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Legal claim: LA sheriff delayed excessive force probe

One of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s closest advisers says she was told to choose between retirement or demotion after raising questions about his handling of the investigation into a deputy kneeling on a handcuffed inmate’s head for several minutes

The Independent UK

First eyewitness account of LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva lying in a cover-up revealed in filing

LOS ANGELES — A former top-ranking Los Angeles County sheriff's official filed a legal claim Thursday that offered the first eyewitness account of Sheriff Alex Villanueva allegedly lying about his involvement in a cover-up and also made allegations about retaliation and other improprieties in the Sheriff's Department.

Los Angeles Times

LA sheriff investigates how reporter obtained leaked video

The Los Angeles County sheriff disputed allegations he orchestrated the cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head for more than three minutes

The Independent UK

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In brazen attack on press, Sheriff Alex Villanueva investigates LA Times reporter who revealed cover-up

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Tuesday his department is targeting an L.A. Times journalist in a criminal leak investigation for her reporting on the department's cover-up of an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate for three minutes.

Los Angeles Times

Claim alleges LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva directed cover-up of deputy kneeling on inmate

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County sheriff's commander who was critical of efforts to cover up an incident in which a deputy kneeled on a handcuffed inmate's head has filed legal papers accusing Sheriff Alex Villanueva of obstructing justice and retaliating against those who blew the whistle.

Los Angeles Times

LA County homeless deaths surged 56% in pandemic’s first year, with overdoses largely to blame

LOS ANGELES — Deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County soared by 56% in the year after the start of the pandemic, driven primarily by an increase in overdoses, according to a study published this month.

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LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to testify on gang-like deputy groups

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is scheduled to testify, under oath, Friday about gang-like groups of deputies that operate in the Sheriff's Department, after the U.S. 2nd District Court of Appeal denied his latest challenge to a more than year-old watchdog subpoena.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

LA County to settle for $1.85 million with whistleblower who alleged child welfare failures

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday approved a $1.85 million payment to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former county social worker who alleged he had uncovered a pattern of systemic misconduct that endangered thousands of children, records show.

Los Angeles Times

Killer of LA philanthropist Jacqueline Avant is sentenced to 150 years in prison

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced the man convicted in the murder of Jacqueline Avant to 150 years to life in prison, saying he shot a "highly vulnerable" 81-year-old woman in the back and then giggled about it afterward.

Los Angeles Times

Despite coronavirus uptick, there’s hope LA County can avoid another surge

LOS ANGELES — Despite a recent rise in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County’s public health director said this week she remained hopeful the region could avoid another major spike by taking sensible precautions.

Los Angeles Times

LA County ends quarantines for asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County on Friday ended its order to quarantine asymptomatic people exposed to the coronavirus.

Los Angeles Times

LA County firefighter who died in house fire suffocated, had meth in his system, coroner says

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County firefighter who died battling a Rancho Palos Verdes house fire this year suffocated after his oxygen tank ran empty, according to a coroner's report released this week.

Los Angeles Times

Villanueva threatens to quit Metro security if not given full control

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday threatened his department would quit patrolling Metro’s transit system unless the agency’s board gives the him full control over security on the sprawling network of trains and buses.

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Commentary: 'COVID relief' lottery demonstrates the folly of guaranteed income

Should a family of four, earning $96,000 annually and living in the country illegally, be eligible to receive taxpayer-funded cash gifts totaling $36,000 over the next three years? Politicians in Los Angeles County, California, believe so. And like so many other recent bad ideas, it’s being bankrolled in the name…

Los Angeles Times

California says asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus don’t need to quarantine

LOS ANGELES — California is no longer recommending a five-day quarantine period for people who are exposed to the coronavirus but remain asymptomatic, a move that could potentially result in a relaxation of similar rules in Los Angeles County.

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Accused Shooter in Lady Gaga Dog Theft Mistakenly Freed

A gunman accused of shooting and seriously wounding Lady Gaga's dog walker and stealing her two French bulldogs was mistakenly released from jail and is being sought, authorities said Friday. James Howard Jackson, 19, was facing an attempted murder charge when he was released from Los Angeles County's jail on…

Los Angeles Times

School coronavirus outbreaks rise in LA County after mask orders are lifted

LOS ANGELES — The number of K-12 school coronavirus outbreaks is rising in Los Angeles County after many schools lifted mask-wearing requirements.

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The Independent UK

Los Angeles County bans official travel to Florida and Texas over anti-LGBT+ policies

‘This order is discriminatory, harmful and just plain cruel,’ wrote the authors of the Los Angeles County motion in response to the Texas order

Los Angeles Times

Sheriff Villanueva launches criminal investigation into leak of use-of-force video

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he is launching a criminal investigation to find out who leaked security video of an incident in which a deputy knelt on the head of a handcuffed inmate for more than three minutes.

Los Angeles Times

Q&A: Barbara Kruger on remixing her own art and her visits to 4chan

LOS ANGELES — In 1985, Los Angeles County Museum of Art curator Kathleen McCarthy Gauss organized a series of exhibitions exploring new ways in which photography was being deployed in art. Among the seven featured artists was a former Mademoiselle magazine graphic designer who had landed in Los Angeles at…

Los Angeles Times

LA officials classify the deaths of model, friend left outside hospitals as homicides

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has classified the deaths of two women who were drugged and left outside a pair of hospitals as homicides.

Los Angeles Times

Coronavirus cases are spiking elsewhere. Will LA County be hit hard or be spared?

LOS ANGELES — After dramatic declines in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County has hit another plateau this week that comes amid the spread of the highly infectious BA.2 omicron subvariant.

Los Angeles Times

After Times report, Sheriff Villanueva denies role in cover-up, replaces top aide

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva accused high-ranking members of his department Tuesday of attempting to cover up an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate for more than three minutes.

Reason

Brickbat: Gang Squad

In a letter to Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Hunstman claimed his office has compiled a list of 41 deputies who are members of "gang-like" organizations, including the Banditos and the Executioners. The letter did not name any of the deputies. In a statement, the sheriff's…

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