@LA_COUNTS

A free, open source inventory of open datasets and stories about and for LA County. @calfund incubated, @OKFN built, a @CommunityPrtnrs project

 Los Angeles County
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Joined September 2017
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BREAKING: My colleague @josie_huang has been detained in Compton by #LASD deputies. We don't know why. I know her to be an extremely competent and responsible journalist. This video of five deputies on top of her is highly disturbing.
.Scott Schwebke@TheChalkOutline13 Sep 2020
ABC7 showing video of radio reporter being taken down to the pavement by officers, handcuffed and led to a patrol car outside of hospital where two #LA County deputies shot in ambush are being treated @LASDHQ #crime #SoCal
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Current satellite imagery continues to shows extensive smoke across California due to massive fires in northern/central California and #BobcatFire in San Gabriel Mtns. Smoky skies to continue through weekend across SW Calif. #LAWeather #cawx #Socal
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#DijonKizzee, a 29yo Black man, was fatally shot by @LASDHQ deputies. Cops stopped him while riding his bike for alleged “vehicle code violation.” They say he ran, dropped clothes and handgun. He didn't pick it up, but cops shot him in the back 20+ times then left him for hours. – at Tallahassee, FL
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If you’re just learning about Deputy Gangs in the LA Sheriff’s ranks, here is a twitter thread with all the info to inform yourselves. – at Los Angeles, CA
Memo Torres 🌮@el_tragon_de_LA27 Jun 2020
I’ve compiled a list of articles and stories on “DEPUTY GANGS” like the “BANDIDOS” in this thread for anyone interested in learning more. It’s worth a read and retweet for everyone to inform themselves on the deep rooted issues plaguing Los Angeles Sheriffs departments.
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There were 105 people killed within a mile of Dymally High School in South L.A. over the last five years. That's the highest number surrounding any public high school in the county. – via @latimes propub.li/2GNmIcs
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And when your route to school is marked by incidents of violence -- how do you get there and what's on your mind? We took a look at three students' journeys to school. latimes.com/projects/la-me-e…
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The Times is hosting a virtual community forum Aug. 27 on the Chicano Moratorium, an anti-Vietnam War march held 50 years ago this month that played pivotal role in the fight for civil rights in Los Angeles. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BdGYnPrz…
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L.A.'s redlined areas are eight degrees hotter than areas once graded "best" nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
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why does this cost $200 @AlexPadilla4CA ??
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The homeless census? It's not exactly what you think. h/t @LATDoug latimes.com/california/story…

Does L.A. count its homeless, or make its best guess? A little of both, it turns out

Keeping track of the number of people who are homeless in Los Angeles is an exercise in uncertainty. Not only do the numbers change from year to year, presumably reflecting real shifts in the...

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Important alert for multiple JOBS in #data for #homelessness: For the last several months, I've spent a good deal of my time working on the statewide homeless data integration system. 1/n
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Ben Welsh@palewire2 Aug 2020
One of our vital @CAPublicHealth scrapers logging COVID-19 data is broken. Why? A simple HTML list was replaced with a new "design" that includes sample text like "Ad vegan excepteur butcher vice lomo. Leggings occaecat craft beer farm-to-table." cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCD…
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Not everyone has internet access. So @KPCC @LAist used snail mail, sent text alerts in Spanish, overhauled their workflow and more to connect with their community. #TableStakes bit.ly/2Zth0ES
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Wow this is pretty big news. CalGang is historically poorly maintained and can lead to people getting hella extra years tacked onto their sentences. In 2016 an audit found that police were putting babies and toddlers in the database. latimes.com/california/story…

California bars police from using LAPD records in gang database. Critics want it axed

After LAPD officers were charged with falsifying records, California's attorney general has stopped law enforcement statewide from using LAPD gang member records.

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“The reporting on this story is stuck in a bit of a rut.” — Matt Desmond, founder of the @evictionlab. And so, in this week’s episode, we dismantle our assumptions about eviction in America. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm…

40 Acres | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Eviction, and the long history of racist housing discrimination in America. 

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Census forms = 💵💵💵
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Data.gov@usdatagov2 Jul 2020
We are excited to announce the relaunch of a new resources.data.gov data.gov/meta/serving-the-ne… #opendata #federaldatastrategy
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RMDS@RMDSlab29 May 2020
Registration for the COVID-19 Computational Challenge brought to you by RMDS Lab in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles is open and accepting new teams!! Entry into the competition is FREE! Check out the link below to find out how to register👇 grmds.org/2020challenge
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Great opportunity to join a fantastic team working to close #genderdata gaps and improve lives of women and girls around the world. Please share!
Data2X@Data2X13 Apr 2020
📣 @Data2X is hiring! We're seeking a Senior Manager of Programs and Operations to manage our work with external partners, internal operations, and drive prospecting for new projects. Please share widely with your networks! unitednationsfoundation.appl…
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Our data ethics training is now online! Join our first Introduction to Data Ethics online course on 16 April. And don’t worry if you can’t join in April, we’ve got more dates in May and June. Reserve your place here: hubs.ly/H0pw9XT0 #DataEthics #Online #DataEthicsCanvas
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