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A Torrance official says his city is right to pursue an aggressive policy against an out-of-control coyote population. Torrance has hired a part-time manager to deal with the growing coyote population.  Councilman Jeff Rizzo says under the new plan, a veterinarian will be brought once a coyote has been trapped to euthanize the animal. ”Just […]

Los Angeles drivers could soon experience changes in their commutes. LA officials are considering raising out-of-date speed limits on over a hundred miles of city streets so police won’t be prevented from ticketing drivers. Jay Beeber, the founder of SAFE STREETS LA DOT ORG says that’s just more propaganda. “This is all about a movement […]

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has a controversial ratepayer advocate, and LA City Councilman Paul Koretz is questioning whether officials should approve another term for Fred Pickel without a thorough review of his job performance. “It would be hard for me to envision voting for re-hiring Mr. Pickel, because I think he […]

Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell will hand over the reins to Sheriff-Elect Alex Villanueva next Monday. The outgoing sheriff says he’s proud of his record of achievement. ”I’d say we’ve been able to achieve ten years of change in four years. That’s painful, but it was necessary for the people of Los Angeles County.” […]

Thousands of people remain gathered in Tijuana near the border hoping to gain admission to the U.S. by being granted asylum. Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform says asylum is a fairly narrow provision of federal immigration law being cynically exploited. ”It’s not supposed to be something that dictates, you know, […]

A lawyer representing people suing Southern California Edison over the devastating Woolsey Fire says the giant utility needs to be persuaded to put safety first. R. Rex Parris, an attorney now is his 4th term as mayor of Lancaster, says part of the problem is that the California Public Utilities Commission is in the pocket of the […]

The U-S Mexico border is tense now, with thousands of migrants demanding entry into the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry between San Diego and Tijuana​. National Border Patrol Council spokesman Chris Cabrera says the situation is boiling over because of years of Congressional neglect. “It’s getting worse and we’ve let it go on too […]

Are we doing enough to control LA and Orange county’s aggressive urban coyotes? Police in Placentia shot and killed a coyote found in a residential neighborhood after a 3-year-old girl was bitten in the head in a nearby park. Rob Erickson, an urban coyote management expert in Illinois, says more needs to be done to […]

It was curtains for the Orange Curtain in the midterm elections, but a political expert says there is a way forward for future Republican candidates in the Golden State. Dan Schnur, political expert and USC journalism professor says the midterms showed how GOP candidates can win over more voters in blue states “What Baker has […]

Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric are both facing customer lawsuits over the latest massive fires to hit California. Mark Toney, Executive Director of the Utility Reform Network, says rate payers should not be stuck for the cost of lawsuits settled against giant utilities for their culpability in the start of wildfires. ”If […]