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Community Based Treatment, Not Jail Replacement: A New Plan of Care for LA County

The Black Emotional And Mental Health Collective (BEAM)February 11, 2019

In response to Federal investigations of the poor conditions within LA County Jails, and the increase of imprisoned people with mental illnesses which has now reached 70 percent of the jail population, Supervisors of LA County planned to vote February 12th on a new “Mental Health Jail,” formally known as the “Consolidated Correctional Treatment Facility,” instead of diverting people who shouldn’t be in jail in the first place.

Villanueva Stands Ground on Deputy Reinstatement
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Villanueva Stands Ground on Deputy Reinstatement

ELIZABETH MARCELLINO, City News ServiceJanuary 31, 2019

In a confrontational surprise appearance before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Alex Villanueva defended his reinstatement of a deputy fired after allegations of domestic violence and stalking.

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Show of Solidarity in Aftermath of Hate 

Sentinel News Service November 8, 2018

In a moving and emphatic show of solidarity after the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, hundreds of people from across Los Angeles County gathered on Nov. 1, for an interfaith worship service at the First AME Church, and sang and prayed together for hope, healing, courage and perseverance. 

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LA County Invests $300 Million in New Voting System

Elizabeth Marcellino, City News ServiceJune 15, 2018

Los Angeles County officials voted today to spend roughly $300 million on a major redesign of its voting system in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election, even as an independent consultant investigates a glitch in the existing process that led to nearly 120,000 voters being left off polling place rosters last week. The new system, which has an electronic interface at the polling place but generates a paper ballot for record keeping, is part of a broader update that includes allowing voters to cast a ballot over an 11-day period prior to and including Election Day. The county will also do