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Nearly 20 percent of police officers nationwide have considered suicide, yet 90 percent said they are unlikely to seek mental health treatment. It’s an alarming trend uncovered by an NBC I-Team survey. Police Protective League Director Steve Gordon says that because of the repetitive stress that officers go through, they often start to break down […]

The 130th Tournament of Roses Parade is coming up in a couple of weeks. Tournament of Roses CEO and Executive Director David Eads says safety and security for parade participants and spectators is one of their top priorities. “We work very closely with the Pasadena Police Department and all the different agencies throughout the county, […]

A plan for $100 million in tax-payer assistance to expand the L-A Convention Center and an adjacent J-W Marriott hotel at L.A. Live is set to be considered by the City Council today. The hotel project would add a new tower with 850 rooms, and help the city reach a stated goal of eight-thousand hotel rooms […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted President Trump today over his renewed threat to shut down part of the government over funding of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. He called Trump’s Oval Office outburst a “temper tantrum.” Shawn Steel, California National Committeeman for the Republican National Committee, says a deal between Schumer and House […]

An anti-illegal immigration activist says he is not satisfied with President Trump’s efforts to stem the flow of illegals into the U.S. This is despite the fact that November arrests along the U.S.-Mexico Border are up 78 percent over last year. Don Rosenberg says Trump needs to use the bully pulpit to win over more people to his point of view. “Can anyone name […]

The research is backing up what most of us have already noticed – California is not a great place to drive. Bankrate.com Data Journalist Adrian Garcia says the state is rated the worst for drivers based on three criteria. ”We looked at cost, which tends to be high for things like the cost of repairs and gas […]

California’s supreme court is taking on a case that could have a major impact on the state’s public employees’ retirement system. Joel Fox, of Fox and Hounds Daily dot-com, says the core issue is whether or not the government can reduce future pension benefits. “The reason it’s so important is because pensions are growing so fast that […]

The dream of a high speed rail between Los Angeles and San Francisco is very far from realization. The Jim Patterson, a Republican State Assemblyman from Fresno, says the project has turned out to be a 119-mile “rump railroad.” “This is utterly, I think, one of the most outrageous failures of a bureaucracy in the […]

There’s a new sheriff in L-A County – and he’s not afraid to shake things up. Alex Villanueva is sweeping out the old ways of deputy discipline. ”In the previous administration, the perception was, ‘Off with your heads first and lets figure out later if maybe we’ll let you come back after you’ve had your […]

E-scooters have become a common sight our streets and sidewalks almost overnight.  But a new study warns that they are a growing safety risk for riders and pedestrians. Jon-Patrick Allem, research scientist at USC, says policy makers in Sacramento are making e-scooters less safe. ”Legislation just passed in the State of California that I believe […]