Law enforcement is turning to facial recognition technology to identify the counter-protestors who attacked the UCLA encampment. Plus, lawmakers want to know where all the money to combat homelessness is actually going and another step is needed before Disneyland expands. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.  

Law enforcement is turning to facial recognition technology to identify the counter-protestors who attacked the UCLA encampment. Plus, lawmakers want to know where all the money to combat homelessness is actually going and another step is needed before Disneyland expands. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Your TL;DR for what's happening in SoCal. Get caught up in less than ten minutes every afternoon on The LA Local. From culture to crime to politics to the offbeat, Alex Silverman and the team at KNX News 97.1 FM have you covered.

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UCLA protest encampment attackers sought using facial recognition tech

We asked Mayor Bass if she would take a ride on Metro following two more violent incidents. UCLA academic workers are on the picket lines, striking over the University's handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Another French Bulldog is stolen at gunpoint in SoCal. And the latest on the murder of a soap opera actor in Downtown L.A.  The LA Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

We asked Mayor Bass if she would take a ride on Metro following two more violent incidents. UCLA academic workers are on the picket lines, striking over the University's handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Another French Bulldog is stolen at gunpoint in SoCal. And the latest on the murder of a soap opera actor in Downtown L.A.  The LA Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

'Spikes happen,' says Mayor Bass after latest Metro violence

A standoff with a stalking suspect shut down the 91 Freeway for hours and ended with the suspect dead. Mulholland Drive is reopening for the first time since the landslide that took out a huge chunk of earth under the roadway. Business owners lose, insurance companies win when it comes to Covid in California. And Waymo, expanding big time in L.A., has to answer for an increasing number of accidents. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A standoff with a stalking suspect shut down the 91 Freeway for hours and ended with the suspect dead. Mulholland Drive is reopening for the first time since the landslide that took out a huge chunk of earth under the roadway. Business owners lose, insurance companies win when it comes to Covid in California. And Waymo, expanding big time in L.A., has to answer for an increasing number of accidents. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.

Freeway standoff strands holiday weekend drivers for hours

A new protest encampment drew a different type of police response to the UCLA campus as the University chancellor faced tough questions in Congress. We're learning more about the background of the woman who led police on that wild chase on the 405. And deep spending cuts are now official for the City of Los Angeles. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

A new protest encampment drew a different type of police response to the UCLA campus as the University chancellor faced tough questions in Congress. We're learning more about the background of the woman who led police on that wild chase on the 405. And deep spending cuts are now official for the City of Los Angeles. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships.

UCLA protest encampment attackers sought using facial recognition tech

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