A former Black Panther known as "The Commander," Basheer founded a violence prevention and gang intervention nonprofit in South L.A.

Disruptions to federal SNAP benefits shine a light on the hunger crisis that has long afflicted L.A.

The California Supreme Court rejected a 1st Amendment challenge to a state law that protects the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes and forbids employees of those sites from using the wrong pronouns to address a resident or co-worker.

An LAPD sergeant testified at a recent disciplinary hearing that the department did not begin alerting a state oversight body to domestic abuse allegations against officers until more than year after it was required by state law.

"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," President Trump posted on his social media platform.