An Atlanta-based film producer who was wrongfully detained by Beverly Hills police last week is speaking out against what he calls the troubling racial profiling incident.

Today, local civil rights leaders spoke out at the Beverly Hills police department calling for a racial profiling prohibition ordinance.

In recent years, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has denounced the practice of racial profiling in favor of what he calls constitutional policing. But whatever it’s called, local activists are skeptical.

Pacifica KPFK News reporter Jordyan Carroll has more.

Health officials say that a patient held at a Kaiser facility in Sacramento for a possible Ebola infection has been evaluated as at a low risk of having the virus. The patient has been isolated and officials say Ebola is not a current health risk in California. Pacifica's Dan Fritz reports from Los Angeles.

SeaWorld stock fell nearly 33% Wednesday after it reported weak earnings and poor attendance for the year, especially at its flagship theme parks in San Diego and Orlando. It's the first time SeaWorld has admitted that it's faced backlash from a scathing documentary that says SeaWorld mistreats its orcas.

KPFK Reporter John Matthews has the story.

City officials continue to warn residents that the city is facing a historic drought, one of its worst in recent history.

But a city-backed water event appears to be scheduled despite water conservation efforts. Downtown Los Angeles is preparing for “Slide the City,” a traveling waterslide attraction late next month. As residents feel the pressure to conserve water, one activist launched a petition to halt the event.

Educators, students and community members at the University of California, Irvine, held a panel discussion recently spotlighting the on-going plight of the people of Haiti. The impoverished island nation is still reeling from years of challenges.

KPFK reporter Bradford Betz reports from Orange County.

Los Angeles officials and environmental groups welcomed a kick off walk and kayak tour of the LA River this morning. It’s part of the Nature Conservancy’s new Habitat Enhancement Project.

Labor and civil rights icon, Dolores Huerta, has endorsed an initiative to give California's Insurance Commissioner the power to deny health insurance rate hikes. The co-founder of the United Farm Workers has signed the argument that will appear on the ballot in favor of Prop 45. And state Democrats also have decided to endorse Prop 45 in the face of heavy lobbying by opponents, including hospital and labor groups. Pacifica's Dan Fritz reports from Los Angeles.

There’s a new Latino environmental group.* The California Latino and Environmental Advocacy Network, or CLEAN, has formed to protect low-income communities from contaminated air and water. The budding group is meeting this evening to discuss the possibility of holding a fundraiser.* They’re focusing on developing tools to empower communities to fight against the polluters in their neighborhoods.

California recently shut down a battery recycling plant in the city of Vernon that was found to be in violation of the Clean Air Act.

The action against Exide Technologies came after months of outcry from neighbors who called for an investigation into toxic emissions. The South Coast Air Quality Management District held a meeting this week where locals gave testimony about the hazardous emissions.Yesterday, the state agency announced findings from its own testing of soil and air quality standards.