The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Dec. 9 its new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, who has previously served as superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools since 2008. The LAUSD Board of Education unanimously voted in Carvalho’s favor in a closed-door meeting on Thursday. Carvalho will replace Megan K. Reilly, who has been serving…
Head of Miami-Dade Schools Chosen as LAUSD Superintendent
December 9, 2021
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LA Neighborhood Buys License Plate Readers to Fight Rising Crime
December 9, 2021
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A neighborhood anti-crime group in the Melrose Avenue area of Los Angeles will install license plate readers to combat a rising crime wave. The organization, which is called Melrose Action, had raised about $30,000 by Dec. 8 through donations to purchase up to 15 readers that will capture license plates on vehicles traveling in the…
Los Angeles Residents, Small Business Owners Victims of Latest Crime Wave
LOS ANGELES—For Tonna, the manager of a shop in the city’s Beverly Grove neighborhood, her experience in recent days is like many other small business owners who have been victimized amid a trend of organized retail crime across Los Angeles. She declined to give her last name. “Recently, it’s become normal,” she told The Epoch…
In Los Angeles, Police ‘Still making the arrests, but nobody is staying in jail’
LOS ANGELES—For Tonna, the manager of a shop in the city’s Beverly Grove neighborhood, her experience in recent days is like many other small business owners who have been victimized amid a trend of organized retail crime across Los Angeles. She declined to give her last name. “Recently, it’s become normal,” she told The Epoch…
Buscaino Seeks to End $0 Bail For Non-Violent Felonies, Misdemeanors
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino introduced a resolution Dec. 8 to support the reinstitution of cash bail in Los Angeles County, which was suspended for low-level, non-violent felonies and misdemeanors. In a statement Wednesday, Buscaino said the suspension of cash bail has “created a free-for-all environment where criminals are charged one day and…
Group Donates 7,000 LGBTQ-Affirming Books to LA County Elementary Schools
December 8, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Elementary school children in Los Angeles County will soon have access to books containing LGBTQ-affirming content in their public-school libraries, due to a donation from the nonprofit group Gender Nation. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) held a press conference Dec. 8 to “celebrate the donation” of 7,000 LGBTQ-affirming books donated to elementary…
Los Angeles Launches Unarmed Response Program for Nonviolent Calls Related to Homelessness
Los Angeles officials recently announced two neighborhoods will soon have an unarmed response team to deal with nonviolent calls related to homelessness available 24/7 and accessible under 911 services beginning this month. It’s the city’s most recent effort to show its voters action on the homeless crisis, after a slew of motions were brought forth…
12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Wilmington Shooting
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles police continued to investigate the death of a 12-year-old boy who was killed Dec. 6 following a shooting near Wilmington Park Elementary. Detectives were still following leads but had not publicly identified any suspects Tuesday, a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) spokesman told The Epoch Times. A 30-year-old woman and a 9-year-old…
LA Robberies Reached 2021 High Last Week, Though 12.7 Percent Lower Than 2019
December 7, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—While robberies overall have decreased by 12.7 percent this year compared to 2019, last week had the highest number of robberies for the entire year, with about 200 reported, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Dec. 7. The vast majority of the reported robberies were street robberies, Moore added. “We’ve seen in September, October and November instances…
LA Supervisors Lack Authority to Discipline Unvaccinated County Employees: Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES—The union representing Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies is asking a judge to declare that the Board of Supervisors does not have the legal authority to suspend or fire deputies for noncompliance with the county’s mandatory vaccination order. The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs sued Los Angeles County on Dec. 3, also seeking…
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