## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b1/062a-b1f8f08b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312) ### [ $4.4 Billion Later: Inside the Broken Machinery of Los Angeles’ Homelessness System](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312) August 06 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/064h-ae29651b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) ### [Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) August 07 2025 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/061a-9b0a2dba.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) ### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) August 03 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/063g-8e92d8f0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332) ### [Netanyahu’s Challengers Are Selling The Same Poison](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332) August 10 2026 --- [![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3e/037j-3e7fa99c.png)](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21725:laas-gm-brenda-barnette-s-last-day-plan-for-at-risk-pets-humane-or-dangerous&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH ## [ LAAS GM Brenda Barnette’s Last-Day Plan for At-Risk Pets – Humane or Dangerous? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21725:laas-gm-brenda-barnette-s-last-day-plan-for-at-risk-pets-humane-or-dangerous&catid=361) On the surface, this may sound like a humane idea, but the timing raises immediate suspicion. Why would a retiring General Manager issue a media release of a new program during the last few hours of her tenure? And, why is there no mention… ### More Coverage - [Dog Attack Lawsuit Filed Against Singer-Rapper Chris Brown - Will LA Animal Services Be Added?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21636:dog-attack-lawsuit-filed-against-singer-rapper-chris-brown-will-la-animal-services-be-added&catid=361) - [Dogs, Cats Will be Drugged in LA Animal Services “No Kill” Shelters – Brenda Barnette’s Final Legacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21592:dogs-cats-will-be-drugged-in-la-animal-services-no-kill-shelters-brenda-barnette-s-final-legacy&catid=361) - [GM Brenda Barnette’s Decade at LA Animal Services –Transformation or Tyranny?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21543:gm-brenda-barnette-s-decade-at-la-animal-services-transformation-or-tyranny&catid=361) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/39/035k-399711c7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21671:los-angeles-rescue-dog-stabbed-and-beaten-at-foster-home-and-other-no-kill-cruelty&catid=361)ANIMAL WATCH ## [Los Angeles Rescue Dog Stabbed and Beaten at Foster Home – and Other ‘No Kill’ Cruelty](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21671:los-angeles-rescue-dog-stabbed-and-beaten-at-foster-home-and-other-no-kill-cruelty&catid=361) -- a group banned in 2017 by LA Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette from keeping dogs in the city of Los Angeles. LA Animal Services’ decision was generated when two Pit Bulls owned by Ace of Hearts, a West Hollywood (Los Angeles Count… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/45/033u-452d0c7f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21636:dog-attack-lawsuit-filed-against-singer-rapper-chris-brown-will-la-animal-services-be-added&catid=361)### [Dog Attack Lawsuit Filed Against Singer-Rapper Chris Brown - Will LA Animal Services Be Added?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21636:dog-attack-lawsuit-filed-against-singer-rapper-chris-brown-will-la-animal-services-be-added&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-A vicious dog attack at the home of Chris Brown occurred on December 12, 2020, [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/58/031o-582ab282.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21592:dogs-cats-will-be-drugged-in-la-animal-services-no-kill-shelters-brenda-barnette-s-final-legacy&catid=361)### [Dogs, Cats Will be Drugged in LA Animal Services “No Kill” Shelters – Brenda Barnette’s Final Legacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21592:dogs-cats-will-be-drugged-in-la-animal-services-no-kill-shelters-brenda-barnette-s-final-legacy&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-GM Brenda Barnette did not present the “Fear-Free Sheltering” concept at the April 13 Los Angeles Animal Services Commission m… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1d/029i-1d774fdb.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21543:gm-brenda-barnette-s-decade-at-la-animal-services-transformation-or-tyranny&catid=361)### [GM Brenda Barnette’s Decade at LA Animal Services –Transformation or Tyranny?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21543:gm-brenda-barnette-s-decade-at-la-animal-services-transformation-or-tyranny&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-The stern face of a Pit Bull adorns the Best Friends’ Animal Society’s Facebook announcement, “Together, We Made LA a No-Kill… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/028d-147b0713.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21524:la-county-animal-control-officers-respond-to-fatal-car-crash&catid=361)### [LA County Animal Control Officers Respond to Fatal Car Crash ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21524:la-county-animal-control-officers-respond-to-fatal-car-crash&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Three Los Angeles County Animal Control Officers from the Public Safety Division, Major Case Unit, of the Department of Animal… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/64/027r-640ba30c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21506:new-gm-for-la-animal-services-may-surprise-you&catid=361)### [New GM for LA Animal Services May Surprise You](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21506:new-gm-for-la-animal-services-may-surprise-you&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Brenda Barnette has announced her retirement as General Manager of the LA Animal Services Department, effective in early May… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/48/027p-48861efc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21495:president-biden-s-shelter-rescue-dog-bites-again-aggression-protection-or-fear&catid=361)### [President Biden’s ‘Shelter Rescue’ Dog Bites Again – Aggression, Protection or Fear?