In the wake of heartbreaking shootings, this event expert shares tips on making open-air environments safer. Harry Kazakian Event organizers everywhere are now scrutinizing their security plans following last weekend’s tragic Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, which left three innocent people dead and 12 injured. As the food festival shooting demonstrates, outdoor venues are especially vulnerable […]

BAKERSFIELD. Calif. – It’s been five days since Jason Alderman was shot and killed by police Saturday night at a Subway restaurant in Oildale. As the investigation continues, the Alderman family is still trying to understand how that fateful night unfolded. Police initially said surveillance video of the incident wasn’t available. But on Tuesday, BPD […]

Earlier today, Saturday, June 27, I joined about 60 others for #WalkforWalt in honor of Walter DeLeon, the unarmed man shot by the LAPD last Friday. Friends, family and neighbors met at the Mulholland Memorial Fountain at 5pm to talk about Mr. DeLeon, what exactly happened on that Friday evening, offer support to his family […]

By Darsha Philips Saturday, June 27, 2015 LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Community members marched Saturday in Los Feliz, where an unarmed man was shot by police because they believed he had a gun hidden under a gray cloth.  Supporters carrying gray cloths gathered by a fountain at Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive, hoping […]

By Allison B. Cohen June 26, 2015 EAST HOLLYWOOD–The mother and sister of Walter De Leon, the 48-year-old man who was critically wounded by Los Angeles Police officers last Friday, have retained attorney Mark Geragos, according to multiple sources. Geragos is best known for representing O.J. Simpson in his 1994 criminal trial. He is also a […]