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Complaint Filed With California Labor Board Alleges Retaliation Against LAUSD Educators and Questions UTLA’s Inaction

For months, a growing body of documentation has quietly accumulated inside the Los Angeles Unified School District and within the offices of the union that represents its educators. Emails exchanged between teachers

March 13, 2026

LAUSD·News·Politics

Bombshell OIG Report: No Deputy Gangs Identified in LA Sheriff’s Department, A Vindication for Villanueva Amid Luna’s Reelection Bid?

In a stunning revelation that could reshape the narrative around one of Los Angeles County’s most contentious law enforcement issues, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its quarterly report on

March 13, 2026

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

The Global Threat Hits Home: LA’s Race for a Unified Defense

As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games, the security landscape has shifted from theoretical planning to a high-stakes race against real-world threats. For

March 12, 2026

LAPD·News·Politics

LASD Bombshell: Tattooed Assistant Sheriff Myron Johnson Exposes Discriminatory Promotion Process

In a revealing courtroom appearance during the federal trial of Benjamin Torres v. County of Los Angeles on March 4, 2026, Assistant Sheriff Myron Johnson, a 38-year veteran of the Los Angeles

March 10, 2026

Deputy Gangs·LASD·News·Politics

After Parent Complaint, Medically Fragile Student Forced Out of LAUSD Program as Superintendent Carvalho Spearheaded Retaliation

A troubling sequence of events involving a medically fragile student enrolled in Los Angeles Unified School District’s Carlson Home Hospital School is raising serious questions about whether a parent’s complaint triggered a

March 9, 2026

News·Politics

OP ED: “Resilience is not the absence of pain, but the strength to rise after it.”

Some of life’s deepest lessons are not learned in comfort. They are learned in struggle. My story began in Mexico City, where I lost my father at two years old. My mother

March 9, 2026

LAPD·News·Politics

LASD Executives Admit Tattoo-Linked Promotion Process Is “Not Fair” as Chief Testifies Deputy Gangs Don’t Exist

Editor’s Note 3/9/26: The judge dismissed the case. It will not move forward to re-trial. A Los Angeles County jury’s inability to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile lawsuit Benjamin Torres

March 9, 2026

LASD·News·Politics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Retired LAPD Assistant Chief Al Labrada Joins The Current Report as Law Enforcement Contributor

Los Angeles, CA – The Current Report announces that retired Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Alfred “Al” Labrada has joined the publication as a contributor, bringing more than three decades of

March 7, 2026

News·Politics

LADWP Chief Resigns as Court Ruling Exposes Utility to Billions in Liability Over Palisades Fire

A major legal setback for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has been followed almost immediately by a leadership shakeup at the top of the agency, raising new questions

March 4, 2026

FireWire·News·Palisades Fire·Politics

Karma Comes Calling: LA County Approves $1.5 Million Settlement in Hatami Case, Closing a Chapter on the Gascón Era

On March 3, 2026, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors quietly approved a $1.5 million settlement in the case Jonathan Hatami v. County of Los Angeles, et al. The decision appeared as Agenda Item 68 and

March 4, 2026

News·Politics

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