May 31, 2023

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DEADLY EPIDEMIC

Fentanyl is fueling a surge in overdoses among unhoused people in Los Angeles, playing out as a daily battle for life and death in encampments.

BENCH BATTLE

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Patrick Connolly sought to disqualify a fellow justice from ruling on the resentencing of a convicted cop killer. Legal experts say the move is nearly unprecedented and deeply concerning.

ENTITLED TO PAROLE

A California appeals court reversed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to deny parole for Leslie Van Houten, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson.

Deputy gangs

In an apparent change of course from her sworn statements last year, Undersheriff April Tardy testified there was no work slowdown led by deputy gangs at the Compton sheriff’s station in 2019.

On the Ropes

The California State Athletic Commission, which administers a 40-year-old pension plan for boxers, said it will step up efforts to find fighters with unclaimed money.

'Shark Tank'

After a Times investigation in which former NFL player Al “Bubba” Baker described his “nightmare” experience with “Shark Tank” investor Daymond John, the “shark” went to court seeking to stop Baker from airing his complaints publicly.

Column One

Scientists are using a UC Santa Cruz greenhouse to recreate the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. They want to learn why some species survived when so many did not.

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Editors’ Pick

One of the most complex phases of the reconstruction of fire-ravaged Notre Dame de Paris is underway: the rebuilding of the cathedral’s famous spire.

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