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Hoping to fend off extinction, transportation officials and conservationists will build a mostly privately funded wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway.
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Women-only science programs at hundreds of colleges nationwide are coming under attack as sex discrimination against men
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Patt Morrison hosts “Patt Morrison Asks” podcast and Liam Dillon hosts “Gimme Shelter” podcast.
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In a small town, it can be hard to be any kind of different. But sometimes a person can be so much a part of the fabric of life that he sets his own rules.
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Although LAUSD leaders say students need exponentially more assistance to succeed, they are intent on targeting aid to help meet the basic needs of the most deprived students.
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Wilfredo Vides was employed as a gang intervention counselor by a nonprofit funded with public money. He was also an active MS-13 gang member, prosecutors say.
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New techniques to detect small earthquakes have deepened scientists’ understanding of what causes bigger quakes.
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Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter.
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Members of law enforcement from across the state are expected at a memorial Tuesday for the California Highway Patrol officer killed last week when a motorist he pulled over grabbed a rifle and opened fire.
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A burned body was found last week in a dry lake bed in Joshua Tree. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives are working to identify the man.
Times Investigations
College admissions scandal renews scrutiny of recruited athletes to elite colleges.
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The Department of Homeland Security has dismantled or ended multiple programs intended to counter WMD attacks, a Times investigation found.
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The FBI is investigating a secret society of tattooed deputies in East Los Angeles as well as similar gang-like groups elsewhere within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, multiple people familiar with the inquiry said.
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A Southern California father has admitted to paying $250,000 to get his son into USC as a bogus volleyball player and will plead guilty to fraud conspiracy, his attorney and prosecutors say, as the list of wealthy and powerful parents charged in a federal investigation into college admissions fraud grew for the first time Friday since William “Rick” Singer’s decadelong scheme was uncovered in March.
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George Tyndall, the gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct toward hundreds of USC students, was arrested Wednesday and charged with committing more than two dozen felonies at the campus clinic where he practiced for decades.
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City Beat: Moments in the life of L.A.
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The homeless crisis is rewriting the history of Los Angeles. Can the city meet the challenge?
First in a series: Big Mama and her neighbors live in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles. Through a special housing initiative they’ll soon have the opportunity to move into apartments.
Big Mama and her friends were promised new apartments, but there were delays. Weeks later, a few residents received new apartments, but Big Mama and Top Shelf were left behind.
After moving into their apartments, Big Mama, Top Shelf, and other former residents of the homeless encampment find life indoors difficult.
When L.A. tried to move an entire homeless encampment off the streets, some residents jumped at the opportunity. Others couldn’t overcome past struggles.
A homeless advocate has filed a federal lawsuit against a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy, claiming that he retaliated against her for protesting the clearing of an encampment.
Culver City approved a temporary rent control measure Monday, joining other Southern California cities that have boosted tenant protections.
Organizers for the 2028 L.A. Olympics would probably like everyone to forget about the homeless crisis, much like Japan wants visitors to ignore Fukushima.
Dog parks, fancy gyms and other perks help landlords lure high-paying tenants.
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Climate & Environment
A handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife. But some critics say the sites have not been scrubbed well enough of pollutants to make them safe for humans.
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Baked Alaska: The high temperature in July in Anchorage hits 90 for the first time ever, vast stretches of sea ice melt and fire crews can’t be spared.
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The Native village of Igiugig, population 70, runs on diesel flown in for as much as $7.55 a gallon. An underwater hydro project could change that.
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What can be recycled in Los Angeles? Some plastic, all glass, most paper, but not your garden hose.
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The taut rope that was lowering an underwater listening station to the ocean’s floor collapsed on the tug boat’s deck with a slap, signaling to the crew on board that their mission was complete.
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Scientists who sampled seemingly pristine Arctic snow have discovered high levels of microplastics that were likely carried north by the atmosphere.
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College admissions scandal: A $100,000 bribe and help from Rick Singer got him a soccer scholarship to UCLA. But he didn’t play.
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Simple nudges can help would-be students get the financial aid they deserve and enroll in college.
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When lending money to friends and family, the first rule is to offer only what you’re able to lose. Because that’s often what happens.
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Data from seismic sensors in buildings across Southern California show how the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake produced surprisingly long periods of shaking in some areas.
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ShakeAlertLA, the early warning app, will now issue alerts for weaker shaking after the Ridgecrest quakes in July didn’t register in L.A.
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Ridgecrest earthquake death in Pahrump is possibly Nevada’s first quake death on record
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Trona Catholics kept the faith as their town declined. Then, two earthquakes hit
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A person was shot and killed Monday afternoon by police after officers responded to a family dispute in Pacoima, authorities said Monday night.
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A Southern California man who smuggled $11 million worth of erectile dysfunction drugs into the U.S. from China has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for conspiracy and smuggling contraband.
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California’s “red flag” law appears to have a role in reducing the chance of mass shootings, says a study by the UC Davis School of Medicine.
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California fire officials say acreage burned so far in 2019 is down 90% compared to the average over the past five years.
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Police searched for a suspect after a man was stabbed to death on the first day of the university’s academic year.
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Immigrant rights advocates filed a sweeping class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration Monday, alleging that lax oversight by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security has caused severe deficiencies in medical and mental healthcare, as well as discrimination against detainees with disabilities, in nearly 160 facilities across the country.
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Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School is thought to be among the first schools named after an immigrant living in the United States illegally.
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Wilfredo Vides was employed as a gang intervention counselor by a nonprofit funded with public money. He was also an active MS-13 gang member, prosecutors say.
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New techniques to detect small earthquakes have deepened scientists’ understanding of what causes bigger quakes.
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Police searched for a suspect after a man was stabbed to death on the first day of the university’s academic year.
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California’s new use-of-force law will become effective in January and create one of the nation’s toughest standards on when police can kill.
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When someone mistook him for a resident at UCLA Medical Center, he didn’t correct them.
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Laws & Policy
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Most California voters were either too young to vote, or not even born, when Proposition 13’s tax limits were put into place in 1978.
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Last week, a bunch of state Capitol old-timers — including ex-Gov. Jerry Brown, former San Francisco Mayor and Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, and one-time Senate leader John Burton — packed the iconic Frank Fat’s restaurant to salute its 80th birthday.
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Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Californians could be at risk when utilities cut power to prevent wildfires during extreme weather.
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California sues the Trump administration to challenge the legality of a new ‘public charge’ rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who receive public aid.
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Voters will likely consider a proposal in 2020 to limit Proposition 13’s tax limits to homeowners, boosting assessments on commercial properties and using much of the money on K-12 schools.
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