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City staff is proposing replacing the island’s old drainage infrastructure with an automated pump station.
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Anaheim City Council votes 5 to 2 to give City Manager James Vanderpool the ability to approve more contracts without members’ consent.
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Videos from LAPD body cameras show a group of officers slowly trailing Samuel Ponce for several blocks last month, firing hard foam projectiles at him. After Ponce threw a hammer and lifted a second object, an officer opened fire.
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Mother admits drowning three children in Reseda apartment
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One photo shows someone wearing a T-shirt that says “Catholics vs. Convicts III,” another shows Cathedral players making a gang sign
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The late state Sen. William Craven of Oceanside promoted the school’s founding, but he upset many with his remarks in the 1990s about immigrants.
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The goal is to have a pediatric vaccine available for all ages from 6 months to adulthood
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Before the woman died, she identified her assailant, sheriff’s officials said.
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California power regulators are poised to reprimand PG&E about its electrical grid after it ignited deadly wildfires in Northern California.
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With everyone 16 and older now eligible to get vaccinated, Riverside County health officials expect herd immunity to COVID-19 in eight to 10 weeks.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
A key legislative committee approves bills to help overhaul the EDD’s operations as the agency apologizes for another error that interrupted payments.
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California’s congressional Democrats have the chance to demand restoration of state and local tax breaks. Will they take it?
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Bills moving forward in the state Legislature were applauded by an array of civil rights and police reform groups.
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A proposal to outlaw hydraulic fracturing and ban oil and gas wells from operating near homes, schools and healthcare facilities failed in the California Legislature.
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Angelyne and porn star Mary Carey, who ran in 2003 to replace Gov. Gray Davis, may be on the ballot again if the Gavin Newsom recall effort succeeds.
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Videos from LAPD body cameras show a group of officers slowly trailing Samuel Ponce for several blocks last month, firing hard foam projectiles at him. After Ponce threw a hammer and lifted a second object, an officer opened fire.
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Mother admits drowning three children in Reseda apartment
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University of California admissions officers explain their decisions in a year of record applications that brought widespread heartbreak and some joy for high school seniors competing for spots.
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A key legislative committee approves bills to help overhaul the EDD’s operations as the agency apologizes for another error that interrupted payments.
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Officials moved the lone remaining occupant of the category, Merced County, into the less-stringent red tier after reexamining the region’s data.
California removes the last barrier to widespread adult access to COVID-19 vaccines, though getting an appointment may still take some patience.
During the pandemic, these clinics have helped women with painful gynecological issues avoid long waits in ERs or longer waits to see their doctors.
Among communities with at least 5,000 residents, those that saw the largest relative increases in their vaccination rates over a weeks-long stretch ending Monday were lower-income areas with predominantly non-white populations.
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After more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, close physical contact has become anything but routine. Here are some stories of first post-vaccine hugs.
First routine, then forbidden and now cherished, hugs have come to symbolize the next phase of the pandemic
Everyone 16 or older in California can now book COVID-19 vaccination appointments on the state’s My Turn system.
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Orange County’s announcement it would start a “vaccine passport” pilot program has drawn negative responses from some residents who suggest the voluntary digital record of vaccination would encroach on their constitutional rights.
San Francisco officials announced that indoor venues such as stadiums and theaters can reopen Thursday, but COVID-19 rules will apply.
California and Los Angeles officials say they don’t expect the Johnson & Johnson stoppage will make it harder right away to get a COVID vaccine.
Men are more likely to die from COVID-19, but less likely to get vaccinated. The gender gap troubles public health experts.
The lone remaining denizen of the purple tier is Merced County after Inyo County advanced to the less-restrictive red tier Tuesday.
Students are elated and parents are relieved as dozens of L.A. Unified elementary and early-education campuses reopen after pandemic shutdown.
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This year’s astounding number of rejections for UC applicants reveals several big problems, including the woeful unpopularity of the humanities.
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Barriers to an equitable education include concentrated poverty in communities, high suspension rates and housing insecurity, a UCLA report found.
