Three Women at the Center of One of Kern’s Biggest Crime Mysteries Are Lobbying for More Public Safety Funds

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An Escape From One of These Communities Could Prove Difficult in a Public Emergency

Thu, 08/29/2019

California has the second largest number of communities (14) with limited evacuation routes, according to a new analysis.

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Gruesome Gang Killings Horrify SoCal Residents

Wed, 07/24/2019

Over the past two years, MS-13 gang members have committed at least seven murders in the Los Angeles area, dumping the bodies of rival gang members in remote locations from Hollywood to the Malibu Hills. That’s according to a 78-page indictment against 22 people unsealed last week.

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California’s DOJ Says Crime Dropped Again Last Year

Thu, 07/18/2019

Find your county's crime stats using the Sac Bee database.

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L.A.’s Vision Zero Plan is Slow Moving Three Years In

Tue, 07/9/2019

The year of Vision Zero's launch, 183 people were killed on L.A. streets. By 2017, that figure jumped to 245. Last year, the number dropped only slightly to 240.

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How Three California Cities Revamped Their Use-of-Force Policies

Tue, 07/9/2019

Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Stockton offer some lessons on how to reduce deadly use of force.

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