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"If they feel strongly enough that they have to break the law to get the message across, then I think that speaks to the larger issue that the government isn't listening to protestors and they have to resort to these types of means."
My live reporting last night on @AJEnglish
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I have new work in @capitalandmain about LA landlord k3 Holdings, which extracted 100s of tenants from affordable units and raised the rent for next occupants. Tenants say they were forced out including w/ deportation threats. New K3 docs offer a window into an opaque biz model🧵
It’s been over 4 years since I requested @bakersfieldpd’s department headshots. I recently called them to ask for an update and they said they had no update and that it would be completed when it’s completed.
Hearing that one of the cops was Luis Casillas: inadvertent.news/p/sapd-kill…
Santa Ana City Council to discuss options for ending its ALPR contracts. Item for next Tuesday here: santa-ana.primegov.com/viewe…
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The Florida Senate ordered @SunSentinel and @OrlandoSentinel to destroy a report they obtained through a public records request.
The Senate’s Sept. 15 letter warned that refusing to shred the document could lead to “civil or criminal legal implications.” pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
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BREAKING: Prosecutors announce new charges and arrests for alleged homeless services fraud in the L.A. area. One nonprofit leader is accused of misappropriating over $7.5 million, spending much of it on a nightclub and bingo hall. LAist story coming soon.
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After hours of discussion, the motion has been split and continued for 30 days.
Sup. Hahn had questions about how meet and confer would play into the motion (spoiler: it doesn’t as the motion doesn’t include policy change).
See you back here in 1 month for an update.
LASD gangs updates here
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I’m here outside of the LA Co Board of Supervisors mtg where a motion on deputy gangs is being heard.
If passed, the motion directs LA Sheriff Robert Luna to work w/ the Civilian Oversight Commission, Inspector General & County Counsel to identify & name deputy gangs inside LASD
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved about $3 million in settlements related to the Sheriff's Department in August of 2026.
I broke down how the funds paid out: a lieutenant DUI, a deputy accused of s*xual abuse, and more.
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Channel 5/Andrew Callaghan probably broke the law in multiple jurisdictions by giving his subscribers' email addresses to Hunter Biden, according to a data protection expert we spoke to. Channel 5's own privacy policy says it won't share data like this 404media.co/channel-5-gave-h…
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I hate to say this but we should all be saving this information rn
i'm hearing from folks regularly that this is happening to them. people, including US citizens, are being detained for hours & having phones seized.
for anyone traveling, here's a good primer by @CUNY_CLEAR i recommend reading before leaving the United States -
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New: a secretive DHS predictive policing unit is analyzing Americans' financial activity, feeding those names to police, then having cops pull them over. Not suspected of specific crime. We're revealing unit name: Predictive Intelligence Targeting Team 404media.co/a-secretive-dhs-…