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UC Riverside helps underserved students, but state funding is lacking. A case in point is a UC medical school program that excludes Riverside.
Housing & Homelessness
Is a tiny house really a glorified toolshed? Are the unhoused serving as guinea pigs for architect’s design experiments? Our columnist visits L.A.'s new wave of shelter solutions.
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The philanthropic company of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan is spending millions to help South Los Angeles landlords.
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L.A. could soon usher in a new law that would ban landlords from harassing renters. Landlords oppose the measure, citing several objections.
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In March, slightly more than half of homes sold for over the asking price across Los Angeles. In some spots, the share was even bigger.
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After the countywide homeless count was canceled, Hollywood activists conducted their own. The surprise: Street homelessness was down 12% in Hollywood.
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President Biden directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development to review Trump regulatory actions the administration says undermine the Fair Housing Act.
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A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported at 2:45 a.m. Sunday seven miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Saturday at 7:13 a.m. Pacific time three miles from Santa Rosa, Calif., according to the USGS.
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A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported at 8:57 p.m. Friday in Yucca Valley, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported at 1:51 p.m. Thursday three miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the USGS.
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Jacob Wright, 19, was charged in the deaths of Jia Jia, 44, and her daughter Ruby Meng, 8. Another woman was hospitalized with stab wounds.
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The 34-year-old Riverside County resident had four guns concealed beneath his trench coat at Zuma Beach, officials said.
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Authorities in Los Angeles County say Paul Flores, who lived for years in San Pedro, was the subject of assault investigations locally.
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A LAPD detective who avoided being fired for shooting a man on skid row after a night of drinking in 2019 is challenging the suspension he received.
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A hiker from Palmdale was facing a second night lost the wilderness until a GPS expert on the internet helped facilitate his rescue.
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In their rush to help unaccompanied immigrant children, some critics question whether Long Beach leaders understand what they are getting themselves into.
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There’s a growing movement in Los Angeles and across the country calling for cities designed for people, not cars.
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Multiple incidents — including beatings and assaults — were targeted at Asian women.
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After nearly a year of debate, the Northern California city of Placerville’s City Council voted to remove the noose from its logo.
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California plans to launch two climate-tracking satellites into orbit in 2023 to search for ‘super-emitters’ of planet-warming pollution.
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Light at Sensorio, closed since December due to the pandemic, reopens today with a new exhibit made from 17,000 wine bottles
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As schools begin to to reopen for in-person instruction a new question has emerged: Should extra school days be added to make up for lost time?
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Family members identify the victim as Jaequan Aldredge, 42. He was shot in the 121000 block of S. Vermont Avenue.
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Farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project spanning the California-Oregon border will get only 8% of the water they need because of drought.
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Protesters rallied in front of the Los Angeles Police Department’s downtown headquarters Wednesday night in the wake of the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black man fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.
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A California woman suspected of killing her three children in Reseda pleaded not guilty Wednesday to carjacking during an alleged escape to the Central Valley.
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An FBI task force searched numerous homes used as underground casinos in San Diego on Wednesday.
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Bogany spread the gospel of the Tongva people to correct history and revitalize her culture. Her lessons permeated everyday life through art and conversation.
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Columnists
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California reopens enrollment for its state health insurance exchange as new federal assistance could lower monthly premiums by $1,000 or more.
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Your questions about vaccination-related civil liberties, privacy and discrimination are answered.
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June 15 is the targeted reopening date California officials unveiled, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to fall and more people are getting vaccinated.
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Final vote of new regulations governing Airbnb-style rentals clears the way for imposing a yearly cap on whole-home rentals that will not go into effect until July 2022
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After more than a year of coronavirus-related closures, California has a reopening date: June 15. Here are the basics.
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California aims for a full reopening on June 15, depending on a sufficient vaccine supply and a stable, low hospitalization rate, and masks.
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Till the App aims to have social impact
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The Ralphs store in L.A.'s Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which is popular in the Jewish community for its kosher selections, is set to close as the supermarket company is in a standoff with the city over a “hero pay” ordinance for grocery workers.
