The County of Los Angeles, in partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice, has published an online decarceration dashboard which provides a visual breakdown and analysis of the County’s jail population on a daily basis. The goal of this dashboard is to help policymakers, advocates, and academics better understand the makeup and changes in the population of people in LA County jails in order to craft public policy to safely reduce the jail population.
State Senator Steven Bradford speaks at the former Bruce’s Beach resort, now an LA County Lifeguard office, during an April rally. Bradford authored legislation that would return the land to the Bruce family. Joining Bradford in support of the legislation are Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and Chief Duane Yellow Feather Shepard. Photo by Kevin Cody
by Mark McDermott
The legislation intended to pave the way for the return of Bruce’s Beach to the Bruce family reached the California Senate Floor Wednesday afternoon, and passed in a resoundingly quick and unanimous 37-0 vote.
Even supporters of the bill were surprised at the pace of SB 796’s progress. The bill passed through two Senate subcommittees with unanimous support last month and took only minutes to gain full bipartisan support on the Senate Floor.
Motive unclear as firefighter kills colleague at station
STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
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1of9Law enforcement authorities close off a road during an investigation for a shooting at fire station 81 in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. An off-duty Los Angeles County firefighter fatally shot a fellow firefighter and wounded another at their fire station Tuesday before barricading himself at his home nearby, where a fire erupted and he was later found dead, authorities said.David Swanson/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva talks during a news conference about a shooting at a local fire station in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. An off-duty Los Angeles County firefighter fatally shot a fellow firefighter and wounded another at Fire Station 81 before barricading himself at his home nearby, where a fire erupted and he was later found dead, authorities said.Stefanie Dazio/APShow MoreShow L