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While on duty, an LAPD officer allegedly fondled the breasts of a woman he had found dead. Her family is suing the officer and the city of L.A.
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Agents thwarted three drug smuggling trips, one on land and two in the water, seizing hundreds of pounds of meth and marijuana.
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With a reporting backlog of test results cleared up in California, more cases are expected to show up in daily coronavirus totals this week.
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The appointment promises to be one of the most consequential of his political career, both in California and in regard to any ambitions he may have for White House.
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Some 300 dolphins were caught on video Sunday in the waters off the Orange County coast.
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The pandemic has forced thousands of workplaces to quickly adjust to remote work. Will your employer keep some of those changes in place permanently?
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Some three out of four Latinos in the U.S. haven’t heard of the term ‘Latinx,’ but its use may grow.
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Two people encountered a bad-tempered bovine at Lynch Canyon Open Space Park and were injured while fleeing. A helicopter rescue followed the cow chase.
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Ten other human West Nile virus cases have been confirmed statewide in 2020, eight in Stanislaus County, and the others in L.A. and Madera counties.
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At about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, an unknown assailant opened fire at a warehouse party in L.A.'s Harbor Gateway area, authorities said.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
Even with budget cuts, police spending in Los Angeles will reach about $3 billion a year. How did the LAPD come to consume to much of the city’s ‘unrestricted’ money?
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It isn’t just rich Californians who would be affected by a new tax. Think of the business owners elsewhere who now have another reason to stay away.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom faced reporters for the first time since he touted the inaccurate coronavirus data as a positive sign of fewer COVID-19 infections a day before the glitches became public. The governor said he was kept in the dark about the problem, even as state health officials were warning counties about data issues days earlier.
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Uber and Lyft are expected to appeal the far-reaching preliminary injunction, so this ruling won’t be the last word.
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Newsom and others called on federal officials to overcome a stalemate involving Congress and the president to provide additional funding for states.
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The appointment promises to be one of the most consequential of his political career, both in California and in regard to any ambitions he may have for White House.
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Public health experts say the rampant spread of the coronavirus at the prison shows the dangers of trying to achieve ‘herd immunity’ with the coronavirus.
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Swarm of Salton Sea earthquakes sparks worry about the San Andreas fault
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Gov. Gavin Newsom faced reporters for the first time since he touted the inaccurate coronavirus data as a positive sign of fewer COVID-19 infections a day before the glitches became public. The governor said he was kept in the dark about the problem, even as state health officials were warning counties about data issues days earlier.
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One in four people with diabetes have rationed supplies to cut the cost of their diabetes care since the start of the pandemic, a survey found.
Coronavirus cases among children and teenagers are surging in California, up 150% last month, a rate that outpaces COVID-19 cases overall and establishes minors as a small but growing share of the state’s COVID-19 cases.
Last week, both San Bernardino and Riverside counties reported record single-day tallies of coronavirus-related deaths.
The Pavilion, on the first floor of South Coast Plaza’s North parking structure, is accessible only by appointment. About 100 boutiques are participating.
Catholic schools in California are seeking waivers to open for in-person learning. In Nevada County, one has gone back to class.
In Marin County, one of the nation’s richest, Latinos account for 16% of the population but 75% of coronavirus cases. Many are essential workers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s economic task force has operated almost entirely behind closed doors, and those appointed were not required to submit state government financial disclosure forms listing their assets and business interests, which would show potential conflicts.
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Dr. Sonia Angell, who held the position for less than a year, announced her resignation in an email sent to department staff on Sunday.
Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 1,789 new cases of the coronavirus and 10 deaths.
Fishing the L.A. River offers a respite from the stresses of a global pandemic, social unrest and partisan politics — in a convenient socially distanced setting.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on L.A. communities. On one day, we look at how the pandemic is playing out across the city.
Churches in California’s “Bible Belt” reopen, again, with new complications.
Lucy Reyes worked at Mitla Cafe, the oldest Mexican restaurant in the Inland Empire, for 68 of its 83 years.
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As a parent or guardian in the time of COVID, remember you are already a teacher — and that learning opportunities are everywhere.
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The experts who say distance learning is here to stay need to offer teachers guidance on day-to-day lesson plans and more.
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California colleges can reopen this fall with limited in-person classes and greatly reduced dorm life, state public health officials said Friday as they issued long-awaited guidance for how campuses can operate amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Housing & Homelessness
A probe by the state’s political watchdog and a civil lawsuit have resulted in a settlement that would require L.A. County to pay $1.35 million to resolve claims that it failed to report public funds to support a 2017 homeless services tax ballot measure.
