‘We’re trying to prevent a mother from losing their child’: Gang interventionist on spike in gun violence Listen 15 min MORE Young activists rally to end gun violence in LA. Homicides in the City of Los Angeles are up 25% from last year, according to LA Police Department Chief Michel Moore. Photo by Hayk Shalunts/Shutterstock.
Homicides in the City of Los Angeles are up 25% from last year, according to LA Police Department Chief Michel Moore. The city has had 162 homicides from January 1 to June 22, compared to 129 homicides during the same period in 2020. Some are worried that the trend could worsen as we head into summer research shows that violence jumps during warmer weather.
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During his annual State of the City address on Monday, Eric Garcetti unveiled that his upcoming budget will devote millions to health, efforts to combat poverty and effect changes to public safety.
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti laid out a sprawling plan to reboot Los Angeles as the city begins to emerge from a pandemic and to combat systemic inequities during his annual State of the City address on Monday night.
Speaking from the Griffith Observatory, the mayor laid out a forthcoming budget that will devote millions to health, efforts to combat poverty and homelessness and changes to public safety and equity, among other initiatives. The address was virtual this year due to the pandemic and available to view on the mayor s social channels as well as on Channel 35. It’s past time to imagine that just and resilient city. It’s time to build it, Garcetti said while announcing the contents of his eighth city budget as mayor, which will ta
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