The San Diego County Public Defender Office is facing lawsuits from two former deputy public defenders who say they were the victims of discrimination and retaliation.
U.S. District Judge David Carter refused to approve a settlement agreement Monday between LA County and the LA Alliance for Human Rights over homelessness.
The policy allows the agency to delete social media comments that are deemed irrelevant or “factually inaccurate,” and essentially for any reason at all.
Los Angeles County will fork over nearly $50 million to settle four lawsuits and a legal claim arising from alleged misconduct by LA County sheriff’s officials.
The DOJ found that “custodial informants in the Orange County Jail system acted as agents of law enforcement to elicit incriminating statements from defendants represented by counsel, and that for years Orange County Sheriff deputies maintained and concealed systems to track, manage, and reward those custodial informants. The evidence also reveals that Orange County prosecutors failed to seek out and disclose exculpatory information regarding custodial informants to defense counsel.”
Everything was done by the book.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn presented 10 school districts in Whittier with $20,000 checks at the Whittier Area School Trustees Association event on Thursday, Sept. 21.
Los Angeles County may be nearing a settlement in a landmark lawsuit over homelessness.
San Joaquin and Alameda counties continue to lead the state in firearm homicides, according to research published Monday by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
Santa Barbara County cannabis businesses that are behind on their taxes could soon lose their license to operate.