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Los Angeles City Council Moves Forward With Gun Storage Regulations

08/10/2015 - 10:31 PM By Brittany M.

The Los Angeles City Council doubled down on recent efforts to tighten gun regulations last Tuesday, giving preliminary approval to new requirements for the proper storage of handguns in homes.

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Burbank City Council Rejects Police Body Cameras

08/03/2015 - 11:56 PM By Brittany M.

A proposal which would have strapped 160 body cameras on Burbank police officers has been rejected by the city council due to cost concerns.

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Authorities Locate Two Missing Special Olympics Athletes

08/03/2015 - 11:50 PM By Brittany M.

Monday was another day of rejoicing for the Special Olympics community, as two missing participants were safely located just hours apart and a few hundred miles from each other.

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Los Angeles City Council Approves Ban on High-Capacity Magazines

07/30/2015 - 5:51 AM By Brittany M.

Despite fierce legal threats from national gun rights groups, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit the possession of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

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Hayward Police Mourn Death of Fellow Officer

07/23/2015 - 5:59 AM By Brittany M.

Sgt. Scott Lunger, 48, of Brentwood, California was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop early Wednesday morning.

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Looking Into ‘Sanctuary Cities’ After the Pier 14 Shooting

07/14/2015 - 2:49 PM By JIngram

The idea of the ‘Sanctuary City’ dates back to the 1980s.

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Los Angeles Officials Address Rise in Crime

07/08/2015 - 8:28 PM By Brittany M.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck addressed the city’s rising crime rate Wednesday, calling it an “unacceptable” development and “bad news” for the city.

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San Diego Signs Onto Vision Zero Program

06/25/2015 - 11:46 AM By JIngram

If all goes according to plan, the city will reach zero traffic-related deaths by 2025.

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L.A. Police Commission: One of Two Officers At Fault in Ezell Ford Shooting

06/11/2015 - 6:03 AM By Brittany M.

The Los Angeles Police Commission has reached a mixed conclusion regarding the 2014 shooting death of 25-year-old Ezell Ford.

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Riverside voters reject medical pot dispensaries

06/04/2015 - 10:09 AM By Anthony York

The effort to bring medical marijuana dispensaries to Riverside hit a major roadblock this week as voters apparently rejected a measure that would have allowed up to 10 of the facilities to open in

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