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LOS ANGELES, CA-JUNE 23, 2022: Kelsie Mathews, 35, a woman who accused her ex-boyfriend (an LAPD officer) of sexual assault, is photographed with her dog, Bellerina, a maltipoo, at her home in Los Angeles County. The department sustained her claim, meaning they found it had indeed occurred, but a disciplinary board later overturned the ruling. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Accusing a cop: One woman’s journey through the LAPD’s secretive discipline system

Kelsie Mathews said her LAPD officer ex-boyfriend sexually assaulted her. The LAPD determined she was telling the truth, but the officer was never disciplined for it.

‘We have to remake ourselves’: Can a new trail help revive this crest of the Sierra?
Column: When a sheriff OKs harassing a pastor for a Batmobile, it’s time for accountability

In a vacant lot in Watts, a large homeless camp gets swept away. What’s next?
San Diego County supervisors to consider measures for reducing jail deaths, overdoses
‘We have lost an incredible champion.’ Ventura County mourns beloved public servant
Burglars crash car into Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, police say
Evacuations lifted after chemical reaction in Riverside County rail car raised explosion fears
Orange County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting two inmates
Judge sentences boat pilot to 18 years in prison for three smuggling deaths

California Politics

SANTA MONICA, CA - FEBRUARY 24, 2022 - - Dr. Keith Heinzerling, director of Treatment & Research in Psychedelics, holds a ceramic bowl containing one psilocybin pill that will be used by patient M to treat her alcoholism as part of a study at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica on February 24, 2022. The patient is allowed to keep the bowl as a memento of the experience. The Pacific Neuroscience Institute has been exploring in a study the use of psilocybin in therapy. The study, which recruited participants with alcohol use disorder, is gauging the tolerability and effectiveness of playing an immersive video of nature scenes as the psilocybin session begins. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California gutted by lawmakers

L.A. on the Record: Caruso talks Hollywood
The Inflation Reduction Act is about to become law. What it will do for Californians
California Politics: Antonio Villaraigosa is Newsom’s new infrastructure czar
Political group taps small-business owners in Orange County to help capture Asian American vote

California: Most read

She was a respected nurse. Now she’s accused of killing 5 in horrific Windsor Hills crash
6 fraternities disaffiliate from USC, prompting harsh warnings from university
Biggest polio threat in years sparks alarms from New York to California
California’s abandoned homesteads fascinated me as a kid. Then my childhood home became one

In Depth

What you need to know about the trial over the Kobe Bryant crash photos
In a coastal California town, three iconic smokestacks are coming down. A community mourns
L.A. City Council meeting erupts in chaos, with one protester arrested

Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

East Los Angeles, CA - August 10: Portrait of Ruby Marquez, age 2, left, with her sister Esmeralda Marquez, 11, at their home on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in East Los Angeles, CA. Esmeralda will be attending sixth grade this year. Esmeralda says she deals with anxiety when she is around others not wearing masks in public during the pandemic. Ruby, her younger sister was born prematurely and spent months in the hospital. Esmeralda explains she needs to be cautious to protect her sister who still deals with health issues. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Parents’ 2022-23 back-to-school checklist: tutoring, therapy, COVID-19 vigilance

In another pandemic school year, parents hope their children progress in academics, mental health and development. Many remain concerned amid more relaxed COVID measures.

Hawthorne, CA - July 29: People stand in line to purchase tickets for Mega Millions lottery as jackpot tops $1 billion at Bluebird Liquor on Friday, July 29, 2022 in Hawthorne, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County drops out of high COVID-19 level as surge eases

Column: How I’ve stayed COVID-free — caution, good luck and a smart wife

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 01, 2019 Janice Hahn, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors listens intently during a Board meeting with Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to proposals regarding spending at the Sheriff’d Department in an effort to recover a $63 million budget deficit. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn tests positive for coronavirus

Los Angeles, CA - July 14: Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve. Shoppers in mask and without masks in a very congested market Santee Alley on Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Californians are staying infected with the coronavirus for a long time. Here’s why

L.A. County reports 12th pediatric COVID death. How to keep kids safe as school begins

