Gov. Newsom calls for end to carotid chokehold

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday directed the state's commission on peace officer training to stop using the carotid hold and will support legislation to end these types of chokeholds used by police.

Thousands of demonstrators hold peaceful protest outside Mayor Garcetti's house

Nearly a thousand people staged a peaceful sit-in outside the Getty House in Windsor Square on Tuesday, which is also known as Mayor Eric Garcetti’s residence. 

LA Mayor Garcetti says peaceful protests are welcome, crackdown on looters to continue

Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore praised protesters who kept their actions peaceful throughout the weekend and Monday, but said they would not hesitate to arrest looters and rioters.  

'Hate just hides': Biden vows to take on systemic racism

Joe Biden vowed to address institutional racism in his first 100 days in office as he sought to elevate his voice Monday in the exploding national debate over racism and police brutality.

California lays out guidelines for reopening schools

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to soon release guidelines for the reopening of schools in the fall.

California politicians won't get 1st pay raise in years

California state lawmakers and other top elected officials won’t be getting a pay increase for the first time in five years as the state faces a major budget deficit and mass unemployment induced by the coronavirus.

Union seeks to keep private probe into Kobe Bryant crash photos

The union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies is seeking a court order sealing the results of an internal probe into the alleged distribution of photos from the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.

Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown

Claiming tech giants “silence conservative voices,” Trump tweeted Wednesday that, “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.”

California Assembly slams Newsom's proposed budget cuts

The California Assembly slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal on Tuesday, criticizing his proposed cuts to public education, health care and environmental protections during a rare meeting that allowed them to question the administration directly.

Garcetti announces Los Angeles can reopen for in-person shopping starting Wednesday with safety protocols

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday that all retail businesses may reopen for in-person shopping starting Wednesday and that houses of worship can resume, as long as they adopt the county's COVID-19 safety protocols.

LA County school superintendents ask Gov. Newsom for a practical reopening plan

Eleven Los Angeles County Superintendents sent a letter to the governor, LA County Public  Health Director, and LA County superintendent, asking for changes to the proposed guidelines issued for reopening schools.

Trump honors war dead in events colored by pandemic's threat

President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead Monday in back-to-back Memorial Day appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus.