John Raphling

attorney

Guest

Private attorney based in Venice, he runs a citation clinic for the homeless

John Raphling on KCRW

The police killing of an unarmed, homeless man has dramatized changes in Venice — once the home of "shabby chic," now rapidly gentrifying like the rest of the Westside.

Should Cops Be Trained to Deal with the Mentally Ill?

The police killing of an unarmed, homeless man has dramatized changes in Venice — once the home of "shabby chic," now rapidly gentrifying like the rest of the Westside.

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City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Cracks Down on Street Protests

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