L.A. COVID surge appears to be cresting, but the picture is still far from good

L.A. schools drop aggressive COVID-19 rules: No more testing for all and masks stay optional

The time has come for DIY mandates on COVID-19

Los Angeles, CA - July 12: With California suffering through another intense coronavirus wave, the stunning proliferation of the BA.5 subvariant is becoming a growing focus of scientific scrutiny, with experts saying it may replicate itself far more effectively than earlier versions of Omicron. Some commuter choose to use at Union Station on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

More people are catching coronavirus a second time, heightening long COVID risk, experts say

This DIY box helps clear indoor air of the coronavirus. Why aren’t more people using them?

Glendora, CA - August 30: Maureen Calderon, contact tracer for the L.A. County Department of Public Health, poses for a portrait in her home on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Glendora, CA. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County has cut back on COVID-19 contact tracing as supercontagious BA.5 surges

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 14: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers State of the City Address from the under-construction Sixth Street Viaduct on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Final report on L.A.’s emergency COVID-19 response softens criticism of Garcetti

Education

L.A. Unified officials knock on doors, urging chronically absent students to return
21,000 fish die in ‘catastrophic failure’ at UC Davis facility studying threatened species
Man arrested for California college tuition scheme that targeted veterans

Housing & Homelessness

L.A. and Orange counties saw home sales contracts in the week ended April 19 fall 60% from last year.

Homeowners: Are you waiting to sell your house?

The Southern California housing market has slowed dramatically in recent months, putting sellers in a pickle: Should I rush to sell or should I wait?

Echo Park Lake chain-link fence erected for repairs taken down
Editorial: Ban encampments near schools? Another L.A. restriction that doesn’t help fix homelessness
California appeals court halts further construction at People’s Park in Berkeley
L.A. voters to decide whether hotels must rent vacant rooms to homeless people
Citing L.A. as a model, Riverside bans homeless camps in Santa Ana River bottom

BEHOLD

Los Angeles, CA - February 26: Marlana "Marley" Tucker, Sevyn(right photo) poses for a portrait on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles, CA - January 23: Barber Mark Junius "Jacket", Natasha Smith(right photo) poses for a portrait in on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles, CA - December 07: Pastor Michael J. Fisher, Barista Honey Blu(right photo) pose for a portrait in on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles, CA - April 05: Music and entertainment writer Heran Mamo - Deon Williams Jr(L) and Torin Thomas(right photo) pose for a portrait in on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Black Los Angeles in photographs

For years, the Los Angeles Times has overlooked the vibrancy of Black L.A. A new portrait series by the paper lets the community speak for itself.

Earthquakes

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Magnitude 3.7 earthquake felt near Arcata, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt near Coalinga
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Earthquake: 3.5 quake felt near Bakersfield
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Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near La Quinta, Calif.

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Two Inglewood companies face $1-million fines for smuggling protected live corals from Vietnam
L.A. Animal Services staffer says he regrets remarks about striking dogs
Ventura County supervisor, 73, is struck and killed by SUV while crossing street
Downey police arrest third suspect in fatal shooting of off-duty Monterey Park officer
Sacramento settles with parents of Stephon Clark, unarmed man killed by police, for $1.7 million

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As financial collapse looms, Westminster puts tax measure on November ballot
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Harris, Oakland leaders announce $50-million initiative to invest in children, end poverty
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Man shot and killed in Windsor Hills, authorities say
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State leaders push back against ballot measure that would allow San Bernardino County to explore secession
Entertainment & Arts

Anne Heche, TV, film and stage actor, dies at 53 from injuries in L.A. car crash
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$20,000 reward offered for information on double homicide at Compton street takeover
Business

California could lend PG&E $1.4 billion to save Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
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Will Lake Mead’s plummeting water levels leave San Diego high and dry?
Climate & Environment

Risk of catastrophic California ‘megaflood’ has doubled due to global warming, researchers say
World & Nation

Casinos flood, roads turn into rivers as second flash storm strikes Las Vegas
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Chemical leak from Riverside County rail car poses ‘critical’ explosion risk
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Newsom bets on a new plan to combat California drought

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