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Critics Applaud L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca's Resignation

Comments (0) | civilian oversight commission, Coalition to End Sheriff Violence in LA Jails, Crime, criminal allegations, FBI, Gloria Molina, L.A. County, l.a. county sheriff's department, lee baca, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, mark ridley-thomas, Monterey park, racial profiling, resignation, Sheriff Lee Baca, transparency

Sara Newman, Brianna Sacks
News Editors

What could the future hold for the Sheriff's Department? 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Sheriff Lee Baca To Retire

Comments (0) | Baca, jail violence, L.A. County, l.a. county sheriff's department, lee baca, Los Angeles, misconduct, police, police misconduct, retire, Retirement, scandal, Sheriff Lee Baca

Melissah Yang
Senior News Editor

Baca will retire by the end of the month, amid controversy plaguing the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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L.A. County Spends $75K on Compton Gun Buyback

Comments (0) | ammunition, assault weapon, Bureau of Firearms, buyback, Columbine, compton, firearm, gun, guns, LA County Board of Supervisors, LA County Sheriff's Department, lasd, lee baca, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, mark ridley-thomas, mass shooting, Nick Papazian, Philip Alpers, Port Arthur, rifle, Sandy Hook Elementary, sandy hook elementary school, Sheriff Lee Baca, weapon

L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca shows off some of the firearm collected in last week's gun buyback. Photo by Matt Hamilton.

Matt Hamilton
Staff Reporter

Experts question the effectiveness of gun buybacks.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Watchdog Organizations Give Sheriff Baca Shot At Redemption

Comments (0) | abused reporters, ACLU, american civil liberties union, citizens' commission on jail violence, inmate abuse, lee baca, Los Angeles, miriam krinsky, resignation, Sheriff Baca, Sheriff Lee Baca

Katherine Ostrowski
Staff Reporter

Despite shocking innmate abuse by deputies, L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca keeps his job.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Sheriff Lee Baca's Response To Jail Violence 'Has Been Insufficient,' Commission Asserts

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Paresh Dave
Executive Director

Report also criticizes Undersheriff Paul Tanaka.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Sheriff Baca Under Fire For Inmate Abuse

Comments (0) | ACLU, Crime, head injuries, inmate abuse, Justice, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county jails, politics, prison, Sheriff Lee Baca

Baca's deputies have faced numerous allegations of abusing inmates. (Neon Tommy)

Aaron Liu
Assistant News Editor

Baca's deputies bash heads with "alarming regularity," says ACLU.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Family Alleges Abuse At L.A. County Men's Central Jail

Comments (0) | ACLU, Central Jail, homicide, John Horton, Los Angeles and Region, Men's Central Jail, Sheriff Lee Baca, suicide

Tom Dotan
Associate News Editor

The beleaguered jail is once again at the center of a prison guard scandal.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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L.A. County Officials Want Funding Guarantees For Realignment

Comments (0) | california budget, corrections, Gloria Molina, jerry brown, la county, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county, los angeles parole, mark ridley-thomas, mike antonovich, realignment, Sheriff Lee Baca, state budget, zev yaroslavksy

Susan Shimotsu
Staff Reporter

Sheriff says Brown "doing the right thing;" some supervisors disagree.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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L.A. Today: Subway, Salazar, and More

Comments (0) | Banksy, Budget Cuts, Deficit, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, metro, Ruben Salazar, Sheriff Lee Baca, subway to the sea, Transportation

Andrew Khouri
Staff Reporter

After a three-day weekend, Los Angeles kicks off the work week with plenty to talk about.

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