California’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

The state’s attorney general opened an investigation into whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in the blaze.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the focus of his investigation is to find out if the response violated state anti-discrimination and disability rights laws.

More than a year after the devastating Eaton fire — and following months of mounting pressure from survivors — California ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced an investigation into potential civil rights violations during the emergency response to the Eaton fire. West Altadena, a historically Black community, ...

Police officers and sheriff’s deputies used excessive force on an Orange County accountant who was shot in the side of the head with a less-than-lethal launcher while walking away from law enforcement ...

A county report says ICE raids and protests last summer cost Los Angeles more than $1B, hurt businesses, and prompted ...