Hall of Justice: 100 years old and part of LA County’s law-and-order living history
The imposing Los Angeles County Hall of Justice turned 100 years old and carries a fascinating history of law-and-order ...
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Armed With Just a Badge, Los Angeles’ First Policewoman Protected the City’s Most Vulnerable in the Early 20th Century
Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...
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A New Edition of ‘Los Angeles Before the Freeways’ Comes at a Time When L.A. Again Finds Itself at the Crossroads
Read an excerpt from Arnold Hylen’s seminal visual tour of a bygone L.A., first published in 1981 and reissued by Angel City ...
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Fired LAFD chief loses appeal of dismissal after making her case to LA City Council
Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley lost an appeal to get her old job back in a hearing ... Crowley arrived at City Hall at about 9 a.m., receiving hugs and applause from ...
What the closure of an iconic Los Angeles cafe says about the state of California civic life
The Pantry in Los Angeles closed down earlier this month. After decades of being open 24 hours a day, serving tens of ...
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Hall of Justice: 100 years old and part of LA County’s law-and-order living history
“It feels like an old friend, to inspire us to do better and to actually achieve justice in our society,” he said. The Hall of Justice is diagonal from Los Angeles City Hall. It is the oldest ...