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21495:president-biden-s-shelter-rescue-dog-bites-again-aggression-protection-or-fear&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Major, the shelter dog fostered by President Joe Biden as a puppy and then adopted from the Delaware Humane Society, has bitte… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/025q-d913c584.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21446:dog-bite-victim-describes-vicious-attack-at-singer-rapper-chris-brown-s-home&catid=361)### [Dog-Bite Victim Describes Vicious Attack at Singer-Rapper Chris Brown’s Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21446:dog-bite-victim-describes-vicious-attack-at-singer-rapper-chris-brown-s-home&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Final-investigation documents obtained from Los Angeles Animal Services reveal gruesome photos and details of the vicious dog… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/49/023j-49b58af7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21412:pit-bull-adopted-from-la-animal-services-shelter-bites-child-in-face&catid=361)### [Pit Bull Adopted from LA Animal Services Shelter Bites Child in Face](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21412:pit-bull-adopted-from-la-animal-services-shelter-bites-child-in-face&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-A young West Los Angeles couple, wanting to adopt a dog as a pet for the family they were planning in the near future, attende… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7b/021f-7b23b8e9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21381:will-president-joe-biden-s-dog-bite-again&catid=361)### [Will President Joe Biden’s Dog Bite Again?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21381:will-president-joe-biden-s-dog-bite-again&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH--It should not have been a surprise to anyone that Major, the three-year-old adopted German Shepherd brought to the White Hous… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/021d-ce381210.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21378:animal-services-gm-barnette-boasts-la-reached-best-friends-no-kill-goal-as-families-mourn-covid-deaths&catid=361)### [Animal Services GM Barnette Boasts LA Reached Best Friends ‘No Kill’ Goal, as Families Mourn COVID Deaths](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21378:animal-services-gm-barnette-boasts-la-reached-best-friends-no-kill-goal-as-families-mourn-covid-deaths&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-On March 12, LA Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette callously and boastfully announced that Los Angeles has reached the Best Fr… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fd/019m-fdbd97f6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21347:coyote-attacks-pit-bull-raccoon-bites-woman-in-la-is-rabies-our-next-health-threat&catid=361)### [Coyote Attacks Pit Bull, Raccoon Bites Woman in LA: Is Rabies Our Next Health Threat?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21347:coyote-attacks-pit-bull-raccoon-bites-woman-in-la-is-rabies-our-next-health-threat&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-During a brief lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in May 2020, a San Diego man took his Pit Bull to a San Diego-area park, where… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/92/017d-923b0bfe.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21311:la-west-valley-animal-shelter-to-reopen-but-pets-and-strays-need-appointments&catid=361)### [LA West Valley Animal Shelter to Reopen, but Pets and Strays Need Appointments](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21311:la-west-valley-animal-shelter-to-reopen-but-pets-and-strays-need-appointments&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-On February 18, 2021, Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette (photo above) submitted a brief two-page let… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/015o-a4453551.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21274:freeways-stained-with-blood-dispel-la-animal-services-no-kill-myth&catid=361)### [Freeways Stained with Blood Dispel LA Animal Services 'No Kill' Myth](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21274:freeways-stained-with-blood-dispel-la-animal-services-no-kill-myth&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Since 2010 the seminal obligation of Los Angeles Animal Services to maintain animal-law enforcement and protection has been in… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6a/013q-6a0f22e7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21237:laas-gm-barnette-s-plan-for-west-valley-shelter-handled-by-vendors-faces-legal-questions&catid=361)### [LAAS GM Barnette’s Plan for West Valley Shelter ‘Handled by Vendors’ Faces Legal Questions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21237:laas-gm-barnette-s-plan-for-west-valley-shelter-handled-by-vendors-faces-legal-questions&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette is determined that she will not open the West Valley Animal Shelte… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2f/011k-2f1e627f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21200:is-cockfighting-making-a-comeback-or-a-repeat-performance&catid=361)### [Is Cockfighting Making a Comeback or a Repeat Performance?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21200:is-cockfighting-making-a-comeback-or-a-repeat-performance&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-On January 27, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Bloodsport Team seized 70 roosters in an investigation of a possible cockfighting… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/72/011i-7244ccd5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21196:la-citywide-feral-cat-tnr-program-adds-fee-for-pet-cats&catid=361)### [LA Citywide Feral Cat-TNR Program Adds Fee for Pet Cats](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21196:la-citywide-feral-cat-tnr-program-adds-fee-for-pet-cats&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-When Los Angeles General Manager Brenda Barnette received approval by the Los Angeles City Council for an estimated $60M Cityw… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/22/009r-225b3cac.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21156:dog-in-brutal-attack-at-singer-rapper-chris-brown-s-home-identified&catid=361)### [Dog in Brutal Attack at Singer-Rapper Chris Brown's Home Identified ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21156:dog-in-brutal-attack-at-singer-rapper-chris-brown-s-home-identified&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-On January 18, 2021, CityWatch broke the news that Los Angeles Animal Services is investigating a dog attack which occurred in… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/007t-14f18d63.