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Los Angeles descended into chaos Wednesday night as belligerent baseball fans set a bus on fire while others clashed with cops and looters ran amok following the Dodgers’ World Series victory.
In addressing an appropriations subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives in the days after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, A. B. Spellman representing the National Endowment for the Arts asserted that the unrest was less severe on the east side of the city because Plaza de la Raza and similar institutions held the community ...
On May 30, Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti authorized the deployment of the California National Guard overnight. [27] On May 30, 2020, protesters put an LAPD officer in a chokehold and kicked the officer. [28] Also in Los Angeles, a wheelchair-bound man was shot in the face with a rubber projectile; pictures of the man's bloody face were ...
Los Angeles Police Department arresting student protestors, May 2, 2024 Following the previous night's dispersal order, an estimated 200 to 400 students remained on campus. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] At around 1:30 a.m. on May 2, LAPD officers broke into the encampment but were forced to retreat after they were outnumbered.
Associated Press 29 minutes ago LA area's 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations. The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures, officials said as they urged more…
Latinos in Los Angeles discuss the 30th anniversary of the L.A. riots and what has changed in policing and the Latino community since then.
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 is a deep examination of a tumultuous decade in the city of Los Angeles, starting with the death of James Mincey Jr. and continuing through the 1984 Summer Olympics; the rise of street gangs; the crack epidemic; the death of Karen Toshima; Operation Hammer; the raid at 39th and Dalton; the beating of Rodney King; the death of Latasha Harlins; and the trial ...
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors condemns the Zoot Suit Riots that targeted Latino, African American and Filipino youths 80 years ago.