Anna Albaryan
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I cover housing and transit for @SpecNews1SoCal . Previously @ktla . Daughter of Immigrants 🇦🇲. 📧 Story ideas? anna.albaryan @charter .com
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I’m a housing reporter in LA who is currently looking for housing, and the roadblocks I’m running into are wild. We already know affordability is an issue but the criteria to just be considered is insane, too.
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It took my newsroom 30 seconds to decide how to phrase the attack — with our managers landing on “Russia invades Ukraine.” They didn’t hesitate for a moment to call out the aggressor. But when Artsakh and Gaza were under attack, all my scripts were changed to say “conflict.”
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LATEST: I spent several days visiting this RV park and getting to know its residents, who have all been fighting to keep their community in tact. The same community that helped a lot of them escape homelessness and drug addiction.
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Ever wonder who is helping the unhoused during severe storms and freezing 🥶 cold weather? Watch my latest:
@SpecNews1SoCal
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Bidding closed for this 17th-century Armenian gospel book on Sotheby’s online auction today. It was sold for $93,013 USD. I hope the buyer does the right thing, and sends it to Yerevan’s Matenadaran museum and research institute 🙏🏼. Here’s the story we aired about it on Sunday.
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City Council President Krekorian did not mince words when speaking about the Lachin corridor blockade in Artsakh ahead of a vote on Item 12 today — saying “we are about to witness the next Armenian genocide occur before our very eyes.”
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I’m at the Inside Safe operation on Venice Blvd underneath the 405 fwy today, where I’m told more than 50 unhoused folks will be offered some sort of temporary shelter. Tricky situation here since there are 3 different jurisdictions involved.
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Armenian Twitter: I need you to do your thing! 🇦🇲
Looking for someone who can talk about Armenian holiday traditions (primarily about the food we cook for New Year’s Eve) and why we celebrate on the 6th rather than the 25th.
DM me if that’s you or you have someone in mind!
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My thanks again to
@chris24michel
for chatting with me about the Regional Connector and what it means for him and his family. It’s not just about a new rail line… it’s about how people can use it to connect with their communities :)
#metro
@metrolosangeles
#regionalconnector
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Not a good day for folks in Burbank! This was the scene on N Pass Ave where several massive pine trees came down during the storm last night! Wild.
#SoCalStorm
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Our LA City Council members are clearly still struggling with transparency and it is not okay. I recently asked
@ImeldaPad
’s office for an interview or statement on their plan for a homeless encampment on Aetna St. in Van Nuys. I’ve covered this encampment since before
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If you have 6 minutes, watch this! Great investigative piece and apparently another report already in the works.
UCLA counter-protests got bloody. Our
@CNN
investigation shows you who was behind the violence -- and the ones ID'ed not all students. Video w/
@pdicarlocnn
@annamajacnn
@alligordon
@yahyaghazala
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People in LA can’t afford to live where they work — now that includes reporters who are supposed to be covering this stuff in an effort to change it, but can’t, because corporations are gutting our newsrooms.
This is where I point out that the MediaNewsGroup/Alden's Southern California News Group's Long Beach Press Telegram is hiring a City Hall reporter for $40K, or $19.23 an hour, to live in one of the most expensive metro in the country:
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NEW: I spoke to a rider who said he doesn’t want Metro to keep spending hundreds of millions of dollars on LAPD and LASD in hopes of improving safety. Watch full story below:
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Officials are coming together at Union Station today to kick off LA’s first-ever “Infrastructure Week.”
Panelists will talk about the work needed to carry out major events like the 2028 Olympics, which includes improving transportation.
This comes as
@metrolosangeles
is facing
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I’m so excited to finally share that I’ve joined the
@SpecNews1SoCal
family as their newest MMJ!
This opportunity means so much to me. It was never part of the plan to be on the other side of the camera, but I’m thrilled to take on this new challenge.
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It was my first time producing at KTLA — and all I could think about was making sure this story aired. Thank you
@arpstache_
for letting us use your videos!
#sanctionturkey
#SanctionAzerbaijan
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This is all preliminary but it sounds like 16 people were shot, 10 are unresponsive and 2 are in critical condition, but breathing. Happened in Monterey Park at a Lunar New Year festival. Just so awful.
#montereypark
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NEW: City Controller, Kenneth Mejia, announced during public comment at the LA City Council meeting this morning, that his office is creating a data compass website to track the city's spending on solving homelessness.
