The LAPD union, a political consultant and city councilman all came out on top. But LAPD Chief William J. Bratton, a developer and, yes, sea lions are all worse off.
It was a tough election cycle at Los Angeles City Hall. Now that the...
Latest News
Attorney and political newcomer Carmen Trutanich was celebrating Wednesday his improbable victory over Councilman Jack Weiss in the race to become Los Angeles city attorney.
Trutanich criticized Weiss during the campaign for alleged ethics violations and...
The LAPD didn't get hit as hard as other departments in the City Council approved city budget, but the current plan does slow down hiring new officers. Now the Los Angeles Police Protective League has submitted their ideas to save the city money in order to get...
The union that represents Los Angeles police officers today released a set of recommendations that it says could save the city millions of dollars at a time when officers' contracts are being renegotiated.
The current agreement between the city and the...
The city's budget emergency is forcing all departments to cut back, but that doesn't mean we should be reducing the number of officers on duty.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has, so far, made good on a promise to expand the Los Angeles Police...
Times are tough; every city department is under pressure. But the LAPD must keep hiring.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief William Bratton were right to be outraged this week when the City Council's closely divided Budget and...
The mayor, weighing a gubernatorial run, has raised funds and rallied supporters to the side of his closest ally on the City Council, who is now running for city attorney.
By David Zahniser and Maeve Reston
Weiss campaign is a...
Chief Bratton | Image via LA Weekly
It's frowned upon for police chiefs to endorse candidates...
The LAPD chief's politicking has critics fearing a slide to the bad old days
It's a spectacle Angelenos have rarely seen, officially frowned upon since the ethics reforms of 1991, when former U.S. Secretary of State Warren...
The Los Angeles City Council approved a hiring freeze for police and firefighters.
A major expansion of the Los Angeles Police Department is in jeopardy after a City Council panel approved a hiring freeze for police and firefighters. The full council...
In an interview with KNX-AM (1070) radio this morning, Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton called out City Council members Bernard C. Parks, Greig Smith and Bill Rosendahl by name, saying their vote last night to freeze police hiring as a budget-cutting...
In a rare showdown, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa blasted City Council members who want to scale back on the LAPD expansion and specifically called out Westchester-area Councilman Bill Rosendahl for switching positions to oppose his budget.
...
But Councilman Bill Rosendahl, a police expansion advocate who cast the tie-breaking vote, says he felt a need to end the 'smoke and mirrors' in the city's budget.
By Phil Willon and David Zahniser
Los Angeles Mayor...
Facing the worst financial crisis in Los Angeles history, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made a new plea on Wednesday for city unions to return to the bargaining table or face the prospects of thousands of layoffs, along with unpaid furloughs for all civilian...
In light of L.A.'s $529-million budget deficit, the mayor seeks the authority to layoff and furlough thousands of city workers. The council is to consider the matter later this week.
With Los Angeles facing a $529-million budget deficit...
Flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Attorney General Eric Holder...
President Obama's proposed reduction of death benefits is "meaningless" and will not reduce the amount paid to survivors who lose their loved ones in the line of duty, according to a leading grief-support agency for law enforcement families.
The Public...
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the recognition of 14 Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officers as National Association of Police Organizations' (NAPO) TOP COP Award Recipients:
"California has the best...
President Obama on Tuesday honored 33 U.S. law enforcement officers who risked their lives - from capturing terrorists to rescuing hostages held at gunpoint - to protect and save others.
"It is an extraordinary privilege to celebrate these cops who have...
Fifteen Los Angeles police officers involved in the standoff that ended Feb. 7, 2008, with the shooting death of a colleague were honored at the White House on Tuesday.
The top 10 nominees for the National Association of Police Organizations' Top Cops...
It's the hottest race in next Tuesday's election, and the most negative. It's the battle for city attorney between Jack Weiss and Carmen Trutanich. The two candidates have been hurling mud, attacking each other's integrity, and now there are questions about a...
Sacramento, CA (AP) --The last captured member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the radical 1970s-era group notorious for bank robberies, killings and the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst, was released from a California prison Sunday morning.
James...
Gregory G. Petersen, Chief Trial Counsel for the Petersen Law Firm, A Law Corporation, today announced that the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled that the Los Angeles Police Department ("LAPD") must pay for the time spent...
In a decision that could cost Los Angeles millions of dollars in back pay and higher salaries, a federal judge has ruled that LAPD officers should be paid for the time it takes them to put on and take off their uniforms and safety equipment.
A judge...
Police officers should be paid for the time it takes them to put on and take off their uniforms and safety equipment, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess said in ruling issued this week that time spent dressing for duty is a...
Police Chief Bill Bratton renewed his endorsement of Councilman Jack Weiss for city attorney on Friday, but said he expected he would be able to work equally well if Carmen Trutanich wins out in the May 19 election.
"I am known for building consensus,"...
The union representing Los Angeles city police officers today fought a proposed federal cut in benefits for the families of officers killed in the line of duty.
The federal budget proposal calls for a cut in the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits...
http://www.szone.us/f80/lapd-s-hollywood-division-inspection-28751/
Freshly pressed uniforms, boots with a mirror-like shine, and badges that resemble the...
By David Zahniser
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pension8-2009may08,0,3593199,print.story
Sean Harrigan, president of...
Related News