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Rents are declining in Los Angeles County, with the largest decreases seen in luxury properties, according to reports from RealPage and CoStar.
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There’s a new mortgage-refinancing challenge for freelancers: You need to prove the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t savaged your income.
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Judge David O. Carter, who has ruled that local agencies must clear homeless people from encampments alongside freeways, holds a hearing at City Hall — a reflection of how a legal case has made its presence felt in L.A. politics.
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In weeks, as many as 1 million families across California may be at risk of being forced out of their homes, pushed off the ‘eviction cliff.’
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There’s a good reason not to force homeless people to move off a sidewalk for deep cleaning. It means they move somewhere else and increase their chances of getting COVID. If we are going to do cleanings, let’s be careful.
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Google is adding California’s earthquake early warning system as part of its Android operating system for mobile phones.
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A series of earthquakes Monday shook the California cities of Brawley, Imperial, El Centro, Coachella and La Quinta.
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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported at 9 a.m. Thursday off the California coast, 16 miles from Santa Cruz.
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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon at 2:28 p.m. Pacific time 11 miles from Coalinga, Calif., according to the USGS.
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The governor also pushed back on President Trump’s executive order on unemployment claims, saying it wouldn’t work in California.
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For more than six weeks, a group of protesters have camped out across from L.A. City Hall, forming a protest community that has grown into a constant symbol of calls for police reform.
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Early on a Thursday morning in February, two men in suits rapped on the door of the South Los Angeles apartment that Gadseel Quiñonez shares with his little brother.
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Some of the 400 vendors who peddle wares at weekend swap meets say they are the hapless victims of a dispute that has been at an impasse since May.
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An LAPD officer was hospitalized Monday night with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a possibly impaired motorist in South L.A., authorities said.
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Some red and yellow onions sold in the West at Trader Joe’s and Ralphs are being recalled in relation to an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to the vegetable.
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The union representing Los Angeles police officers is criticizing Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan to shut off water and power at “party houses,” saying officers should be focused on the rising number of shootings instead.
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In a video of the incident, a woman can be heard telling deputies she called 911 to report that the teens were being chased by a man with a knife.
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Vicky Lindsey, 62, helped women whose children have been killed cope.
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California Highway Patrol investigators said the bus driver did not realize the 26-year-old man had been struck by the bus’ rear tire in East L.A.
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Consider whether a key part of President Trump’s economic relief proposal — states using existing pandemic assistance to boost jobless benefits — is even doable.
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As COVID-19 cases surge, patients in Los Angeles are dying at a lower rate. Plus, more headlines from across California.
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A bridge that was supposed to take a year is incomplete after four, partly because of corrosion and other problems involving California’s high-speed-rail contractors.
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An injured tortoise is being treated at a veterinary clinic in Lodi, Calif., after being struck by a vehicle on a busy highway.
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In California, any vacancy in a statewide elective office can be filled by the governor, subject to legislative confirmation.
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The location is thought to be the closest testing location to the U.S.-Mexico border in any state
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Hit with a flood of more than 9 million applications for unemployment benefits, California is trying to identify which of them may be fraudulent.
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A majority of the California Legislature calls on Newsom to immediately begin paying unemployment benefits to more than 1 million jobless workers.
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As California grapples with a deluge of requests for unemployment benefits during the pandemic, government workers tasked with processing claims say they are hampered by outdated technology, bureaucratic red tape and a shortage of trained staff.
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L.A. County’s contact-tracing system has repeatedly failed to alert officials to outbreaks at workplaces, allowing COVID-19 to continue to spread.
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Many people who lost jobs or income in California due to coronavirus say they have been unable to get the benefits for which they are eligible.
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It’s becoming increasingly clear that California is not going to conquer the coronavirus until it dramatically improves safety measures for essential workers at the epicenter of the health crisis.
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Assemblyman Phil Ting said there is support for providing up to $600 weekly to jobless Californians
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Legislators have proposed expanding workers’ compensation eligibility so that more employees will be covered if they are diagnosed with COVID-19, increasing the number of sick days for food service workers and requiring employers to pay a portion of utility and internet bills for teleworkers.
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With coronavirus cases surging and indoor dining banned, cities are letting struggling restaurants use sidewalks, parking spaces and private lots to serve meals.
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For the fourth consecutive day, L.A. County sees more than 2,100 people hospitalized for COVID-19
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Metro bus drivers said they face a greater risk of contracting the coronavirus as COVID-19 cases surge in L.A. County and bus lines grow more crowded.
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Los Angeles will not ticket vehicles that are parked in rush-hour and anti-gridlock zones or in residential areas during street sweeping until Aug. 1 at the earliest.