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21117:cuddy-com-and-the-animal-rescue-business&catid=361)### [CUDDLY. com and the Animal Rescue Business](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21117:cuddy-com-and-the-animal-rescue-business&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Prior to "rescuing" animals becoming big business, Los Angeles Animal Services and other municipal sheltering agencies focused… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/005f-ce78ca41.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21072:no-happy-new-year-for-animals&catid=361)### [No Happy New Year for Animals ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21072:no-happy-new-year-for-animals&catid=361) ANIMAL POLITICS--While most of us are hoping and even expecting a happier New Year in 2021, it is certain to be a very unhappy and even tra… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/27/005o-27f90f46.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21071:dog-attack-at-singer-rapper-chris-brown-s-home-raises-questions&catid=361)### [Dog Attack at Singer-Rapper Chris Brown’s Home Raises Questions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21071:dog-attack-at-singer-rapper-chris-brown-s-home-raises-questions&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-A Los Angeles Animal Services memo on December 21, 2020, to the LA County Health Department confirms it is investigating a dog… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0f/003t-0fa95ab6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21027:police-officer-saves-boy-from-vicious-pit-bull-attack-as-victim-pleads-i-don-t-want-to-die&catid=361)### [Police Officer Saves Boy from Vicious Pit Bull Attack as Victim Pleads, ‘I Don't Want to Die’ ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21027:police-officer-saves-boy-from-vicious-pit-bull-attack-as-victim-pleads-i-don-t-want-to-die&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-A bloody year of Pit Bull attacks on children (and adults) ended with one less death, as an off-duty Boston police officer act… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/73/001y-732456c5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20986:rescuer-viciously-attacked-at-laas-shelter-while-giving-pill-to-sedate-aggressive-dog&catid=361)### [Rescuer Viciously Attacked at LAAS Shelter While Giving "Pill" to Sedate Aggressive Dog](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20986:rescuer-viciously-attacked-at-laas-shelter-while-giving-pill-to-sedate-aggressive-dog&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-A rescuer trying to "save" a dog named Maximus, whose behavior was so vicious he was described by Los Angeles Animal Services… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9d/104o-9d51bf39.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20967:former-la-pit-bull-rescuer-trainer-arrested-again-after-failing-drug-test&catid=361)### [Former LA Pit Bull Rescuer/Trainer Arrested Again, after Failing Drug Test](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20967:former-la-pit-bull-rescuer-trainer-arrested-again-after-failing-drug-test&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Steffan Baldwin, former Los Angeles Pit Bull advocate/rescuer and dangerous dog trainer, "flunks drug test, violates bond," ac… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3e/103k-3e99f2d6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20948:los-angeles-city-attorney-s-puppy-scam-alert-hypocrisy-or-hype&catid=361)### [Los Angeles City Attorney's ‘Puppy Scam’ Alert – Hypocrisy or Hype?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20948:los-angeles-city-attorney-s-puppy-scam-alert-hypocrisy-or-hype&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-On December 10, 2020, just two weeks before Christmas, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer announced -- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/101g-0b784b4d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20913:steve-cooley-warns-of-rise-in-crime-animal-cruelty-under-new-los-angeles-da-george-gascon&catid=361)### [Steve Cooley Warns of Rise in Crime, Animal Cruelty, under New Los Angeles DA George Gascón](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20913:steve-cooley-warns-of-rise-in-crime-animal-cruelty-under-new-los-angeles-da-george-gascon&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-Steve Cooley, the popular Los Angeles County District Attorney who served from 2000 to 2012 and who created the DA's animal cr… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0d/099r-0dea5f12.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20870:rats-invade-laas-animal-shelters-during-covid-19-shutdown-including-west-valley&catid=361)### [Rats Invade LAAS Animal Shelters During COVID-19 Shutdown - Including West Valley](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20870:rats-invade-laas-animal-shelters-during-covid-19-shutdown-including-west-valley&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-While Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette boasts loudly and often about clearing the shelters of dogs… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/097p-df631a6c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20824:la-animal-services-gm-wants-lapd-to-pay-vet-bills-for-dogs-shot-in-the-line-of-duty&catid=361)### [LA Animal Services GM Wants LAPD to Pay Vet Bills for Dogs Shot In the Line of Duty](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20824:la-animal-services-gm-wants-lapd-to-pay-vet-bills-for-dogs-shot-in-the-line-of-duty&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH--Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette told the Board of Animal Services Commission this week that she w… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/095m-bff7355d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20793:laas-gm-seeks-60-million-for-defunded-feral-cat-tnr-animal-cruelty-program&catid=361)### [LAAS GM Seeks $60M for Feral Cat/TNR Plan as LAPD Animal Cruelty Program Cut](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20793:laas-gm-seeks-60-million-for-defunded-feral-cat-tnr-animal-cruelty-program&catid=361) ANIMAL WATCH-At the same time Chief Michel Moore is forced to make painful cuts to specialized units within the Los Angeles Police Departme… 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