“Sometimes of a Monday morning we have seen the Marshal marching in a procession with 20 or 25 of these poor people,” reported the Los Angeles Star on Dec. 3, 1853. Advertisement ...

In 1853, the newly formed LA ... The Los Angeles Times was particularly impressed by the new jail’s “drill proof steel” cells, which would supposedly make escape impossible: ...

Under its provisions, Los Angeles County would buy $150,000 in stock in the railroad, with the city of L.A. buying $75,000 worth. Banning then brought the measure before the legislature.