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Two hikers were plucked by helicopter from the Devil’s Backbone trail, while a third was rescued from the Ice House Canyon area.
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The driver who hit Det. Amber Leist stopped and tried to help her. She was taken to a hospital but died from her injuries. She was 41. -
Trump officials are prepared to offer L.A. help on homelessness, but they want some changes in return, including on police and housing regulations.
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Newport Beach has responded to likely dramatic increases in residential planning called for by the state with an action plan that both resists and cooperates.
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A lawsuit claims the county used the wrong formula to divide money
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Traditionalists in the church are facing off against progressives, and both sides think a split is likely.
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A bill to ban surgeries on children under 6 years old who are born with atypical genitalia failed its first vote in the California Senate on Monday.
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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles property manager for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting female tenants for 14 years.
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The pilot suffered only minor injuries, according to Los Angeles County fire officials.
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Elijah Kim, a Sunny Hills High School basketball coach, was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, investigators said.
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Nearly 300 drinking water wells and other water sources in California have been found to have traces of man-made chemicals linked to cancer.
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Los Angeles Times reporters found two dozen cases in which a death investigation was harmed by the procurement of body parts.
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How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
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The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
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The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.
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A California task force is calling for a constitutional amendment to require local governments to reduce homelessness or face possible legal action.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration said the Orange County city of Huntington Beach will allow for more affordable housing if it adopts a proposed plan.
Facing a tight deadline, state Sen. Scott Wiener says he thinks he has the support to advance his bill to increase housing density near transit stops.
The proposed shelter on Riverside Drive, part of L.A.'s “bridge housing” program, would have roughly 100 beds. Opponents say city officials skirted rules in approving the $6.6-million project.
City Council passes resolution opposing the methods used by a regional panel in determining Laguna Beach needs to plan for 390 additional homes.
Despite harsh rhetoric from Trump about L.A.'s homeless crisis, top officials are working on a plan that would involve more federal funding and land.
A bill from L.A. Assemblyman Miguel Santiago would exempt new homeless shelters and affordable housing from the California Environmental Quality Act.
The Trump administration is taking steps to roll back an Obama-era rule intended to ensure that communities address racial segregation in housing.
The proposal, included in the new state budget Newsom will send to the Legislature on Friday, marks another major push to send state taxpayer dollars to local communities struggling with a growing crisis that has drawn national attention and has few easy solutions.
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Climate & Environment
State lawmakers are mulling bills to make beverage makers more responsible for recycling their cans and bottles.
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The Hermes copper butterfly lives almost exclusively in San Diego County, where much of its habitat has been burned or built over.
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Longline fishing won’t be allowed off the California coast, after a federal district court suspended permits for the fishing method, which can entangle and drown leatherback sea turtles
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The welcome mat for California sea lions has been rolled out in San Francisco, but is nowhere to be seen in La Jolla and many of the state’s fishing ports.
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Researchers and therapists say that grief linked to climate change is on the rise.
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An artist discovered the uneasy feelings she had about climate change were akin to mourning. She’s channeling those emotions through her art.
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Tackling a statewide shortage of teachers was front and center in California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget
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Charter school with history of alleged wrongdoing rejected by Los Angeles County
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College is headed for a fresh start with the nomination of a new president, Katrina VanderWoude, former president of Contra Costa College.
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The deployment of 35 specialists came in response to a request from the Puerto Rican government to the California Governor’s Office after the quakes.
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The earthquake occurred 28 miles from California City, 58 miles from Barstow, 60 miles from Tehachapi and 62 miles from Rosamond.
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A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Sunday at 8:28 a.m. un Brea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Friday at 8:40 a.m. 15 miles from King City, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced in 2017 to three years behind bars after a jury found he oversaw a scheme to interfere with an FBI probe.
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The Los Angeles Police Department seized more than $300,000 in counterfeit makeup and beauty products in downtown L.A.
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Rebecca Dalelio, charged with allegedly throwing a menstrual cup filled with blood onto California state senators, was arraigned Monday in Sacramento
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After speaking with the driver, who was unaware of her daughter’s antics, CHP officers determined that the child “had made it all up” as “a fun thing to do.”
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Four families whose relatives were among the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the dive boat Conception are suing the vessel’s owners.
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Jackie and Shadow, the bald eagle mates of the San Bernardino National Forest, have two more babies on the way after Jackie laid a second egg.
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Shane Dubyak, 23, was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after police identified him as the man who fired two gunshots at a dog he dumped in La Mirada.
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Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced in 2017 to three years behind bars after a jury found he oversaw a scheme to interfere with an FBI probe.
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The region’s first significant winter storm of 2020 will make its chilly way down the coast to Los Angeles County by late Thursday morning.
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Trump officials are prepared to offer L.A. help on homelessness, but they want some changes in return, including on police and housing regulations.
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Lawyers for parents charged in the case are seeking documents from USC that they believe will show the role donations play in admissions decisions.
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The driver who hit Det. Amber Leist stopped and tried to help her. She was taken to a hospital but died from her injuries. She was 41.
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Laws & Policy
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Newsom plans a tour of homelessness efforts as his task force prepares its final report
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Newsom is lucky because the state treasury keeps overflowing with tax revenue. There’s ample money to spend freely and still save.
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Video Symphony went out of business after a federal investigation. Then its students were sued for thousands of dollars in student debt. Is California to blame?
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Cat Packer seemed to personify L.A.'s progressive vision for cannabis. Then there were problems, an uproar from cannabis applicants and activists.
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This year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke for nearly three hours, largely delivering his speech on the budget in an uninterrupted monologue that offered as much insight about his financial priorities as governor as it did the personality of the sharply dressed 52-year-old Democrat with impeccably styled hair.
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