Defending Sheriff’s Department against lawsuits cost L.A. County more than $100 million
The Sheriff’s Department accounted for more than five times the legal expenses of any other L.A. County agency, with costs piling up due to lawsuits alleging misconduct by deputies.
California colleges scramble to fill gaps left by federal grant cuts to Latino students
Grant money had gone toward lab upgrades, paid undergraduate research grants and grad-school fellowships that benefited all students.