY HOUSED LA COUNTY (LA Sentinel)
September 15, 2020
- Reward Offered for Deputies’ Shooter (AV Press)
- Pasadena City College President Takes Sheriff’s Dept. to Task for Arresting Reporter (Pasadena Now)
- UPDATE: Go Fund Me Page Launched for 2 Deputies Shot in Ambush-Style Attack Caught on Video (KNX)
- Did Josie Huang Identify Herself as Press While Being Arrested? (Truth or Fiction)
- Barger Announces $100K Reward for Compton Shooting Suspect (Santa Clarita Valley Signal)
- Supes Launch ‘Stay Housed LA County’ Legal Aid Program for Tenants (SCV News)
- Deputies Arrest KPCC Reporter Covering Demonstration in Lynwood (KCET)
- Deputies Likely to Survive; $100,000 Reward to Identify Shooter (The Grunion)
September 14, 2020
- Supes Set $100K Reward for Info on Shooter of LASD Deputies (SCV News)
- Reporter Arrest Account, Backed by Video, Goes Against LA County Sheriff’s Department Version (NBC 4)
- Deputies Arrest KPCC Reporter Covering Demonstration in Lynwood (My News LA)
- $100,000 Reward Offered to Help Find, Convict Man Who Shot LA Deputies (Times-Herald)
- Josie Huang: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (Heavy)
- WitnessLA on KCRW with Steve Chiotakis Talking About Shooting Deaths of Dijon Kizzee and Andres Guardado and the Problems with LASD Oversight (Witness LA)
- LAist Reporter Josie Huang Arrested While Covering Protest (LAist)
September 11, 2020
- City Panel Advises Against Ending Pact With Sheriff’s Dept. (Outlook Newspapers)
- Due to Popular Demand: Drive-In At the Park Movie Series Extended for California Residents (New Kerala)
September 10, 2020
- Dodgers Foundation Awarded $100,000 Grant From the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation for Dodgers Dreamfields at Gonzales Park in Compton (MLB)
- Amid the Epidemic of Police Shootings and Racialized Violence Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Hosts Leadership Dialogue (LA Sentinel)
- 500 Foster Families and South LA Residents Receive Care Packages From Operation Love Giveaway at Los Angeles Southwest College (LA Sentinel)
September 9, 2020
- LA County Voters Urged to Join Citizens Redistricting Commission (Mother Jones)
- LA City and County COVID-19 Weekly Update (JD Supra)
September 8, 2020
- ‘A Forgotten City’: An LA Community Beset by Police Violence and Crime Hopes for Change (LA Times)
- LA County Voters Urged to Join Citizens Redistricting Commission (LA Sentinel)
September 4, 2020
- LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Says More Police Transparency Needed After 2 Fatal Shootings (KCRW)
- Dijon Kizzee Killing by Sheriff’s Deputies Is a Reminder That Biking While Black Is a Real Hazard in Racist America (Mother Jones)
- Sheriff’s Top Watchdog Says Department Blocked Him From Kizzee Autopsy (LAist)
- SCV Schools Awarded Share of $811K in LA County Arts Grants (SCV News)
September 3, 2020
- Reform of LA’s Homelessness Agency Seems Likely (LAist)
- LA County Board Funds Body-Worn Cameras for Sheriff’s Deputies (LA Sentinel)
- New Video Shows Fatal Police Shooting of Black Man in LA (Star Tribune)
- El Departamento del Alguacil Recibe el Primer Envío de Cámaras Corporales (Telemundo)
- Ofrecen Recompensa de $10,000 para Dar con Responsables del Asesinato de un Niño de 14 Años (Telemundo)
- Amid the Epidemic of Police Shootings and Racialized Violence Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Hosts Leadership Dialogue to Discuss Issues of Racism, Policing, the Pandemic and Beyond (LA Post)
- Due to Popular Demand: Drive-In At the Park Movie Series Extended for California Residents (The Press Net)
September 2, 2020
- LA County Prosecutors Probing Possible Officer Misconduct During Protests (SCV News)
- LA County Challenges Hatred: Let the Battle Begin (Los Angeles Blade)
