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Sheriff Luna’s Fleet Crisis: Mechanics Walk Out, Leaving Aging Vehicles Unusable and Public Safety in Jeopardy

Failed negotiations, aging vehicles and a county motion seeking a temporary fix put Sheriff Luna’s fleet management under scrutiny. Centerra mechanics walked out Friday, October 30, after negotiations over the Los Angeles

October 31, 2026

Alex Villanueva 2026·Deputy Gangs·Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

“Mr. Malibu” Sues United States Over $44M Federal Asset Grab in Fritsch StarClub Fraud Case

Active Lawsuit Exposes Systemic Federal Negligence Masking Official Misprision (18 U.S.C. § 4) and Concealing Asset Claims DOCKET REF: ONeal v. United States of America, U.S. District Court (WDNC), Case No. 1:26-cv-00358-MR-WCM

October 28, 2026

Investigations·News·Politics

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: Missing Notices, Familiar Names and a $7.5 Million Security Bill at Weingart

A prolonged cleanup at Shelby and a separate security-company money trail raise troubling questions about favored vendors, public disclosures and who benefits while promised housing remains unfinished. At Weingart’s Shelby Homekey project,

October 19, 2026

Investigations·News·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Nithya Raman’s #MeToo Double Standard — From Demanding Accountability to Sharing the Political Stage With Accused Garcetti Advisor as $3 Million Union Backs Her Mayoral Bid

Federal records reveal millions in consulting payments to former Garcetti advisor Rick Jacobs, whose sexual harassment allegations Raman publicly condemned in 2020. Now, as she campaigns for mayor, Jacobs is appearing at

October 16, 2026

Investigations·News·Politics

Raman Wants McDonnell Out After He Called Advance Warning of Federal Raids “Obstruction of Justice” — Now Gascón Is Eyed as His Replacement

By Cece Woods Nithya Raman wants LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell gone if she becomes mayor of Los Angeles. But the timing and circumstances surrounding her demand for new leadership raise a far

October 7, 2026

LAPD·News·Politics

Judge Says Life Without Parole “Does Not Meet the Crime” in Execution of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer

On October 1, 2026, three years after Sheriff Robert Luna promised to pursue the “maximum punishment available under the law” for the murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, Judge

October 2, 2026

LASD·News·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: The Weingart Money Trail Leads to Both Sides of the L.A. Mayor’s Race – Bass, Raman and the Political Network Behind Millions in Homeless Spending

By Cece Woods New campaign filings reveal the Weingart Center Association itself contributed to a political action committee chaired by its own CEO — a PAC that spent money supporting Los Angeles

October 1, 2026

Investigations·News·Politics

THE GHOST IN THE STARCLUB MACHINE: Seized Servers, Salida Capital, and the $1.7 Billion Pattern

Seven days after investigative journalist William B. Scott published an investigation into recurring $400 million and $1.7 billion financial claims involving Russian and American energy interests, federal agents raided StarClub, arrested its

September 23, 2026

Investigations·Malibu·News·Politics

Sheriff Luna’s Deputy Gang Double Standard? Captain Promotion at Norwalk Station Directly Contradicts His Public Stance on Subgroups and Undermines Accountability in the Emmett Brock Case

Despite Sheriff Robert Luna’s repeated public condemnation of deputy gangs, station cliques and the tattoos associated with them, another reported tattooed member of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department station subgroup has

September 14, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

The Silent Burden Behind the Badge: The Unspoken Toll of Duty on Law Enforcement, Corrections, Veterans, and the Families Left at Home post Suicide.

From the Editor: In public safety and military reporting, line-of-duty deaths from gunfire, ambushes, and tactical crashes rightfully receive solemn honors. We build monuments to these sacrifices, etch names into black granite,

September 9, 2026

Investigations·LAPD·LASD·News·Politics