Dennis Romero

"We would hope not only California passes protections but that other states see California as an example of how to stand up for detainees," says Grace Meng, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch....

The initiative could "buffer California against chaos, dysfunction and uncertainty at the federal level," says one of its organizers....

It looks like the federal war on drugs is officially back on. The U.S. Attorney General just told his prosecutors to seek tougher sentences for drug suspects....

As leader of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cheryl Boone Isaacs opened the door to a more diverse Oscars. Her exit had activists concerned....

A new report confirms that L.A. is one of the most difficult cities in the United States for first-time home buyers....

A Los Angeles city councilman wants border wall builders with city contracts to reveal themselves. A proposed law would make them do just that....

A Black Lives Matter activist alleges in a federal lawsuit that cops arrested him first and then came up with a reason afterward....

Friends of Abe, a private group of Hollywood conservatives, is reforming after disbanding about one year ago. The organization announced on Facebook this month that "FOA is back!" A group member who spoke on the condition of anonymity says it was dissolved in April 2016 by founder Gary Sinise amid infighting......

A SoCal bar is in hot water following a controversial Cinco de Mayo party. California alcohol authorities are probing whether its buy-one-get-one drink offering was illegal....