Outraged by The Standard’s rape-kit investigation? Here’s what you can do
Published Aug. 2, 2026at6:00am After The Standard reported on San Francisco’s poor record of investigating sexual assault cases…
Crime in San Francisco is down
By now, the headline is familiar: Crime in San Francisco just keeps going down. Except, for now, in…
Push to install Flock Safety devices targeted L.A. agency, emails show
Since its creation more than a century ago, the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting has been in…
Police Commission fights to keep civilian oversight amid LAPD defiance
Jeff Skobin was tired of asking. Last November, amid a startling increase in LAPD shootings, the Los Angeles…
City Council moves to limit traffic stops; LAPD policy not changing
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted in favor of new restrictions on so-called “pretextual” traffic stops,…
Twice-rejected Oakland commissioner who wants to defund police gets elevated after improper vote
Collage of police activity in Oakland and a man’s portrait. An anti-cop member of the independent commission overseeing…
LAPD sent officers to train in Israel, can’t explain what they learned
Over the last decade, the Los Angeles Police Department sent employees to Israel to train or be trained…