@lacontroller
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NEW: LA City Council votes unanimously to pass Item 12, which calls to support any legislation condemning Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin corridor to Artsakh.
#ArtsakhBlockade
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There is a huge effort this morning, and in the days to come, to identify members of the masked mob that launched attacks on the Gaza solidarity camp last night.
Police have hours of footage they can scrub through. Reports indicate some of the agitators are white supremacists.
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Lebanese Armenian owner 🇱🇧🇦🇲🤤
@LATACO
's coverage of middle eastern cuisine is one of the *many* reasons I decided to become a member. This place looks bomb!
Straight From Lebanon’s Streets, These Juicy Sandwiches Are Reviving Eagle Rock Plaza’s Lonely Corner Strip Mall
Written by
@el_tragon_de_LA
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I’m at the official launch of
@metrolosangeles
’s ambassador program. Metro will deploy 300 ambassadors along LA’s transit system to support riders and help increase safety. Full report coming soon.
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NEW: Tunneling is complete for the
@metrolosangeles
D like expansion project! We got a sneak peak of the Wilshire/Fairfax station today. This line will be essential for the 2028 Olympics and beyond. First section, which includes 3 stops expected to open 2025! Final date: ~2027
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@ShotOn35mm
Today was tough. Myself + the entire newsroom at
@LATACO
(minus our fearless leader
@theglutster
) were furloughed. The next two weeks are crucial! We need thousands of new members to keep me and my talented coworkers on staff.
Sign up to save LA TACO -
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Media got to tour the progress on the D line expansion this morning! This is the Wilshire/Fairfax station. Full project expected to open by 2027… if all goes according to plan.
#olympics
#latransit
@metrolosangeles
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An RV park in Ventura is under mandatory evacuation orders through Tuesday evening due to severe flooding brought on by this winter storm. Here’s what it looked like as crews pulled an abandoned pickup truck out of floodwaters during a crazy downpour.
#Ventura
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The Spectrum News 1 team is a storytelling powerhouse, that does some of the most impactful community reporting I’ve ever seen. It’s such an honor to be a part of this talented team of journalists.
Wish me luck!
Story ideas? Send them my way! anna.albaryan
@charter
.com
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NEW: In its first 10 months, Measure ULA raised $192 million (more than double the annual direct affordable housing funding Los Angeles receives from the federal government).
To date, the measure has raised $215 million.
According to
@SAJE_ShiftPower
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Finally saw ‘corporate head’ in person today during a break in Dtla. Cool sculpture!
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Burning question for me today: are officials still working on identifying members of the mob that violently attacked students and arresting them? More than 200 student protestors have been arrested. But will there be repercussions for the other group?
#UCLAProtest
#ucla
Chancellor Gene Block released a statement today that said the university attempted to uplift student voices through the encampment, but it ultimately had to be removed because of disruptions to campus operations and the violence that counter-protesters inflicted upon it.
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Another stabbing reported today, this time it was a Metro guard (unclear if it's an ambassador or transit security officer).
For those keeping track:
April 13 - bus driver stabbed in Silver lake
April 13 - bus driver stabbed in Willowbrook
April 22 - woman stabbed & killed at
NEW FROM ME: A violent attack against a DASH bus driver in South Los Angeles on Sunday has renewed calls for action to address safety concerns among transit riders and employees.
Video is dramatic... click to watch:
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she said “thanks for following up, I will call you later this evening.” Well she never called…. This whole experience is so reminiscent of how Nury Martinez interacted with the press. As elected leaders, they have a responsibility to be open and transparent with not only the
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UPDATE: Los Angeles area is getting $900 million in federal funding to prepare for the 2028 Olympics.
LA Metro will use the bulk of the money
Port of LA will use $5 million
Friends of the Hollywood Central Park will use ~$4 million
City of LA will use $2 million
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UPDATE: Burgos has expanded her lead for second place in the CD2 race by 422 votes.
Earlier in the week, Council President Krekorian’s office released a statement hailing Nazarian’s lead.
@UnrigLA
says this was an ethics violation of the city charter.
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Back in South Pasadena today, talking to folks about tenant protections. Believe it or not, south Pas is made up of 53% renters — and they’ve had to fight hard to avoid evictions lately. Story coming soon.
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public but the press as well. We shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to find out critical information on the stories we’re covering — especially when some of them are about the biggest issues plaguing LA right now.
