Annie Gilbertson

Much of the information about officer conduct is kept secret under California law, making it difficult to hold our law enforcement and elected officials accountable. It wasn’t always like this in California. Coroner’s inquests, sometimes televised, were once routine in L.A. County, offering the public direct access to the accounts of the officers involved in a fatal shooting as well as witnesses and evidence. So why has access to information about police conduct of all kinds - from shootings to internal findings of misconduct — been kept from the public?

Investigators suspected David Witthuhn in the bludgeoning death of his wife, Manuela, in 1981. His second wife says the shadow of that destroyed him.

LA's mayor is among those supporting an initiative to lift state limitations on rent control. Will it stem sky-high housing costs — or discourage future building?

The Sheriff's inspector general has ordered a review of a shooting investigation and other issues raised by KPCC's podcast "Repeat," which looked at deputies with multiple shootings.

New data from the California Department of Justice, show big differences in the rates of police shootings across the state. Ventura County reported the lowest rate.

Los Angeles Unified School Board President Ref Rodriguez and his cousin were charged Wednesday by the L.A. District Attorney's office for allegedly reimbursing almost $25,000 in campaign donations back to donors.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca's request to remain free while he appeals his conviction in an obstruction of justice case.

The state collected police shooting and use of force data for the first time — and found black people are shot at or hurt at triple their proportion of the population.

Ex-L.A. County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka's attorney says questions about a deputy gang was prejudicial to Tanaka, who's appealing his conviction in a federal case.

Steven Dillick faced up to 21 years after being accused of shooting an unarmed black resident of the Perris apartment complex. The victim's family says prosecutors are offering a six month deal.