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Cities look to take over misdemeanor prosecutions

02/03/2022 - 3:16 AM By Brittany M.

With crime surging and criticism against LA’s district attorney mounting, some cities want to take prosecutorial matters into their own hands.

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Chesa Boudin’s Busy Week

02/01/2022 - 3:07 AM By Brittany M.
San Francisco’s district attorney is accused of mishandling an AAPI hate crime and withholding evidence to get an officer convicted of assault.
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Court Rebukes Cops Who Ignored Active Robbery to Play Pokémon GO

01/16/2022 - 7:28 AM By Brittany M.
Gotta catch 'em all. Just not during a robbery.
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Appeals Court Upholds Oakland’s Measure AA

01/11/2022 - 9:07 AM By Brittany M.
Measure AA establishes a parcel tax of $198 per parcel for 30 years to fund education services and career readiness programs for pre-K through college.
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National City’s At-Large Elections Violate VRA, Attorney Says

12/02/2021 - 10:11 AM By Brittany M.
National City’s At-Large Elections Violate VRA, Attorney Says
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Local Governments Lose Case Against Opioid Drugmakers

11/09/2021 - 8:01 AM By Brittany M.

An Orange County judge has ruled against several local governments who sued top drug manufacturers for their role in the country’s opioid crisis.

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9th Circuit Nixes Order to House All of Skid Row This Fall

09/30/2021 - 5:29 AM By Brittany M.
A three-judge panel for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter that would have required Los Angeles to provide shelter to the entire population of Skid Row by October 18.
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Upland’s Former City Manager Files Lawsuit

09/07/2021 - 8:05 AM By Brittany M.
Never a dull moment at Upland City Hall.
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Retaliation? Inglewood treasurer claims city slashed her salary and locked her out of City Hall.

08/24/2021 - 5:26 AM By Brittany M.
In 2019, she says she raised questions about the city’s fiscal health and an alleged overpayment of $77,420 to a city contractor.
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LA Faces New Lawsuit Over Eviction Moratorium

08/12/2021 - 7:54 AM By Brittany M.
The pandemic-era pause on evictions allows landlords to seek relief from the city for rent owed by struggling tenants. But there’s a backlog. At its current pace, the program won't complete the payments it owes to landlords for another 18 months.
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Six months after his retirement as city manager of Pittsburg, Garrett Evans has landed a new…
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