- Board of Supervisors Green-Light Innovative Solution in Fight Against Coronavirus (Los Cerritos News)
- County Mulls Suing Sheriff Over Investigation of Deputy Shooting (The Patch)
- LA County Moves to Expand Worker Protections (My News LA)
- LA County Board Votes to Consider Restructuring Homeless Services Agency (My News LA)
- LA County Supervisors Ask Staff to Review Accountability, Governance Options for Lead Homeless Agency (Los Angeles Daily News)
- LA County Supervisors Approve $25.5 Million to Get Sheriff’s Body Cameras (Whittier Daily News)
- Supes Move to Tighten Oversight, Control of LAHSA Homeless Agency (SCV News)
- LA County Supervisors Seek Coroner’s Inquest Into Deputy’s Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old Near Gardena (Long Beach Telegram)
- LA County Board Funds Body-Worn Cameras for Sheriff’s Deputies (NBC 4)
- $10,000 Reward Offered in Fatal Florence-Firestone Shooting of 14-Year-Old Boy (My News LA)
September 1, 2020
- Small Businesses, Nonprofits Get Boost from County’s $100M COVID-19 Recovery Fund (SCV News)
- At Freedom Schools, Empowering Black and Latino Students Is Part of the Lesson Plan (LA Times)
- Small Businesses In LA County Can Now Apply for Grants From $98M Regional COVID Fund (KCAL)
- Local Pizza Hut, Original Tommy’s Settle Charges of Minimum Wage Violations (My News LA)
- LA County Board May Reconsider Structure of Homeless Services Agency (Spectrum News 1)
August 2020
August 31, 2020
- LA County Wage Enforcement Reaches Settlement with Restaurant Companies (NBC 4)
- Local Breweries Beg to Participate in Outdoor Dining (Santa Monica Daily Press)
August 28, 2020
- LA Supervisor Provides $575,000 Grant for COVID-19 Protection for Homeless (The Hub LA)
- WeHo Chamber Opposes County Plan to Have Workers Monitor COVID-19 Compliance (WEHOville)
August 27, 2020
- County Launches ‘LA vs. Hate’ Initiative to Report Hate Crime Incidents (SCV News)
- Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Travels Across Second District to Distribute 10,000 Masks Throughout COVID-19 Impacted Communities (LA Sentinel)
August 26, 2020
- Alexander: SCGA President Fred MacFarlane Aims to Broaden Golf’s Reach (OC Register)
- Fighting For the Right to Vote by Mail (Random Lengths)
- LA County Announces Launch of “LA vs. Hate” Initiative to Report and End Hate by Calling 2-1-1 (LA Sentinel)
August 24, 2020
- Registration is Underway for County Rent Relief Program (Our Weekly)
- Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Civic Leaders Protest Trump Effort to Sabotage Mail-In Voting (LA Focus)
- LA County Launches $100M Rental Assistance Program (The Real Deal)
August 20, 2020
August 18, 2020
August 17, 2020
- Condado de Los Ángeles ofrece ayuda de hasta $10,000 para el pago de alquiler a indocumentados y familias sin recursos (Univision)
- LA County Rent Relief Program to Launch on August 17 for Income-Eligible Renters (Asian Journal)
- Application Period Opens for LA County Rent-Relief Program (Spectrum News LA)
- Applications Now Being Accepted for LA County Rent Relief Program (CBS Los Angeles)
August 14, 2020
- Funding For the Arts Proposal (Random Lengths)
August 13, 2020
- Rent Relief Program to Help Thousands of Low-Income Families in LA County (ABC 7)
- LA County Prepares to Hand Out $100 Million in Rent Relief (My News LA)
- Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Visits Martin Luther King Jr., Testing Center to Provide Safety Kits for the Community (LA Sentinel)
- Leimert Park Jazz Festival 2020: The Virtual Experience (LA Sentinel)
- Mothers In Action’s Back-to-School Festival Continues to Help During Uncertain Times (LA Sentinel)
- Contract for Body-Worn Cameras for The LA County Sheriff’s Department Finalized (South Pasadenan)
August 12, 2020
