EXCLUSIVE: The L.A. County District Attorney is urging California Governor Newsom to fund Proposition 36—a measure passed by voters to strengthen consequences for repeat offenders. The DA warns that without more state funding, the law can’t be fully enforced.

“If the Governor has a couple hundred million dollars he wants to spend, we’d ask him to spend it on getting us mental health and drug addiction beds in our community.” - LA District Attorney @NathanHochmanDA . Los Angeles County officials at a Town Hall in Torrance, CA Thursday

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JUST IN: California Governor @GavinNewsom announces new “crime suppression teams” saying “While the Trump Administration undermines cities, California is partnering with them — and delivering real results.”. The teams from the California Highway Patrol will work with local law

LATEST: Seemingly constant fires in LA’s Sepulveda Basin Park have nearby residents worried the next one could get out of control and destroy homes. These fires are often times attributed to the hundreds of homeless people living across the 2,000 acre park, many view as

NEW: The US Army Corps of Engineers held a press conference Tuesday to celebrate their last project cleaning a burned property in Pacific Palisades, CA. Many residents had expected L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to be at the event, but her staff tells me she informed organizers Monday

LATEST: Santa Monica’s police chief is believed to have sent out 2 different versions of his resignation letter. One to the City Manager, where he appears to blame city leadership for his exit… and the other version sent to media where he doesn’t.

The Santa Monica Police Chief announced his sudden resignation. Tonight, the Mayor of Santa Monica tells me the exit comes as a surprise.

LATEST: The search continues for missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro. On Sunday, the boy’s father was out with investigators looking for remains.

A memorial continues to grow outside the home of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro. The baby is feared to be dead, while his parents have been arrested for suspicion of murder.

“It happens all of the time in Southern California, you kind of get used to it.”. A GTA suspect got away from a police chase Thursday after driving into a storm drain. #LosAngeles #California

NEW: A postal worker in Torrance, CA is on video appearing to pepper spray mail before putting into a slot and giving it to a dog. The USPS tells me they’re investigating.

The City of LA and @MayorOfLA also pre-deploying resources ahead of this week’s fire weather danger.

NEW:@CAGovernor Gavin Newsom approved the pre-deployment of firefighting resources in Los Angeles County. A fire weather watch and red flag warnings have been issued starting Wednesday across Southern California.

The @NWSLosAngeles has issued a Fire Weather Watch for portions of Ventura and LA Counties, along with red flag warnings later this week. Is the City of LA more prepared for peak fire season compared to 8 month ago?

JUST IN: The @NWSLosAngeles has issued a Fire Weather Watch across much of the Los Angeles, CA area for later this week when a heat wave is expected. They say these areas “will have highest risk of large plume dominated fires”.

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WATCH: The @TheSMCoalition is flying a homeless woman out of Los Angeles to be reunited with her family in Idaho. The 21-year-old had been living on LA streets for 3 years and is feared to have been a victim of a sex trafficking ring.

NEW: Border Patrol made an apprehension outside California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Election Rigging Response Act” press conference.