The Jan. 3 death of Keenan Darnell Anderson, 31, prompted an outcry over the Los Angeles Police Department’s use of force. It was one of three fatal LAPD confrontations, including two shootings, that took place only days into the new year.
As she marks 100 days in office this week, Bass estimates that around 4,000 Angelinos will have been housed since she took charge of City Hall. She points out that most of the people are housed due to Proposition HHH and programs already in place when she took office, but about 1,000 of them have found housing due to her Inside Safe program.
We are only 31 days into 2023, but the level of violence and deadly occurrences between the police and Black men is already trending towards a record and tragic high.
With officers on standby for possible protests in response to the release of graphic video depicting the fatal beating of a 29-year-old Black man by five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Southland law enforcement officials on Friday, Jan. 27 universally condemned the chilling images.
On Friday, September 9, 2022, Congresswoman Karen Bass, like far too many Angelenos, was the victim of a crime. Her home was burglarized and her property (guns) was stolen. I repeat, “Karen Bass was the VICTIM of a crime”. Now, Councilman Joe Buscaino is trying to turn this strong, law abiding, Black woman, whose character and track record for honesty and integrity is unquestionable, into a criminal. On September 19, 2022, Councilmember Buscaino wrote a letter to LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore asking questions such as, “Why were Karen Bass’ guns targeted?” “How were Karen Bass’ guns stored?”
A search was continuing on Sept. 13 for the person who gunned down rapper PnB Rock inside a well-known South Los Angeles restaurant, with police saying a social media post apparently led the attacker to the eatery to rob the singer of his jewelry.
On June 26, humble community servant, Michael Lynch, and his family, were honored in a surprise ceremony during Crenshaw Christian Center’s Sunday service — marking the winning coach’s 26-year career, retirement, and upcoming induction into the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Hall of Fame.
Major pillars in the faith-based community gathered publicly at the Los Angeles Sentinel to denounce the alleged claims against Congresswoman Karen Bass on Wednesday, May 11.
Los Angeles and Inglewood officials joined with Super Bowl organizers today to kick off a week’s worth of events leading up to Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium between the L.A. Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.