After a string of violent assaults on Metro buses and trains, the transit board plans to take action Thursday to try to deter crime. JOn Baird has the story. 

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After a string of violent assaults on Metro buses and trains, the transit board plans to take action Thursday to try to deter crime. JOn Baird has the story. 
Photo: Getty Images

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Metro’s Board of Directors to discuss motion aimed at improving safety on transit system

The President of the United States has labeled the pro-Palestinian protest ... which ultimately turned violent ... that broke out in front of a Pico-Robertson synagogue on Sunday as anti Semitic.  So has LA Mayor Karen Bass, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and a whole host of other elected officials and analysts.

So ... how would an Islamic group here in Los Angeles characterize what went down yesterday?  KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman reached out to Hussam Ayloush, he's executive director of the LA-chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations ... and asked him if protesting Israel's war in Gaza ... in front of a LA synagogue ... was anti Semitic.

The Anti Defamation League, in its reporting, says that last year represented a record-increase in the number of anti Semitic incidents and attacks in Los Angeles.

The President of the United States has labeled the pro-Palestinian protest ... which ultimately turned violent ... that broke out in front of a Pico-Robertson synagogue on Sunday as anti Semitic.  So has LA Mayor Karen Bass, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and a whole host of other elected officials and analysts.
So ... how would an Islamic group here in Los Angeles characterize what went down yesterday?  KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman reached out to Hussam Ayloush, he's executive director of the LA-chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations ... and asked him if protesting Israel's war in Gaza ... in front of a LA synagogue ... was anti Semitic.
The Anti Defamation League, in its reporting, says that last year represented a record-increase in the number of anti Semitic incidents and attacks in Los Angeles.

Muslim leaders in LA defend the pro-Palestinian protest outside of a Jewish synagogue, while denouncing anti Semitism

Therapists for cats and dogs ... strollers for cats and dogs ... vegan diets for cats and dogs.

Have Americans gone overboard on spoiling our pets?

There are an increasing number of veterinarians and animal behaviorists who argue that is, indeed, the case.

KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman caught up with one such person ... University of Colorado animal ethicist Jessica Pierce ... and asked her if treating our pets like children can be harmful to their health and well being.

While more pets than ever before are in American homes ... there's a downside to our love of cats and dogs. More people are abandoning animals to animal shelters, leading to higher rates of euthanasia. 

In 2023, nearly 360,000 dogs were euthanized at shelters ... a five-year high.

Therapists for cats and dogs ... strollers for cats and dogs ... vegan diets for cats and dogs.
Have Americans gone overboard on spoiling our pets?
There are an increasing number of veterinarians and animal behaviorists who argue that is, indeed, the case.
KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman caught up with one such person ... University of Colorado animal ethicist Jessica Pierce ... and asked her if treating our pets like children can be harmful to their health and well being.
While more pets than ever before are in American homes ... there's a downside to our love of cats and dogs. More people are abandoning animals to animal shelters, leading to higher rates of euthanasia. 
In 2023, nearly 360,000 dogs were euthanized at shelters ... a five-year high.

Are we loving our pets to death?

More Jewish people live in Los Angeles than in any other place on Earth ... that aren't Israel and New York City.

So our city is teaming with vibrant synagogues serving all kinds of different denominations of Judaism.  And rest assured that all of those temples are looking at what happened yesterday ... where a pro-Palestinian protest turned violent in front of a synagogue in the Pico-Robertson ... with a great deal of interest and wariness.

KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman caught up with Rabbi Erez Sherman at Sinai Temple on Wilshire Boulevard ... and asked him whether protesting Israel's war in Gaza in front of a Los Angeles synagogue counts as anti Semitism:

Also today on KNX we'll be hearing from a LA-based Islamic group for their reactions on yesterday's violence.

More Jewish people live in Los Angeles than in any other place on Earth ... that aren't Israel and New York City.
So our city is teaming with vibrant synagogues serving all kinds of different denominations of Judaism.  And rest assured that all of those temples are looking at what happened yesterday ... where a pro-Palestinian protest turned violent in front of a synagogue in the Pico-Robertson ... with a great deal of interest and wariness.
KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman caught up with Rabbi Erez Sherman at Sinai Temple on Wilshire Boulevard ... and asked him whether protesting Israel's war in Gaza in front of a Los Angeles synagogue counts as anti Semitism:
Also today on KNX we'll be hearing from a LA-based Islamic group for their reactions on yesterday's violence.

Metro’s Board of Directors to discuss motion aimed at improving safety on transit system

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