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Civil Rights Groups Sue Feds Over Detention of Riverside County Man
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Civil Rights Groups Sue Feds Over Detention of Riverside County Man

City News ServiceNovember 22, 2021

Two civil rights groups today sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on behalf of a Riverside County man who allegedly was unlawfully transferred to an ICE immigration lockup for deportation proceedings even though he is a citizen. Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed the federal lawsuit in Los Angeles on behalf of Brian Bukle, 62, of Corona. The lawsuit alleges that state corrections officials handed Bukle over to ICE on June 17, 2020, at a time when immigration detention centers were in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak. The lawsuit does not

LA County Seeks Landlords to Participate in Housing Voucher Program
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LA County Seeks Landlords to Participate in Housing Voucher Program

City News ServiceNovember 22, 2021

Property owners who partner with Los Angeles County to accept Emergency Housing Vouchers for their rental units are eligible for up to $5,000 for new contract inspection repairs and $2,500 as a signing bonus for each unit leased to a voucher participant, the L.A. County Development Authority announced today.

LA Police Commission to Consider Department’s Proposed 12% Budget Increase
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LA Police Commission to Consider Department’s Proposed 12% Budget Increase

City News ServiceNovember 22, 2021

The Los Angeles Police Commission tomorrow will consider a proposed budget increase of $213 million, or 12.11%, in the 2022-23 fiscal year, but the City Council and mayor have final approval. The increase would take the department’s operating budget from $1.761 billion to $1.974 billion.

Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations are Hard to Track
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Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations are Hard to Track

Annie Ma and Mike Melia, Associated PressNovember 16, 2021

In Michigan, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., white children got vaccinated at much higher rates than their Black counterparts. But in New York City, white children between 13 and 17 are vaccinated at lower rates than Black, Latino and Asian kids.

LA County To Probe Alleged Beating of Fostered Boy, DCFS Policies
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LA County To Probe Alleged Beating of Fostered Boy, DCFS Policies

November 16, 2021

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to have the Office of Child Protection investigate the circumstances of a 4-year-old boy who was allegedly tortured and beaten by his foster mother, leaving the boy in a coma. Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents Norwalk, where the boy was living, called for the probe shortly after the boy’s extended family went public with his story. “If these allegations are true, we put him in the care of an abusive foster mother who hurt him so severely he had to be hospitalized,” Hahn told her colleagues during a virtual meeting Tuesday.

COVID Hospitalizations Tick Upward Again in LA County
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COVID Hospitalizations Tick Upward Again in LA County

November 16, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County ticked upward again in the latest data as health officials encouraged people to get vaccinated, and warning that unvaccinated residents are far more susceptible to becoming severely ill or dying if they get infected.

City Seeks Evaluation of LAPD Captain Who Alleges Stress From Nude Photo
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City Seeks Evaluation of LAPD Captain Who Alleges Stress From Nude Photo

City News ServiceNovember 16, 2021

The city of Los Angeles is asking a judge to order an independent psychological examination of a Los Angeles police captain who says she suffered physically and emotionally after a nude photo of a woman was circulated in the workplace amid false claims that the image depicted the plaintiff.