The reckless driver who killed her son is about to be released. This SoCal mom is furious
A woman who, while driving and texting, killed a 21-year-old bicyclist and then fled the scene is scheduled to be released after serving less than a third of her nine-year sentence.
Nithya Raman declared ‘Defund the police.’ Now she says L.A. shouldn’t lose more cops

“We need to maintain the size of our police force, and grapple with the fact that even the size of our existing police force is not enough to respond to 911 calls in a timely fashion,” Raman
Secrecy surrounds hiring of LAPD messaging guru with Hollywood background
The City Council approved $191,000 for an LAPD director of internal communication, even as police officials tried to keep their preferred candidate under wraps.
UCLA professor’s emails to Epstein stir protest as academia is jolted by links to sex abuser

Mark Tramo, a UCLA professor who researches the brain and music, faces criticism for his email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, including one supporting Epstein as he faced prostitution charges.
Arellano: Trump’s deportations are losing him the ‘Mexican Beverly Hills’

Carlos Aranibar is a former Downey public works commissioner and remains involved in local Democratic politics.