L.A. officials stop use of disappearing Google Chats, citing Palisades fire

For years, Los Angeles City employees have been able to communicate through Google Chat messages. It will be automatically deleted after 24 hours. Even after the city-sanctioned practice was uncovered by community groups last year and a leading government expert questioned whether it violated public records laws, city officials refused to stop it. The city […]
L.A. city officials use disappearing Google Chats. The city attorney is investigating

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is conducting an internal investigation into city employees’ use of Google Chat messages, which are automatically deleted after 24 hours. The investigation was the result of an agreement between the city and the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, a community group that discovered the missing messages during a lawsuit involving […]
L.A. city officials use disappearing Google Chats. The city attorney is investigating

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is conducting an internal investigation into city employees’ use of Google Chat messages, which are automatically deleted after 24 hours. The investigation was the result of an agreement between the city and the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, a community group that discovered the missing messages during a lawsuit involving […]
Sam Bateman had sexual chats with children from jail: Feds

Accused polygamy cult leader Sam Bateman (screenshot courtesy of Law&Crime Network) Polygamous cult leader Sam Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet awaiting trial on kidnapping and other charges, “brazenly” used the prison’s telephone system to “sexually abuse his children and We had a great discussion,” the federal prosecutor said. One of the girls, identified as “Jane Doe […]