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The sheriff faces a tough re-election battle next year, with eight challengers seeking to unseat him.
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Officials say 635 hate crimes were reported last year, the largest number since 2008. -
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Nearly 80% of officers and civilian employees are fully vaccinated so far.
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Andrew Cachu was 17 when he killed Louis Amela in 2015. The Amel family's lawyer says his relatives feel "betrayed" by the DA.
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The sheriff based his claim largely on the fact that nearly half of his deputies have either stated they are not vaccinated or have so far refused to reveal whether they are. But there's no indication those deputies will end up defying the county’s vaccine mandate en masse and leave or be fired.
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He was charged three years ago for the 2016 killing of an unarmed motorist at a Norwalk gas station.
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L.A. County’s Inspector General is looking into allegations of racial discrimination raised by a joint LAist-ProPublica investigation on high school campuses in the Antelope Valley.
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Eddie Gonzalez, the former Long Beach Unified School District school safety officer, shot and killed the 18-year-old Rodriguez last month near Millikan High.
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Hate crimes against people of Asian descent jumped 76% in 2020.
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The officer has been charged with kicking the 16-year-old while he was face down on the ground.
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Rob Bonta said Sheriff Chad Bianco's "concerning" remarks are under review by his office.
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The reforms would provide counseling, education and other basic services before and after incarceration.
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Federal prosecutors allege that when Ridley-Thomas was an L.A. County Supervisor he backed county contracts and lucrative contract amendments while one of his relatives got substantial benefits from USC in exchange.
