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Democratic donor Ed Buck’s arrest, long sought by activists, sparks questions of why the process took so long.
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An outsider who previously ran the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Folt is the first woman to hold the post. She takes the helm as the private university is trying to recover from years of scandal. -
Electronic devices were plugged into a series of outlets in the Conception’s galley. Those outlets are a focus of the investigation into the deadly dive boat fire that killed 34.
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Authorities are investigating whether a child who remains in critical condition after a violent assault at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley had been the target of bullying before the attack.
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A preliminary hearing got underway for the man accused of killing one person and wounding three others in a shooting at Chabad of Poway in April.
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Detectives were following a vehicle they believed was linked to a series of burglaries. They fatally shot the man driving the car after they followed him into a business and witnessed a robbery.
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Dumpster diving is, for some, a self-perpetuating way of life. It’s about being self-reliant, yes, but it’s being mindful of how waste affects the environment.
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You don’t just show up at the bustling, world famous Santa Monica Pier and perform for money. You must try your hand at a lottery and hope that you can win a lucky space.
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A man has secluded himself behind a dumpster in an alley by a car dealership near 18th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard.
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Senior Montebello school officials misled investors about serious financial and management problems when they marketed $100 million in school construction bonds, the SEC alleges.
Times Investigations
Daniel Morris’ record of dishonesty illustrates the type of important evidence about law enforcement misconduct that was long kept secret in California.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has called for a review of all Native American companies in its minority contracting program in response to a Times investigation.
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An internal investigation at UCLA uncovered key elements of William “Rick” Singer’s college admissions scheme in 2014.
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The L.A. Times finds the Trump administration appears to be violating U.S. law in implementing the Remain in Mexico policy, officials and lawyers warn.
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The Department of Homeland Security stored sensitive data from BioWatch on an insecure website where it was vulnerable to attacks by hackers, records show.
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President Trump’s plan to get homeless people off L.A. streets is to eliminate layers of regulation to make it easier and cheaper to build more housing. But it’s too simple to link that approach with that of his liberal antagonists in California.
The debate over whether to fund a 64-unit homeless housing complex in Chatsworth will now head to the Los Angeles City Council.
Council President Herb Wesson says “anti-displacement zones” would cover the entire city of Los Angeles, but how they would work is far from clear.
L.A. City Councilman John Lee has come out against a rare proposal to build homeless housing in his San Fernando Valley district. The debate follows a closely watched campaign that revolved, in part, around warring views of the homeless crisis.
L.A. County’s Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to draft an amicus brief that urges the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to Martin vs. City of Boise.
A week after hearing about federal officials swinging through a vacant office building close to Los Angeles International Airport, Hawthorne officials and residents are still confused. The office building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Amid California’s housing crisis, Airbnb pledges $25 million to support affordable housing and small business in the San Francisco Bay Area, L.A. County.
California legislators passed a statewide cap on rents but didn’t take major action to increase the supply of housing this year.
As President Trump heads to California for two days of fundraising, his administration is reportedly still considering clearing homeless encampments and moving people into government-owned facilities.
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Climate & Environment
After decades of tax breaks, wind and solar have been deployed widely enough for manufacturers and developers to become efficient and drive down costs.
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Rising temperatures have caused some of America’s 9 million dairy cows to produce less milk.
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On Friday, 5,000 youth-led demonstrations in 156 countries — 100-plus in California — will demand government action to end reliance on fossil fuels.
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The U.N. Climate Change Summit will kick off next week in New York. What is it, and what do its organizers hope to accomplish?
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The air in Los Angeles was so much worse before California set its own emissions laws. Now, Trump wants us to breathe that dirty air again.
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Jeff Bezos expanded Amazon’s pledge to fight climate change, but workers say it’s not enough. Hundreds plan to walk out as part of Friday’s “climate strike.”
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USC’s decentralized fiscal system makes the top goal a constant search for cash. It’s contributed to USC’s successes and — mightily — to its failures.
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University of California President Janet Napolitano announced she will resign. Here’s a look back at her tenureMore Coverage
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University of California President Janet Napolitano, champion of immigrant students and sexual abuse victims, says she will resign.
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A magnitude-3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday at 10:23 a.m. 14 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude-3.8 earthquake was reported at 11:11 a.m. Monday 27 miles from Coachella and 32 miles from Indio, Calif.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was registered at 2:48 a.m. Saturday nine miles offshore from Huntington Beach.
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A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Thursday evening at 11:50 p.m. Pacific time 11 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Friday morning at 2:47 a.m. Pacific time 19 miles from La Quinta, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Eight Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are suing the county, saying they were pressured by the Banditos gang to quit their jobs or leave the East Los Angeles station.
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Deputies released two sketches Wednesday of the man wanted in the incidents, which occurred in Aliso Viejo.
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A small plane crashed onto the roof of a mall after taking off from Torrance Municipal Airport, killing one person and injuring another.
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Ed Buck, the Democratic donor who was recently accused of running a drug house in West Hollywood where two men have died, faces a federal criminal case in connection with one of the overdoses.
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A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge held state prosecutors in contempt Thursday for not turning evidence over in the sexual abuse case against the leader of La Luz Del Mundo and two of his followers.
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Ed Buck, the Democratic donor who was recently accused of running a drug house in West Hollywood where two men have died, faces a federal criminal case in connection with one of the overdoses.
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Electronic devices were plugged into a series of outlets in the Conception’s galley. Those outlets are a focus of the investigation into the deadly dive boat fire that killed 34.
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President Trump’s attorneys argued that California can only impose “procedural” election rules, not one as sweeping as disclosure of tax returns.
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Newsom’s signature on Assembly Bill 5 could mean more California workers would be considered employees eligible for workplace benefits.
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An outsider who previously ran the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Folt is the first woman to hold the post. She takes the helm as the private university is trying to recover from years of scandal.
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Laws & Policy
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Trump’s authority to revoke California’s waiver from federal clean air rules rests on a very shaky legal foundation.
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With bills to protect employment rights, student athlete pay, abortion services and renters, the 2019 California Legislature turned in a very progressive record.
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One question invariably asked over lunch around the state Capitol is: “How do you think Newsom is doing?”
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L.A. officials are revoking an agreement that has long allowed a local group to use an old firehouse on Crenshaw Boulevard, spurring an outpouring of protest from the group and its supporters.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the Trump administration’s plan to rescind California’s nearly half-century-old authority to impose tough car emissions standards, vowing to take action to stop it.
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