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Officer Fires 8 Shots at Man Fleeing Pretextual Stop; Evolving LAPD Statements Attempt to Pin Blame on Driver
LAPD is accusing 30yo Travis Elster of assault with a deadly weapon to justify the shooting.
March 17, 2021
LASD Won’t Name Deputies Involved in Killing of Fred Williams III at Otherwise Uninformative Inquest
LASD once again proves unwilling to cooperate in an inquest into a questionable shooting by a deputy.
February 1, 2021
County Approves Reimagine L.A., Funding Shift Measure Will Be on November Ballot
L.A. County voters will weigh in on Reimagine L.A. this November. The measure would shift ten percent of county funding from policing to community programs and services
August 4, 2020
County Supervisors Approve Reimagine L.A. Initiative – Second of Three Approvals
Reimagine L.A. would partially defund county law enforcement, shifting funding to services and programs for underserved communities
July 28, 2020
County Supervisors Moving Forward with Re-Imagine L.A. and Other Key Justice Initiatives
Reimagine L.A. would shift funds from law enforcement into community programs. Also approved were establishing a county antiracist agenda, and extending an eviction moratorium and legal assistance to immigrants.
July 23, 2020
Re-Imagine L.A. County Coalition Forms to Push for Amendment that Would Shift County Budgets forever
Re-Imagine L.A. is pressing for a November ballot measure to dedicate 10% of the unrestricted county budget towards "community investment and alternatives to incarceration."
July 20, 2020
Black and Brown Residents Speak to Urgency of Deep Systemic Transformation, Offer Insights Regarding Reinvestment
"We’re done paying for an institution that produces racism, violence, and poverty," said Carlos Cázares. "We are done talking. It’s time to put money where the people are at."
July 2, 2020
Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals
Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police
June 23, 2020
