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Analysis - Jun 13, 2024 PREDICTABLE VIOLENCE: A TIMELINE OF INCIDENTS AT THE UCLA PRO-PALESTINE ENCAMPMENT

A timeline of the protests and escalations that led to violence against UCLA’s Gaza solidarty encampment at the end of last month.

by Sean Beckner-Carmitchel & Kate Burns

Culture - Apr 10, 2024 JoogSzn Is One Of LA’s Most Influential Music Producers. Cops Still Harass Him.

His credits include music from 03 Greedo, Shoreline Mafia and Drakeo The Ruler's heralded Thank You For Using GTL.

by Mz Free

Climate - Apr 03, 2024 In Los Angeles, Shade Most Often Goes to the Privileged

After the hottest summer on record, officials vow again to make the city’s tree cover more equitable.

by Pilar Marrero

Politics - Mar 29, 2024 Newly Released Documents Show Santa Ana Police Union’s Grip on Santa Ana Mayor

City records allege Mayor Amezcua ousted two top officials as a favor for cops and violated state open meeting law.

by Ben Camacho

Housing - Mar 27, 2024 Inside Safe: More Than A Year of Limited Success and Ongoing Controversy

The city has struggled to keep unhoused people both inside or safe.

by Sean Beckner-Carmitchel

Incarceration Reporting Initiative - Mar 26, 2024 Tunneling Through Sand

How Long Beach Police used the statements of a victim with a traumatic brain injury to underpin an already weak case.

by Christa Miller

LASD - Mar 11, 2024 Former LA Undersheriff Admits He Had a Deputy Gang Tattoo

Former undersheriff Timothy Murakami has testified that he received the tattoo of the Cavemen deputy gang while he was a deputy at the East LA station in the 1980s.

by Cerise Castle

Incarceration Reporting Initiative - Mar 06, 2024 Did Tunnel Vision Result in a Long Beach Woman’s Wrongful Conviction?

And did police and prosecutors exploit a victim’s traumatic brain injury to win it?

by Christa Miller