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Cops Used the Shoplifting Panic to Buy Tons of New Equipment
The “shoplifting panic” myth let cops buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, surveillance tech, and more.
Joey Scott
Video shows California police fatally shooting teenager who was reported kidnapped
Revealed: Savannah Graziano, 15, shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2022 while unarmed and following instructions to move toward them
Sam Levin
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
The locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the technology.
San Quentin delays and denies hepatitis C care
For many incarcerated individuals impacted by hepatitis C, availability and access to treatment continue to be unreliable or absent
Joey Scott, Timothy Peoples
‘Uber With Guns:’ You Can Now Hire An Off-Duty LAPD SWAT Officer As a Personal Bodyguard ~ L.A. TACO
Are you a high-profile Angeleno, a nervous healthcare executive, or simply worried about running errands in the city and needing your next ride-share to come with a bit of armed protection? Now, there’s an app for that.
Joey Scott
- Pasadena pays over $600K annually for ShotSpotter. Most calls lead to nothing. - LA Public Press
- LASD shot LAPD with rubber bullets and tear gas during No Kings protest - LA Public Press
- California Highway Patrol is Using Military Equipment Against State Law. - LA Public Press
- ‘Uber With Guns:’ You Can Now Hire An Off-Duty LAPD SWAT Officer As a Personal Bodyguard - LA Taco
- LAPD officers who used force will now have up to 72 hours to avoid an interview - LA Public Press
- Two Nights of Violence at UCLA's Solidarity Encampment - LA Public Press
- LAPD Wants Access to 10,000 Cameras Across the City - LA Public Press
- LAPD is Using Israeli Surveillance Software That Can Track Your Phone and Social Media - Knock LA
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Occidental College undergrad workers join the campus labor movement
In Los Angeles, Rising Occidental Student Employees is fighting for fair wages amidst the city’s cost of living crisis.
Mel Buer
Summer of Strikes, Summer of Solidarity: LA workers lean on each other
As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue, cross-industry supporters from hotel workers to the Teamsters are joining the picket lines.
Mel Buer
Echo Park Lake Reopened, But Its Food Vendors Have Been Fenced Out
Three food vendors at Echo Park Lake talk about what the park means to them and how it’s changed since the reopening.
Gabe Fuente
Attacks on Trans People in LA Despite Legal Protections
Despite California’s legal protections for trans students, trans workers, and trans healthcare recipients, attacks on trans people continue.
Katie Fedigan-Linton