STREET BEAT: Jay Hart North Hollywood “It’s a good thing because it’s not used. It’s cruel and inhumane. It’s worse than putting them out of their misery. You suffer more in jail than by dying.” Mikaela Randolph Los Angeles “I’m in support of it, temporarily. We need research on how much money we’re spending and Read More…
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: In the summer of 2009, DaQuan Robinson, 15, was worried. His summer music program was canceled and the young bass player could not imagine going the entire summer without playing. Determined to not let that happen, he reached out to Charles Dickerson, who was a conductor at the program. Dickerson agreed to Read More…
LOS ANGELES — Decisions to fire as many as 400 deputies need to be reconsidered, but review by a “Truth and Reconciliation” panel is on hold, Sheriff Alex Villanueva told the county Board of Supervisors March 12. “They’re pretty much frozen right now,” Villanueva said of the panel’s work. “We actually do listen, despite what Read More…
