Second youth escapes from Los Padrinos in four months, prompting call for security overhaul
County Supervisor Janice Hahn plans to call for an investigation into the second escape at the Downey facility since it reopened in July.
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LA County courts tout early data as sign of zero bail’s success
In total, about 1,100 people were released immediately for a cite-and-release or book-and-release offense during the three-week period.
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Former superintendent took $250K from scholarship fund, Hacienda La Puente alleges
The district alleges Cynthia Parulan-Colfer unilaterally awarded $4,000 in scholarships to her sons and used the fund to cover $3,500 in costs for her own retirement party.
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Now that LA County courts have eliminated cash bail for most offenses, what happens next?
Court officials say early results of the 2-week-old policy are encouraging, but law enforcement critics insist it will compromise public safety.
Newsom vetoes $1 billion fund for troubled LA County juvenile halls, camps
The governor cited "revenue uncertainty" as his reason for rejecting the bill, which would have funded renovations to old juvenile facilities and money to build new ones.
The clock is running out on LA County’s juvenile halls. Can they be fixed in time?
Unless corrective plans are approved by Oct. 18, the facilities will automatically be declared "unsuitable," allowing the state to shut them down.
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Former Baldwin Park city attorney acted as ‘co-conspirator’ in $70K bribery scheme, indictment alleges
Federal authorities allege Robert Tafoya assisted in a scheme that funneled illicit payoffs to a former councilman to secure his vote on a cannabis permit.
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Bill would give LA County juvenile halls up to $1 billion in funding, if they aren’t shut down first
Two county supervisors and juvenile justice advocates oppose the bill awaiting the governor's signature, arguing for "less restrictive" alternatives.
Kaiser to pay $49 million for dumping syringes, bodily fluids into normal dumpsters
Undercover inspections dating back to 2015 found illegal disposals, including thousands of patient records, at 16 facilities statewide.
3 charged with murder in botched robbery at Pasadena scenic overlook
Alleged gang members targeted victims in parking lots in Los Angeles County, but prosecutors said the robbery of Jessie Munoz went bad.