LA Approves $5 Million For Police Device To Record Racial Data

The Los Angeles Police Department is required to collect race and other information on every police stop. It’s part of an agreement with the federal government aimed at ending racial profiling and other civil rights abuses.

Found this while trying to find out about the apparent bomb at the Felix Dealership (Jefferson / Figeuroa), but so far there doesn’t seem to be coverage (the whole area is sealed off and there are lots of police helicopters flying around though.