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Black Friday smash-and-grab robberies put LAPD on tactical alert

The Los Angeles Police Department went on tactical alert late Friday night after a series of reports of smash-and-grab robberies.

Guard shoots person at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, military officials say
Photos: Black Friday brings out diehards for the start of the #Christmas shopping season

Southern California Edison works to restore power as strong winds subside
Police, retailers struggle to respond to smash-and-grab ‘flash mob’ robberies
100th anniversary of Marine Corps Recruit Depot marks milestone in San Diego history
Black Friday lacks luster as pandemic shopping habits stick
A day in the Valley with Paul Thomas Anderson
Glendale’s homeless community lost access to showers during the pandemic. A nonprofit sees racism
Column One: He sued SeaWorld to liberate the whales. Then he started getting postcards from them

California Politics

ARLETA, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Kelly Gonez speaks at an announcement at Arleta High School on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 about the availability of COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. Unified nears a choice on its next superintendent at a critical moment for students

After decades in California politics, Allan Zaremberg has some parting advice for the GOP
Buscaino aims for November 2022 for anti-camping ballot measure after council defers action
Police Commission backs a 12% increase in LAPD budget for next year
California officials release long-awaited report on troubled state testing lab

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Black Friday smash-and-grab robberies put LAPD on tactical alert
Over 23 years, lessons in life and sobriety for a father and son on the Appalachian Trail
Which COVID-19 vaccine booster shot should I get? Here’s how to choose

In Depth

‘There is nothing alive on that tree’: Inside a giant sequoia grove scorched by the KNP Complex fire
The Indigenous Serrano language was all but gone. This man is resurrecting it
Photos: Raw emotions pour out in guilty verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery murder case
Mourners gather at vigil for slain Pasadena boy as officials promise help

Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 09: People gather outside Tinhorn Flats bar and restaurant to rally in support of its opening and to protest city mandates for it to close in Burbank on Friday, April 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

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Fines, citations but no compliance: How some restaurants have defied L.A. County on COVID-19

Some businesses have ignored L.A. County COVID-19 protocols, racking up citations and fines and testing the powers and patience of the Department of Public Health.

Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California-Nov. 25, 2021-At the Arafat Nursing Facility, Ruzanna Grigoryan, left, of Chatsworth, California, visits with her grandmother Anahit Papiryan, age 82, originally from Yevan, Armenia, during festivities on Thanksgiving Day. Many of Anahit's family members visit her on a daily basis. The Ararat Facility, which primarily serves the Armenian community, held a special Thanksgiving celebration for the residents on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

For vaccinated residents and staff, Thanksgiving in nursing homes is proof ‘we’re back to life’

San Diego, CA - September 28: At San Diego Unified School District office on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 in San Diego, CA., the large group listened to numerous speakers who spoke to their objections to the possibility of making COVID vaccines mandatory for staff and students 12 and up. At the end of the rally the group ended with a prayer. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego student fighting vaccine mandate appeals judge’s denial of religious exemption

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Jemma Alejancra Garcia, 9, of El Sereno, receives a child's dose of the Pfizer vaccination from RN Shirley Alfonso, at Eugene A. Obregon Park on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. The County of Los Angeles, including Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, and Norma Edith Garcia-Gonzalez, Director of Parks and Recreation, will host a media event kicking off COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 in Los Angeles County. The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech is proposed to be given in two 10-microgram (mcg) doses administered 21 days apart. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

California’s coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, but demand lags inland

FRESNO, CA - JANUARY 29: Community Regional Medical Center in downtown on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Fresno, CA. The Ramirez' live in a multi-generational Latino household. Dr. Rene Ramirez, 40, an emergency medicine physician at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, and wife Dr. Veronica Ramirez, 41, private practice, live with their four children: Andrew, 11, Samantha, 8, Danni, 5, and Ryan, 10-months, along with Veronica's mother Olga Araujo, 63, and Aunt Lupe Mendoza, 55. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

With hospitals full, Central California pleading to send COVID-19 patients to L.A.

About 44,000 LAUSD students miss first vaccine deadline and risk losing in-person classes

Colorado’s COVID-19 surge is an urgent warning for California

An Orange County restaurant blasts anti-vaccination message at Venice Beach

Mexican teens vaccinated in San Diego as part of ongoing cross-border program

Juan Rodriguez, owner of FTF Tattoo, in Pacoima, California.

Meet the artist etching memorial tattoos for people who lost loved ones to COVID-19

Sometimes two one-way tickets may be cheaper than a round-trip ticket so always price separately.

Tips for safe Thanksgiving air travel

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - NOV. 16, 2021. A flag memorial to victims of COVID-19 covers the lawn of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. About 27,000 people have died from the coronavirus in L.A. County. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

California’s coronavirus cases top 5 million as hospitalizations continue to drop

La Canada Flintridge, CA - November 16: Julie Markfield, gets a flu shot as well as boaster shot Moderna vaccine for COVID19 at Flintridge Pharmacy on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 in La Canada Flintridge, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

California’s MyTurn site allows all adults to get COVID booster appointments

Education

Wrenching struggle to define critical race theory divides an Orange County school district
San Jose State settles for $3.3 million with former athletes over sexual abuse allegations
UC slams the door on standardized admissions tests, nixing any SAT alternative

Housing & Homelessness

A plan to give homeless people the right to housing roils Sacramento

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has introduced what he is calling a “Right to Housing.”

California holds 70% of the country’s priciest ZIP Codes for home buyers
‘It’s still not easy’: SoCal home-buying frenzy cools — a bit
Editorial: Will an L.A. street engagement strategy really get homeless people housed? Don’t count on it
Two homeless men lit on fire in attack at Thousand Oaks encampment
Homeless Orange County woman fought to sleep in the park and won — for now

Earthquakes

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3.8 quake hits in San Ramon, Calif.
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Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits near Ukiah, Calif.
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The state is offering cash for earthquake retrofits. Here’s how to apply

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Flash mob smash-and-grabs continue at high-end stores in Los Angeles
Irvine approves regulations for asphalt plant that residents say spreads toxic fumes
Thanksgiving brings strong winds, power shut-offs and fire danger
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L.A. County DCFS again at crossroads as another director departs amid child deaths

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LAPD responding to apparent smash-and-grab robbery at Westfield Topanga mall
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Beverly Hills police arrest suspects in connection with series of recent robberies
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Suit takes aim at law that lets transgender inmates choose housing based on gender identity
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L.A. firefighter accused of vulgar act in protest over vaccine mandate
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San Bernardino mayor misused public funds, investigation finds
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Business & Economics

A new breed of brazen takeover robbers hitting California luxury retailers, raising ire
California gas prices soar to record highs
‘Rust’ shooting: Who could face criminal charges in death of Halyna Hutchins?
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Sean Penn’s CORE group faces labor charges over impassioned internal email