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Please help, my city is broke

Los Angeles is in its austerity era.

By Joey Scott 29 Apr 2025
LASD deputies wearing riot gear in a skirmish line outside the Hall of Justice June 2021.

LASD

Knock LA Wins Lawsuit to Unseal LA Sheriff’s Department Search Warrants

LASD searched protesters’ phones and other property after being arrested at a Dijon Kizzee demonstration on August 31, 2020.

By Joey Scott 31 May 2023
LAPD cruiser on a beach boardwalk.

LAPD

Another year and another LAPD budget increase

Despite calls to defund the police, this year's proposed budget asks for an $118 million increase to fund 780 new cops, two new helicopters, and more.

By Joey Scott 21 Mar 2023
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Joey Scott

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