LA County plans to reopen Sylmar juvenile hall, relocate girls to Santa Monica Mountain camp
The moves are part of the county's plan to depopulate troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, which has been deemed unsuitable for housing youth.
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Thousands of probationers ‘unsupervised’ as LA County redirects officers to Los Padrinos
The Probation Department's South LA area office now reportedly has two officers supervising 1,600 probationers.
Wildomar tows dozens of RVs moved to city from homeless encampment in LA County
A code enforcement officer in Wildomar first noticed six trailers on the Palomar Street property in December. By April, that number had increased tenfold.
Inglewood revives dream of a people mover connecting Metro to SoFi Stadium
A previous iteration of the project, estimated to cost more than $2 billion, died last year after its funding fell through.
Dozens of RVs show up in Wildomar after encampment is dismantled in LA County
Sixty to 80 squatters were living in the campers when they were parked at a lot in the City of Industry.
3 youths from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall sent to hospital for suspected drug use
The overdoses come after a report from the Office of Inspector General found that room searches at the Downey facility are not occurring as frequently as required.
Former Commerce city manager gets 2 years’ probation for cannabis bribes
Edgar Cisneros resigned before his guilty plea became public and received roughly $400,000 in extra pay from the city as part of a severance agreement.
Supervisors push to shift homeless funding from LAHSA to new LA County department
If approved, the new department would absorb most of the roughly $350 million LAHSA receives from the county -- and part of the agency's staff -- over the next year.
LA County probation officers, forced on unpaid leaves by injuries, struggle with financial fallout
Some veteran officers have opted for early retirement to avoid foreclosures. "I was about to lose my home and ... it was like nobody cared," said one officer.
30 LA County probation employees indicted for allegedly staging ‘gladiator fights’ at juvenile hall
The fights occurred over a six-month period 2023 and involved 143 victims ranging in age from 12 to 18, according to the Department of Justice.