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LA County to pay $47.6 million over alleged misconduct by sheriff's deputies

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay $47.6 million to settle several lawsuits alleging misconduct by sheriff's deputies. The payouts include $8 million for the family of Andres Guardado, whose killing prompted large protests.

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LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva is at war with nearly everyone. Will it cost him his job?

LOS ANGELES — After four years as Los Angeles County sheriff, Alex Villanueva’s view of things has crystallized into a simple idea: He knows best how to save the county — and you’re either on board with him or part of the problem.

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LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva bans inspector general from department facilities

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced this week that he is banning Inspector General Max Huntsman from the department‘s facilities and databases, effectively blocking the county watchdog from doing his job overseeing the Sheriff’s Department.

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In new poll, challenger Robert Luna has lead over LA County Sheriff Villanueva

LOS ANGELES — In the race for Los Angeles County sheriff, retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna has a formidable, 10-point lead among likely voters over the incumbent, Alex Villanueva, a new poll shows.

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Luna, Villanueva trade charges in antagonistic LA sheriff debate

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna squared off Wednesday night during a heated, often antagonistic, debate in which they traded barbs over their records in law enforcement and their ability to lead the nation’s largest sheriff’s department.

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Trial of corruption case against California sheriff to begin

The trial of a longtime San Francisco Bay Area sheriff on public corruption allegations involving her office’s granting of concealed-carry weapons permits and costly jail mismanagement is set to begin

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Brickbat: That's Bats, Man

The San Mateo, California, Board of Supervisors has asked the state attorney general's office to investigate both Sheriff Carlos Bolanos and the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office after Bolanos sent deputies to Indiana to raid automobile customizer Mark Racop's business. Racop builds working replicas of the Batmobile from the…

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Leaders in California push back against ballot measure that would allow San Bernardino County to explore secession

LOS ANGELES — State leaders are pushing back against a November ballot measure that would allow San Bernardino County to explore secession from California.

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Can Portions of States Secede from Those States?

This is in the news again, in San Bernardino County—a county next to L.A., which is home to over 2 million people (AP): The county's Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Wednesday to put the secession measure on the 2022 ballot, the Southern California News Group reported. One supervisor was…

Reason

Arizona county replaces elections boss after ballot problems

Officials in an Arizona county that weathered issues during Tuesday's primaries have replaced their elections director and said he is no longer employed

The Independent UK

A Black Family's Property Was Seized via Eminent Domain. A Century Later, Their Descendants Just Got It Back.

Segregation-era racists tried to drive the Bruces away from their own beachfront property. When intimidation didn't work, they resorted to the power of the state.

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Conservative activist calls off his request for a recount in a California election won by a landslide

A conservative activist who sought a hand recount of a rural Northern California election that his candidate lost in a landslide defeat called it off Monday, one day before it was set to begin.

Los Angeles Times

Sheriff Isn't County Employee, so County May Release Report Investigating Him

From Essick v. County of Sonoma, decided last Wednesday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Jon Streeter, joined by Presiding Justice Stuart Pollak and Superior Court Judge Tara Desautels): Following the submission to the County of Sonoma … of a harassment complaint against Mark Essick, the elected sheriff of…

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'We are finally here': Plan to return Bruce's Beach wins unanimous approval

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an unprecedented plan to return Bruce's Beach to a Black family that had been run out of Manhattan Beach almost a century ago — paving the way for more efforts by the government to rectify historic injustices that…

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Calif. county faces stark election choice: traditional Republicans or a militant wing?

REDDING, Calif. — The sun was blindingly bright, and the streets in Redding's Buckeye neighborhood were mostly empty — anyone at home on this Tuesday afternoon was wisely staying out of the 100-degree swelter.

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LA County Board of Supervisors votes to create super agency on homelessness

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create a new office or department that would coordinate the county's response to the homelessness crisis in the region.

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LA County bans throwaway dishes

A new ordinance will require thousands of restaurants to use compostables or recyclables by 2023

Los Angeles Times

Parents of teen killed during car chase to get $6.5 million from LA County

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday signed off on a $6.5 million settlement for a couple who sued the county and others after their teenage son was killed during a civilian car chase, citing "gross negligence" on the part of a 911 operator.

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Editorial: Sheriffs shouldn’t be coroners too. Split the job

A coroner is a government official who investigates the cause and manner of a death, including cases that involve violence or controversy. A sheriff is a chief law enforcement officer in charge of preventing crime, making arrests and jailing accused or convicted people.

The Conversation

Senator Dianne Feinstein faces pressure to end her 30 years representing California

On Nov. 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein – then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate – effectively announced her retirement from politics.

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Cities Take the Lead in Setting Rules Around How AI Is Used

As cities and states roll out algorithms to help them provide services like policing and traffic management, they are also racing to come up with policies for using this new technology.

Los Angeles Times

Calls for action after regulators criticize delays in LA County’s public health system

In mid-December, a woman in her early 40s with severe abdominal pain and unexplained weight loss was referred to a gastroenterologist at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.

Reason

San Francisco Passes Moratorium on Delivery Warehouses To Shake Down Amazon

City politicians and union activists have said the temporary ban on new delivery warehouses is meant to send a message that the company can't just open a new facility without first providing generous "community benefits."

Los Angeles Times

Mayor London Breed is taking on San Francisco's far left. Can she prevail?

SAN FRANCISCO — When San Francisco Mayor London Breed arrived at the University of California, Davis for her freshman year, she saw her new classmates surrounded by family. Except for the friend who dropped her off — her belongings in two small bags — she came alone.

Reason

Brickbat: When It Absolutely Doesn't Have To Be There Overnight

The San Francisco, California, Board of Supervisors is expected to adopt an 18-month moratorium on new package delivery facilities. The measure is aimed at slowing Amazon's expansion in the city. City planning officials will use the pause to develop new requirements for locating last-mile warehouses in the city. The law…

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