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LOS ANGELES, CA, AUG, 19, 2026: Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan J. Hochman speaks at a press conference where said he would reduce 16 felony eavesdropping counts against an LAPD officer to misdemeanors at the Hall of Justice Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Chabria: L.A. D.A. Nathan Hochman changed his mind. Is that such a bad thing?

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman reversed his decision to pursue felony charges against an LAPD officer who secretly recorded his colleagues making racist and misogynistic remarks.

Left: Attorney General Rob Bonta in downtown Los Angeles on July 23, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) Right: Bill Essayli, California Assembly District 63, represents Riverside. Photo by California State Assembly

Two of California’s top law enforcement leaders trade barbs over state election integrity

Sacramento, CA - March 29: The California State Capitol building on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Sacramento, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

California lawmakers reach deal to adjust childhood sex abuse law — but rebuff damage caps

Residents confront ICE agents

California lawmakers push bill to ban shock gloves for federal agents

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19: An aerial view of the California state Capitol on August 19, 2025 in Sacramento, California. Republican state legislators filed a lawsuit today in hopes of blocking a mid-year redistricting plan that Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to counter an effort in Texas to redraw Congressional district lines. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

State lawmakers pass bills to punish unethical lawyers, limit hedge funds that influence cases

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