Rebecca Ellis
Reporter at Los Angeles Times
LA County Government Reporter @latimes | [email protected]
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6 days ago |
latimes.com | Rebecca Ellis |David Zahniser
Soon, the most powerful Los Angeles County politician won’t be the mayor of L.A. It won’t be a county supervisor. It will be the elected chief executive. “It’s probably going to be the second most powerful position in the state next to the governor,” said former West Covina Mayor Brian Calderón Tabatabai, one of 13 people now tasked with deciding just how much power should come with the post.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Rebecca Ellis
Many eyes were on Los Angeles County on April 7 as a claims board approved a long haggled-over $4-billion settlement, following a flood of lawsuits from victims who said they were sexually abused as children in county-run lock-ups and foster homes. That same day, the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office quietly finalized another decision: The man who had emerged in the lawsuits as the most prolific abuser would not face criminal charges.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Rebecca Ellis
Many residents who lost their homes in the Palisades or Eaton fires should have received a tax refund because their properties are now worth a lot less. But in about 330 cases, U.S. Postal Serice workers tried unsuccessfully to deliver the checks to vacant or destroyed homes, since residents hadn’t provided a new address. Los Angeles County officials said Tuesday that they have sent roughly 9,700 checks totaling $26 million to residents whose properties were reassessed because of wildfire damage.
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2 weeks ago |
latimes.com | David Zahniser |Rebecca Ellis
The Los Angeles City Council signed off on a $14-billion spending plan for 2025-26 on Thursday, scaling back Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety initiatives as they attempted to spare 1,000 city workers from layoffs. Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, the council voted 12 to 3 for a plan that would cut funding for recruitment at the Los Angeles Police Department, leaving the agency with fewer officers than at any point since 1995.
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2 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Rebecca Ellis
A seasoned L.A. County emergency management official who specialized in emergency alerts was charged May 9 with murdering his mother. The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office alleges Robert Barreras “took advantage of a position of trust and confidence” to commit the murder of Karen Lee Barreras, according to the criminal complaint. Barreras, a 42-year-old Alhambra resident, was arrested May 7.
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