- WATCH: LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Speaks About Importance of Testing COVID-19 (LA Sentinel)
- Kamala is Biden’s VP Choice – Who Will Gavin Pick to Replace Her? – Morain on Harris’ ‘Genuine Star Power’ – Trump’s Past Dem Donations (Politico)
- Low-Income Long Beach Renters Will Be Able to Access New Rent Relief Program Announced Today by County Officials (Long Beach Post)
- LA County Awards More Than $4M in Arts Grants (SCV News)
- LA County Finalizes Body-Worn Camera Contract (SCV News)
- Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies to Get Body-Worn Cameras (Well and Tribune)
August 11, 2020
- LA County COVID-19 Rent Relief Program to Launch Aug. 17 (SCV News)
- LA County Launches COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Next Monday (Pasadena Now)
- With Kamala Harris As Biden’s VP Pick, Newsom Has A Chance to Appoint History-Making Senator (LA Times)
- LA County Board Priorities May Run Headlong Into Financial Constraints (My News LA)
- LA County CEO Will Retire This Month In An Exit Delayed to Help Handle Coronavirus (Los Angeles Daily News)
August 10, 2020
- Supervisors Opposed to Rescinding of DACA (Antelope Valley Press)
August 7, 2020
- Mayme Clayton Collection Finds Home at Cal State Dominguez Hills (Culver City News)
- Shortened 2020 United States Census Count Prompts Urgency Motion (KHTS Radio)
- Photos: Coronavirus ‘Care Kits’ Distributed, Testing Expanded in High-Need LA Areas (Los Angeles Daily)
- LA County Supervisors Seek to Keep Courthouses Clear of COVID-19 (Monrovia Weekly)
August 6, 2020
- Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Hosts Virtual Meeting to Discuss Anti-Racist Policy in LA County (LA Sentinel)
- Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Introduces Urgency Motion in Response to Shortened Census Deadline (Monrovia Weekly)
August 5, 2020
- LA County Board of Supervisors Agree to Support California’s Lawsuit to Defend Dreamers Against Federal Government (Signal Tribune)
- County to Oppose Efforts to End DACA (Pasadena News)
- LA County Joins Legal Fight to Protect DACA (Los Angeles Daily News)
- Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Introduces Urgency Motion to Ensure Fair and Accurate Census Count (Santa Monica Daily Press)
- Supes Support Prop. 15 Split Roll Measure Over Barger’s Opposition (The Signal)
- LA County Set to Challenge Trump Administration’s Moves On 2020 Census (My News LA)
- LA County Approves New Spending On Arts and Affordable Housing (The Hub LA)
- LA County Board Votes for Enhanced COVID-19 Safety Measures at Courthouses (KFI)
- County Approves Reimagine LA, Funding Shift Measure Will Be On November Ballot (Streetblogs Los Angeles)
- Newsletter: What You Need to Know About Karen Bass (LA Times)
- $10,000 Reward Offered in Florence-Firestone Shooting of 14-Year-Old Boy (My News LA)
August 4, 2020
- LA County-Supported Testing Sites Continue to Expand; Targeting Vulnerable Communities (LA Sentinel)
- From Outsider to Insider: Karen Bass’s Unexpected Journey to Power (New York Times)
- County Officials Are “Cautiously Optimistic” About Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 (Santa Monica Daily Press)
August 3, 2020
- LA Approves Worker Councils to Enforce Coronavirus Safety Measures (Peoples World)
- Bass, Harris on Biden’s Ticket? Either Way, Political Effects Would Ripple in Southern California (Los Angeles Daily News)
- LA County Supes Poised to Ask Voters to Lock-in County Funds for Community Investments and Alternatives to Incarceration (Witness LA)
July 2020
July 31, 2020
- CSU Dominguez Hills to Receive Mayme Agnew Clayton Collection of African American History and Culture (LA Sentinel)
- LA Rams Cheerleaders Teach Youth at Virtual Cheer Camp (LA Sentinel)
