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Why Jaywalking Reform Is an Unhoused Rights Issue

A stunning 41 percent of jaywalking stops in Washington state involve an unhoused person. And no one knows how bad the problem is in the rest of America.

February 7, 2024

Living Without Refuge: How the Housing Crisis Fuels Traffic Violence

By design, the Vision Zero movement is data-driven, but traffic crash reports often do not report the housing status of victims.

October 24, 2023

LAPD Officer Punched 60-year-old Black Man in Chest, Collapsed His Lung during December Arrest

Chief Moore told the Police Commission that Earl Roots had been hospitalized "due to a complaint of having asthma."

September 13, 2023

LAPD Chief Gives Report on Sergeant’s Drive-by Shooting of Unarmed Vet

The drive-by was ruled out of policy. But the findings in the case were neither as critical nor as punitive as they could have been.

July 27, 2023