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WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!
This year, WitnessLA’s continuing investigative series, “Rosa Gonzalez, The Whistleblower,” Part 1 and Part 2, is a finalist ...
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The Case of the Vanishing Editor
Editor Fremon has also vanished temporarily from these pages because, for about a week, she was busy with the process of ...
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A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department – Part 1
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna attended the monthly meeting of the county’s Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission—or COC. The sheriff was scheduled to give a ...
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Don’t shield private foster care agencies from accountability for abuse
Recent developments in California and New York make it clear: Foster care is now known to be so harmful to children—and there is so much abuse in foster care—that agencies providing it are becoming ...
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The WhistleBlower, LASD Sergeant Rosa Gonzalez, Part 2
It’s been almost exactly a month since, on August 15, 2024, LASD Sergeant Rosa Gonzalez, challenged the demotion she received after becoming a whistleblower for the second time during her 25-years ...
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Rosa Gonzalez, the Whistleblower – Part 1
LASD Sergeant Rosa Gonzalez wanted to be a cop ever since she was a kid. “I grew up in a bad environment,” she said when we talked about her childhood ambitions. “My dad was a heroin addict. My mom ...
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13 people vanish from Probation’s leadership. So will it help?
Late on Friday afternoon, June 28, Los Angeles County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa caused a great many heads to spin with his announcement that 13 people were no longer going to be working at ...
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Deconstructing the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 10 – The U.S. Government changes its story
On May 30, of this year, the conviction of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney prompted a renewed discussion on the importance of the rule of law in the U.S. A reminder of ...
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Video of gladiator fight in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall is shown in court, as same troubled facility is declared “suitable” to house LA’s youth
Thursday, April 11, was not a cheering day for those who care about the young people in the care of Los Angeles County Probation On Thursday morning during a hearing in a Sylmar juvenile courtroom, ...
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LASD whistleblower takes her case to trial, while Villanueva testifies that deputy gangs don’t exist, & Sheriff Luna says there’s a new deputy gang
Wednesday, civil rights attorney, Alan Romero presented closing arguments in the whistleblower lawsuit brought by LASD Captain Angela Walton, against the County of Los Angeles, and former LA County ...
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8 LA probation staff removed from duty for overseeing “fight clubs,” as probation chief outsources internal affairs investigations
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, LA County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa issued a statement praising the members of the county’s Board of Supervisors who, at his request, passed a motion introduced ...