- Los Angeles County Proposes that Employees Report COVID-19 Violations through Public Health Commissions (JD Supra)
- The Karen Bass Los Angeles Knows (Politico)
- Several Organizations Use $50 Million to Build Large Sports, Academics Complex (Witness LA)
July 29, 2020
- County Supervisors Approve Reimagine LA Initiative – Second of Three Approvals (Streetsblog LA)
- President Issues Memorandum Excluding Non-Citizens from Census Count (Random Lengths)
July 28, 2020
July 27, 2020
- LA County Moves to Permit Employee Reporting of Workplace Non-Compliance with COVID-19 Safety Regs (Manatt)
- CSU Dominguez Hills to Receive Mayme Agnew Clayton Collection of African History and Culture (LA Sentinel)
July 24, 2020
- The Rapid Shelter Innovation Showcase by the Housing Innovation Collaborative (Dwell)
- Board of Supervisors Votes to Establish Antiracist LA County (Monrovia Weekly)
- County Supervisors Moving Forward with Re-Imagine LA and Other Key Justice Initiatives (Streetblogs LA)
- Two Newly Passed Board Motions Hope to Reimagine Los Angeles Forever – Including Turning LA Into an Antiracist County (Witness LA)
July 23, 2020
- Los Angeles County Approves Anti-Racist Policy Agenda (ABC 7)
- LA County Supervisors OK Reforms to Fight Racism, Gender Equality – Fund Alternatives to Jail (Davis Vanguard)
- LA Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Tackles Racial Inequality Within Los Angeles County (Los Angeles Sentinel)
- Two Newly Passed Board Motions Hope to Reimagine Los Angeles Forever – Including Turning LA into an Antiracist County (Witness LA)
- Over 2,500 South LA Families Were Provided Groceries at Community Food Bank Drive-Through (Los Angeles Sentinel)
July 22, 2020
- LA County Supervisors Request Equitable Education Access for Virtual Learning (KHTS)
- Supervisor Barger Asks State to Support Quality Learning for Youth in LA County (Supervisor Barger Website)
- Supes, Sheriff Continue to Face Off Over Budget Priorities (SCV News)
- Supervisors Approve to Dismantle Systemic Racism in LA County Policies, Services (KTLA)
- LA County to Explore Parks, Libraries as Supervised (NBC 4)
- LA County Leaders OK Antiracism Mandate for Services, Policy-Making (Courthouse News Service)
- LA County Board of Supervisors Votes to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis, Champion Antiracist Policies (CBS LA)
- LA County Offers Rewards in Florence-Firestone Windsor Hills Shootings (My News LA)
- Leave It to Voters: LA County Approves Ballot Measure for Mandated Community Investment (Long Beach Post)
- LA County to Enlist Worker Councils to Monitor COVID-19 Compliance (The Hub LA)
July 21, 2020
- Los Angeles County Approves Anti-Racist Policy Agenda (Public Radio)
- LA County Leaders Approve Sweeping Anti-Racism Agenda (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
- Establishing an Anti-Racist Los Angeles County Policy Agenda (Random Lengths)
- Mark Ridley-Thomas on Making Racism a Public Health Concern (KCRW)
- LA County to Enlist Worker Councils to Monitor COVID-19 Compliance (My News LA)
- Supes Approve Spending Package to Fund COVID-19 Relief (SCV News)
- Voters Can Apply Now for Citizens Redistricting Commission (My News LA)
- Re-Imagine LA County Coalition Forms to Push for Amendment that Would Shift County Budgets Forever (Streetsblog Los Angeles)
July 20, 2020
- LA County Leader Seeks Widespread Anti-Racist Strategy (Los Angeles Daily News)
- Tributes Pour in for Civil Rights Icon John Lewis (CBS LA)
- LA County Supervisors to Decide on Plan Aimed at Strengthening Efforts Against Racial Inequality (KTLA)
- Koreatown Façade Details Revealed at LA County’s Vermont Corridor Project (Urbanize LA)
July 16, 2020
- County Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Outlines Proposal to Make Antiracist Policies (My News LA)
