Bonta said the new Bureau of Racial Justice, which will be housed under the Civil Rights Enforcement Section, will also support the California task force that the state has charged with studying the impact of slavery and Jim Crow and coming up with reparations recommendations for Blacks in California and around the country.
Today, Metrolink announced it was awarded a $59,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to address the issue of suicides along its system through outreach and training with key railroad staff, first responders and community members.
The 22-year-old rapper Silento, best known for his 2015 song “Watch Me” (Whip/Nae Nae), is behind bars today after being arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in Valley Village Saturday, one day after being arrested for domestic violence in Santa Ana.
Police killings continue to be a significant problem in California. According to the Department of Justice figures, California police killed 162 people in 2017, and half of them were unarmed. Cities such as Bakersfield, Stockton, Santa Ana, Long Beach, and San Bernardino ranked in the top 15 when it came to nationwide police killings.
In a thrilling display defense in overtime, the West LA Wildcats defeated the Santa Ana Dons 44-38 on Saturday. The defensive line refused a score when the Dons were on the one-yard line for two consecutive downs. These two plays were the grand finale to a competitive performance on the defensive end. “They played their best when we needed them: in overtime on the goal line,” said West L.A. football head coach Marguet Miller. “When we need them to play their best, they did.” The Wildcats defense made seven tackles for loss for 55 yards, three interceptions and eight pass
On Wednesday, LAFC played Real Salt Lake, a team far too close for comfort in the standings for LAFC, sitting just a point behind at the start of the game. The biggest question surrounding this game was whether the spectators could expect the LAFC of old, prone to dominate their opponents in the midfield and finishing games off with clinical precision, or the LAFC of recent weeks: a team that starts games out strong but folds somewhere in the middle and concedes goals late in the match. Luckily for LAFC fans, the former showed up ready to play, beating Real Salt Lake 2-0 with a brace from recent LAFC signee and hometown hero Christian Ramirez in his full LAFC debut.
Sheriff’s deputies and public works crews descended on Orange County’s largest homeless encampment along the Santa Ana riverbed .