Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers
Policy director of the Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, which represents parents; former Los Angeles Superior Court judicial officer
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Bob Stevenson
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FROM Bob Stevenson
Which Way, L.A.?
LA's New Child Protection Czar Every day, 40 infants are reported to be victims of abuse or neglect in Los Angeles County. Twenty thousand kids are in foster care — all too often a road to prison. To better protect children and youth from maltreatment, the County has created a new job and appointed a highly respected juvenile court judge to fill it. Independent producer Daniel Heimpel has a profile.
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Heading for the fire exit Thousands of Californians are spending the holidays deciding what to do next after devastating wildfires. The Camp Fire – in northern California – took out nearly an entire town, killing at least 86 people. And the Woolsey Fire, closer to home, left 3 people dead, chewing through nearly 100,000 acres in L.A. and Ventura Counties. Ken Pimlott knows those names all too well. He heads up the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and today is his last day on the job.