A public health advocacy group is calling on lawmakers to stop using cannabis tax revenue to expand law enforcement, citing two studies on racial bias in marijuana arrests.
DCFS believes welfare checks by uniformed officers would do more harm than good.
The men were released amid coronavirus fears.
Grass Valley-based cannabis company Jahlibyrd has delivered 15,000 N95 masks to police and other emergency personnel. Another 25,000 are expected.
L.A.'s sheriff says none of the inmates are considered threats to public safety.
Legal and public safety concerns are taking front and center in L.A. County, where the coronavirus pandemic has led to a dispute over the status of gun stores.
L.A. County’s new district attorney is already ushering in dramatic changes.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) on Friday.
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2021-2022 budget proposal Friday and, as he put it, the state appears to be doing “pretty damn well.”