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Rep. Waters to Request Federal Investigation into Andres Guardado’s Death

City News ServiceDecember 3, 2020

Rep. Maxine Waters said today she will formally request U.S. Attorney General William Barr investigate the killing of 18-year-old Andres Guardado by a sheriff’s deputy near Gardena as a civil rights violation.

“Enough is enough,” Waters said in the announcement, a day after multiple sheriff’s department officials declined to answer questions during the Los Angeles County coroner’s office inquest into Guardado’s death. The officials cited advice from attorneys.

Reggie Jones-Sawyer

The Honest Truth About Law Enforcement and Our Community

Reggie Jones-SawyerSeptember 17, 2020

I have written about and discussed the notion that it takes just one person to misuse the law for public trust to erode and just one person to stand up to unjust actions to inspire change. The shooting and killing of Dijon Kizzee, Anthony Weber, and Andres Guardado by individual officers has further raised concerns and anger over the police culture, training, and interaction with people of color. Adversely, an individual took to violence against two sheriff deputies this past weekend seriously injuring both officers.

District Attorney News

LA County To Hold Inquests in Three 2020 Deputy Shooting Deaths

City News Service December 16, 2021

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office will conduct inquests this week into the 2020 fatal shootings of three men by sheriff’s deputies.

Beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, inquests will be held on consecutive days into the shooting deaths of 47-year-old Dana “Malik” Young Jr., 41-year- old Samuel Herrera Jr. and 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee.

Local News Political

Senator Bradford and Pro Tem Atkins Introduce Police Decertification Bill

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 10, 2020

This week, Senator Bradford (D-Gardena) and Senate President pro Tempore Atkins (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 2 to increase accountability for law enforcement officers that commit serious misconduct and illegally violate a person’s civil rights.

Religion

Revenge is Not the Answer

Dr. Michael J. Fisher, Special to the SentinelSeptember 17, 2020

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Crenshaw & Around Local News Political

Amid the Epidemic of Police Shootings and Racialized Violence Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Hosts Leadership Dialogue

Sentinel News ServiceSeptember 10, 2020

In response to an increase in shootings of unarmed Black men and women, including the recent shooting of Dijon Kizzee in South Los Angeles, and subsequent protests against the racialized violence endured at the hands of law enforcement towards communities of color, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, in collaboration with the Institute for Nonviolence in Los Angeles (INLV), led a leadership level virtual dialogue on Racism, Policing, the Pandemic + Beyond.

Local

Contract for Body-Worn Cameras for the LA County Sheriff’s Department Finalized

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 12, 2020

The contract for the body-worn camera program that will ensure greater accountability of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been finalized, enabling the Department to now order cameras and equipment at its discretion starting today.

COVID-19 Local News

L.A. County Encourages the Use of Next-Day Testing Appointments; Multiple Disparities Realized Due to COVID-19

Betti Halsell Contributing WriterJune 24, 2020

The county board of supervisors and L.A. Public Health Department delivered news surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. Looking at the numbers, death rates are reducing, and hospitalization has been steady. However, amid the community, transmission and the spread of COVID-19 has been increasing.

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