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People are coming here to the initial scene in Monterey Park to leave flowers along a chain link fence. So much heartache in the community.
#MonterreyPark
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The Housing & Homelessness committee voted 3-2 in favor of
@HugoForCD13
’s motion to extend LA’s rent freeze on rent-controlled units to August 2024. It will now go to LA City Council for a full discussion/vote.
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If you’re in Beverly Hills and you know anyone who found these fliers, please please please comment below or DM me.
#SpreadTheWord
#beverlyhills
BREAKING: anti-Armenian fliers found in Beverly Hills this morning. Police say at the moment no crime was committed but they are investigating. No obvious connection to recent anti-Semitic fliers found in BH other than the medium, police say. Residents found them posted on poles.
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@JonnyPeltz
There’s a fence in Hollywood, too. The mayor’s office said this is the “prevent future encampments” part of the Inside Safe initiative.
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CORRECTION: LAPD is here but the cops in this video are actually University of California police.
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BREAKING: Metro board votes to make their fareless ride program for students permanent. Here’s a piece I did on the program late last year:
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after working closely with Padilla and Horvath (the county supervisor who reps the area).
This was very clearly held from me INTENTIONALLY… for reasons I still don’t truly understand. In fact I reached out to Padilla’s office AGAIN after the inside safe announcement and
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Public comment at today's
@metrolosangeles
board meeting was intense! Speakers are asking for "care, not cops" on the Metro system. This followed a rally outside the agency's headquarters, which stood against Metro's proposal to create an in-house police force.
#metrocops
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Padilla even took office and a few times after that as well. Several weeks ago a scheduled sweep on Aetna was stopped by a group of housing advocates and protestors who didn’t want to see the unhoused folks on that street displaced.
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Got to see the new drone show at Dodger Stadium. What do we think?? Who prefers the fireworks?
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NEW: Ahead of a sneak peak tour, Metro chairman Ara Najarian announces that the Regional Connector will open on Father’s Day, June 16th.
#metro
#regionalconnector
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Another victory for progressive voters in SoCal. Asatryan defeated the status quo and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, City Council members selected Elen Asatryan as Glendale’s next Mayor. Congratulations Mayor Asatryan!
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📊Veteran homelessness fell by 22% in LA county according to the new Homeless Count numbers.
And while that's definitely good news, I've found in my reporting that barriers to permanent housing for many of these vets still exist today. In some cases, it's causing vets to fall
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NEW FROM ME: Got a chance to join a pair of PATH outreach workers with
@metrolosangeles
's HOME team on their DTLA route recently. Metro's HOME team does 24/7 outreach on trains and buses to connect people experiencing homelessness with housing services...
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KCRW, you can take ALL my money.
@TravisHolcombe
just played Avo Haroutiounian and gave a shoutout to the new album, Silk Road: Journey of the Armenian Diaspora. I’m on cloud 9.
@kcrw
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My latest. It’s going to be a heated race.
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Okay, LA… let’s keep the momentum going!!!
#lataco
L.A. we’re trying to SAVE L.A. TACO 🌮 and this is our LAST week to reach our goal!
We can’t do this without your support, it’s time to rally for the homestretch.
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Last night, one of the issues Mayor Karen Bass raised in her first State of the City speech was the conditions on LA's Metro system.
I spent a few weeks taking a look at those conditions as well... and talking to passengers:
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NEW: Mayor's team just finished an Inside Safe operation near Fountain & Alexandria in Hwood. 20 ppl were brought inside. The encampment was steps away from a daycare. Residents have been asking the city to address it for nearly 9 months.
Video is mine. Photos via
@MayorOfLA
.
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Then I was ghosted for a while again and was told on September 12 that they have received my email but that they’re still working on the statement. Well imagine my surprise when Mayor Bass announced the next day that they concluded an Inside Safe effort on Aetna St
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before, what the city plans to do to ensure the best outcome. Guys… believe me when I tell you I was MORE than generous with the timeline I gave to the city. I first asked Padilla’s rep for comment on September 4… didn’t hear back at all until the 7th…
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Well if anyone had doubts about flooding in Ventura here’s your PSA to stay at home
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Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement on the latest draft for the permanent Al Fresco dining program in LA.
“I directed City Departments to work together to make this a permanent Al Fresco program that incorporates everything that made the temporary…
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Day 4 at Venice Blvd/405 fwy. I’m hoping to speak to residents about the clearing of this encampment. DM me if you wanna chat, thanks!
