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One person is air-lifted from the scene in Rancho Palos Verdes, where four people fell about 300 feet from a cliff early Monday morning. One person was killed and three were injured.

1 dead, 3 rescued in Palos Verdes Estates after falling off 300-foot cliff

Rescue officials say that a person died after falling approximately 300 feet off the cliff.

Meet the 9 candidates vying to become Los Angeles County’s next sheriff
L.A. County sheriff candidates ride ‘anyone but Villanueva’ wave, but lack name recognition

Naloxone helps prevent opioid deaths. Here’s how to find and use it
California coronavirus spread significantly worsens; cases double in some areas
Plastics industry, facing crackdown, targets Democrats with mailers deemed deceptive
Podcast: Desperately seeking restaurant workers
Column: A Republican has a shot at becoming California state controller. Yes, you read that right
California Democratic Party leader steps down amid Angel Stadium probe
Longtime festival for West Hollywood’s Russian community pivots to help Ukraine’s refugees

California Politics

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks outside of Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Chula Vista, Calif. The school is among the first in the state to start the 2021-22 school year with full-day, in-person learning. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

California’s schools chief could cruise to a second term, despite criticism

Editorial: Social media is hurting kids. Why hasn’t government stepped in?
L.A. on the Record: Renters are getting short shrift in the mayor’s race, advocates say
With Caruso absent, L.A. mayoral candidates argue for progressive moves on homelessness
Clarence Avant, famed music executive, endorses Rick Caruso for mayor

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California coronavirus spread significantly worsens; cases double in some areas
L.A. County sheriff candidates ride ‘anyone but Villanueva’ wave, but lack name recognition
1 dead, 3 rescued in Palos Verdes Estates after falling off 300-foot cliff
California Democratic Party leader steps down amid Angel Stadium probe

In Depth

‘They’re not trying to die’: How drug checking aims to protect users in a messy market
An FBI corruption probe revealed who really runs Anaheim. Read our full coverage
Homelessness is up 10% in San Diego County. ‘More miserable out there than I have seen in years’

Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

SANTA ANA, CA - MAY 17: Buddhist monks Quang Hieu, far left, of the Bat Nha Temple in Santa Ana, and Thich Vien Huy, center, of the Dieu Ngu Temple in Westminster, before the start of a candlelight vigil at the Viet Heritage House & Garden on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in Santa Ana, CA. Orange County faith leaders -- including Buddhist monks and Catholic priests -- will hold a candlelight vigil to mark the 1 million lives lost in the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the victims of the shootings in Buffalo and Laguna Woods. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

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Another bummer coronavirus summer for California? Cases keep rising along with concerns

Another bummer coronavirus summer for California? With cases on the rise, the state finds itself in a familiar, if frustrating, position.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, Portuguese health authorities confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP)

Monkeypox: Why L.A. is watching out for this rare but potentially serious illness

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05: Dr, David Bolour, left, vaccinats Joshua Fernandez, 5, right, in Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County coronavirus cases rise to new risk level, sparking concern

A person holds the drug Paxlovid from the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer against Covid-19.

New coronavirus mystery: Some are getting COVID-19 again even after taking Paxlovid

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05: Director Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) left, reads to Joshua Fernandez, 5, in Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Barbara Ferrer were visiting a vaccination and testing site in the park. An outreach team from the site vaccinated several children and their parents outside in the park and Ferrer and Walensky looked on. The children each received a book after being vaccination Ferrer took an extra few minutes to read to Joshua. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

With new coronavirus wave, L.A. faring much better than New York. Can it last?

L.A. doctor accused of issuing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, injecting patients with plasma

L.A. coronavirus hospitalizations start rising again; officials urge mask-wearing

With COVID cases rising, how close is California to new mask rules, restrictions?

The fight against COVID, a chaplain says, unfolded on ‘sacred ground’

How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening?

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 09: Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West started weeklong strike today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, May 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Workers are alleging safety concerns, short-staffing and low wages at the hospital. Among the workers taking part are nursing assistants, lab technicians, surgical technicians and plant operations workers. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Wealthy L.A. County communities seeing fastest rise in coronavirus cases

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 8, 2020: Medical staff carry a patient's belongings as she is evacuated from Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after 39 tested positive for coronavirus and the nursing staff was not showing up to work for their own safety on April 8, 2020 in Riverside, California. All 84 resident patients will be removed to other facilities.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

California aims to tighten licensing of nursing homes after pandemic exposes deadly lapses

FILE - This image provided by Pfizer shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. Pfizer's and Merck's COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. (Pfizer via AP, File)

Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say

Education

Senate moves to preserve site of segregated ‘Mexican’ school
A CSU official was accused of harassment. Women question why he wasn’t disciplined
LAUSD expects enrollment to plummet by ‘alarming’ 30% in the next decade

Housing & Homelessness

A homeless veteran walks along Veterans Row in West Los Angeles on October 30, 2021.

Given a chance to avoid jail and criminal charges, mentally ill, addicted and homeless people in L.A. pass

A program designed to send mentally ill, addicted or homeless adults into treatment instead of jails when arrested in L.A. is having little success.

Why do so many L.A. apartments come without fridges? Inside the chilling mystery
‘Gimme Shelter’: How California’s top cop enforces housing laws
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Finding a place to rent in Los Angeles has become a competitive sport
COVID eviction bans are lapsing, but other protections for California renters remain
Newsom’s new California budget offers few details on costs for court-ordered homeless help

Earthquakes

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Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes near Desert Hot Springs, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt near Escondido, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.4 earthquake felt near Healdsburg, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits near Brawley, Calif.

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