- LA County Increases Law Enforcement Accountability and Invests in Community Health, Safety and Well-Being (Random Lengths)
July 14, 2020
July 13, 2020
- LA Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas on Balancing Safety and the Economy as COVID Surges (KCRW)
- Friends and Colleagues Reflect on Brad Pye’s Legacy (LA Sentinel)
July 10, 2020
- Coroner: Andres Guardado Was Shot 5 Times in the Back, Died of Gunshot Wounds (LA Times)
- Teen Security Guard’s Death is Ruled a Homicide as LA County Coroner Defies ‘Security Hold’ and Releases Autopsy Report Revealing the 18-Year-Old Died After Cops Fired Five Fatal Shots to His Back (Daily Mail)
July 7, 2020
July 2, 2020
July 1, 2020
June 2020
June 29, 2020
- LA County Leaders Answer Demands For A Reimagined 911 And Other Systemic Changes (Witness LA)
- Body Cameras Expected For Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies By July (KHTS)
June 27, 2020
- L.A. Nursing Homes Still in Great Danger (LA Progressive)
- How Nick Gabaldon Surfed Against Southern California’s Tide of Segregation (Surfer)
June 25, 2020
- Judge approves housing for 7,000 Los Angeles homeless people living near freeways (JD Supra)
- BOS greenlights pilot program to serve homeless people with mental illness (Signal)
- Mayor Eric Garcetti Addresses Homeless Crisis During L.A. Family Housing Virtual Gala: “This Has Been a Season of Great Loss” (Hollywood Reporter)
- Sheriff Announces Multi-Agency Task Force To Investigate Deadly Use of Force (My News LA)
June 24, 2020
- L.A. County Supervisors, Sheriff Argue Over Crisis Response, Delays (SCV News)
- LA County Supes Unanimously Call For Independent Oversight Of Investigation Into LASD Shooting Andres Guardado (Witness LA)
June 23, 2020
- IN DEPTH: Understanding Racism and Civil Rights with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas (Fox 11)
- Questions Swirl As Family And Friends Demand Justice For 18-Year-Old Killed By LA Sheriff’s Deputy (NY Times)
- Andres Guardado’s death is the latest evidence of the extent of police violence in the country (Al Dia)
- Family of 18-year-old fatally shot by LA deputy calls for outside investigation (Revolt TV)
June 21, 2020
- Gail Mitchell, Stevie Wonder’s KJLH and Dick Griffey Honored by Black Business Association (Eur Web)
- LASD Says Teen Fatally Shot in Back by Deputy Had Illegal Gun (My News LA)
- Man Shot to Death by Sheriff’s Deputy Carried Illegal Handgun (KFI)
- So Sad: Los Angeles Police Killed 18-Year-Old Andres Guardado; Family Seeks Independent Investigation (Bossip)
- Family of security guard, 18, fatally shot six times by police while he was on duty after cops say he ‘produced a gun and ran away’ call for independent investigation amid claims of a ‘cover-up’ (Daily Mail)
June 19, 2020
- Marches, Parades, Discussions Mark Juneteenth in L.A. County (KCET)
- On LA County’s Juneteenth, marchers ramp up the message: ‘Black lives, they matter here!’ (Los Angeles Daily News)
- ‘Pandemic within a pandemic:’ What’s fueling LA County’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes? (Los Angeles Daily News)
June 16, 2020
- Gardena shooting: Local leaders call for independent investigation as authorities examine security cameras at scene of 18-year-old’s death (ABC 7)
- Gardena shooting: Local leaders call for independent investigation as authorities examine security cameras at scene of 18-year-old’s death (NBC 4)
June 13, 2020
- Homelessness Deepens in Los Angeles County, Jumps 13% (NY Times)
- The Results of This Year’s Homeless Count Are Grim—and They Don’t Take the Pandemic’s Impact into Account (LA Magazine)
- 2020 Homeless Count Results (NBC)
- 2020 Homeless Count Results (KTLA)
June 12, 2020