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In the weeks after that incident I started working on a story about what the city plans to do next. My story was focused on WHY the protestors were against the sweep, how other community members in the area felt about the encampment (residents, business owners) and as I mentioned
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Omg. This is the most beautiful show of support I’ve ever seen. 🇲🇽 🇦🇲
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I know there’s a lot going on in America right now, but it’s not constant-bombardment-and-destruction-of-lives-and-homes a lot.
#StopAliyev
so there can be
#PeaceForArmenians
, and we will get back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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BREAKING: Investigators say the gunman in this deadly mass shooting has been described to them as an Asian male. When asked if this was still being investigated as a hate crime, they said “everything is on the table.”
#MontereyPark
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Listen to what this rider told me about her experience on Metro... even after
@MayorOfLA
ordered a surge of law enforcement to *physically ride* trains & buses.
Her concerns: open drug use, harassment, lack of law enforcement presence.
@SpecNews1SoCal
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LATEST: LA County Sheriff Robert Luna expected to provide an update on the mass shooting here in Monterey Park at 8am. Shooter still at large.
#MontereyPark
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Ribbon cutting for the opening of Metro’s Regional Connector! A huge day for LA County and a community milestone for DTLA.
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I got the scoop on how Metro's 'Tap-to-Exit' pilot program is going so far.
📈 5,100 fare evasions corrected in the first 10 days
📊 33% drop in citations issued in the first 2 days
📉 & "promising data" on Transit Watch App showing drop in crime (results not ready yet)
Metro
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I was at the Santa Monica courthouse this afternoon where Judge Ford heard closing arguments in the Barrington Plaza Tenants Association v. Douglas Emmett case. He did not issue a ruling today, but says a tentative decision is expected in the next two weeks.
Judge Ford pressed
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Calling on all my Transit advocates here! 🚉
I need to interview someone this weekend about Metro's fare-capping program and why riders are asking for free rides instead. (I know there was a rally about that today but I couldn't make it).
Any takers?
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Some of my favorite moments from
@KTLA
’s coverage of the march for victory on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Armenians calling for peace.
#RecognizeArtsakh
#StopAliyev
#StopErdogan
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It took 12 days.
I started working for a local news station on May 7 and covered a school shooting on May 18.
GUYS THIS IS NOT OKAY.
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FYI — it’s not a coincidence that the only news stations in LA that haven’t been crowded by protesters, happen to have Armenian employees. We’re keeping our news staff informed on the daily. Diverse newsrooms always win.
#RecognizeArtsakh
#CBS
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Excuse me??
Irvine, California Mayor
@FarrahNK
jokes with prominent deniers of the Armenian Genocide about making Armenians “disappear”
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I met an Armenian woman today who told me she’s been homeless for more than 20 years. I was at an interim housing facility where she finally secured temporary shelter. She heard Mayor Bass was coming to tour the facility, so she did her makeup. I can’t stop thinking about her.
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There were two more stabbing attacks on Metro's system this week. Neither one was deadly. Both involved passengers, not drivers. Then a man was robbed (cell phone) and attacked on a Metro bus today to mark the 3rd violent incident in a span of 24 hours.
Most people I've spoken
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I joined
@amritsingh
on tonight’s episode of
@IssuesOn1
to talk about tenant protections — specifically the right to counsel for renters, which is what some city councilmembers say is next on their agenda… and what renters say they need to navigate their
#eviction
cases.
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There are a few things you can always count on happening when it rains and flooding in the Union station tunnel is one of them.
#socalrain
#LARain
Standing water in L.A.'s Union station tunnel to train platforms.
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This pink dress from My Date with the President’s Daughter lives in my mind rent free always
some fashion items in movies that i think about constantly:
1) sarah michelle gellar's gogo boots in 'scooby doo'
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NEW: The
@lacontroller
's office just completed their first full audit, and it's on interim housing and shelter bed data.
The results show that the number of unhoused people in LA (46,260), is nearly three times larger than the number of shelter beds available (16,100).
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A reminder that *both* the Palmdale and Lancaster stations of the LASD were involved in that 2015 settlement with the DOJ that subjects them to a consent decree regarding use of force.
LA County Sheriff Robert Luna has just released body worn camera footage of a deputy punching a young mother in Palmdale during an arrest.
It is appalling and there is no justification for this violence.
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