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L.A. mayor says animal shelters won't close. Rescue groups are still on edge
May 1, 2025 - Us
The rollout of Mayor Karen Bass' budget set off shock waves among animal rescue advocates, who feared it would lead to the closure of three animal shelters.
A.G. Bonta considers stripping county control of L.A.'s chaotic juvenile halls
May 1, 2025 - Us
For years, conditions at L.A. County's juvenile halls have been deteriorating in plain sight. But despite entering into a settlement with the county to mandate reform, the California attorney general's office has done little to force change as kids remain in squalid and dangerous conditions.
Arellano: In this city, politics feels like Wrestlemania. Whom should we cheer?
May 1, 2025 - Us
Is it any wonder that city council meetings nowadays easily dissolve into even more municipal desmadre?
Overhaul the LAPD, in this economy? Questions surround chief's plan amid budget crunch
May 1, 2025 - Us
The possibility of losing more than 400 civilian workers has increased uncertainty around Police Chief Jim McDonnell's vision for shaking up the LAPD.
Life after California's death row: What happens when condemned inmates get a second chance
May 1, 2025 - Us
Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they have a bittersweet new lease on life.