- Renewed call to abolish law enforcement ‘chokehold’ (Our Weekly)
- Exclusive; Governor ‘Reimagines Policing’ withCriminal Justice and Policing Reforms; Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his plan to ignite positive change in the law enforcement arena (LA Watts Times)
- Supervisors Aim to Retain Lower Jail Population Post COVID-19 Crisis (LA Sentinel)
- Sentinel Exclusive: Governor ‘Reimagines Policing’ with Criminal Justice and Policing Reforms (LA Sentinel)
- Whittier police chief defends use-of-force policy (Whittier Daily News)
June 11, 2020
- $10,000 Reward Renewed in Fatal Hawthorne Shooting (My News LA)
- Rep. Karen Bass saw police reforms fizzle after Rodney King. She doesn’t plan to let that happen again (LA Times)
- L.A. County Backs Bill Expanding Tax Fraud Penalties (My News LA)
- Park to Playa Bridge Work Set To Shut Down La Cienega This Weekend (My News LA)
- LA Supervisors Delay Vote on Sheriff Use-Of-Force Policies (My News LA)
- LA County wants to give $3,000 each to small businesses coming back from coronavirus (LA Daily News)
- L.A. County Approves Grants, Other Support for Businesses Reopening (KFI)
- LAPD Issues Immediate Moratorium of Carotid Restraint Control Hold (My News LA)
- AG Becerra and Assemblymember Stone Gain Support from the LA County Board of Supervisors to Strengthen the False Claims Act (YubaNet)
- L.A. County Leaders Want To Keep Juvenile Incarceration Numbers Low After Pandemic (The Chronicle for Social Change)
June 7, 2020
- ‘Don’t Say Something, Do Something’: Gov. Newsom Meets With Community Members In South LA Amid Ongoing Unrest (CBS)
- Newsom Meets With Community, Business Leaders in South LA (My News LA)
- Newsom says California would ‘reject’ Trump’s attempts to send military into major cities (Hasting Tribune)
- Governor Newsom met with community leaders, business owners in South LA (Fox 11)
- In Visiting LA, Newsom Calls Out Police And Schools For Reform (Patch)
- Gobernador Newsom se reúne con líderes comunitarios y empresariales (Telemundo)
June 5, 2020
- George Floyd death: Voices of the community (ABC 7)
- Gov. Newsom Meets With Community, Business Leaders in South LA (NBC 4)
- Newsom says California would ‘reject’ Trump’s attempts to send military into major cities (LA Times)
- Newsom lands in LA as protests continue in wake of George Floyd death (Daily News)
- Charles R. Drew University’s COVID-19 Testing Site Offers Timely Community Services (LA Sentinel)
- LA County Supervisors Demand All Local Police Agencies Adopt 8 Use-Of-Force Policies (KCAL)
- California governor highlights previous moves on inequality (Napa Valley Register)
- Hahn and Ridley-Thomas Want LA County Sheriff and All 46 Local Police Departments to Adopt Use of Force Restriction Policies (Los Angeles Post)
- The Time is Now for a Public Reckoning on the Killing of Un-armed Black Men in America (LA Sentinel)
June 4, 2020
- In Los Angeles, the Ghosts of Rodney King and Watts Rise (New York Times)
- LA County Looking to Data, Texts to Ensure Court Appearances (Tech Wire)
- Los Angeles Protests (ABC World News Now)
June 3, 2020
- Metro bus, train shutdown slammed by riders, officials (LA Times)
- More Scrutiny for Nursing Homes Hit by Coronavirus (Boulevard Sentinel)
- Global cases top 6.1 million; China says U.S. ‘addicted to quitting’ after WHO withdrawal (CNBC)
- Glendora Hair Salons, Barbershops, In-Person Dining To Reopen Immediately With Safeguards In Place (Patch)
- State OK’s L.A. County In-Person Dining, Opening of Hair Salons, Barbershops (SCV News)
- George Floyd protests could increase US coronavirus cases (MEAWW)
June 1, 2020
- Death of George Floyd and LA’s R esponse (Spectrum News 1)
- Death of George Floyd and LA’s R esponse (Spectrum News 1)
- Death of George Floyd and LA’s Response (ABC-7)