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L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner pushes for schools to become vaccine centers, which also would become part of his plan to open campuses safely.
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A show about teenage karate warriors, “Cobra Kai” offers insights on repentance, redemption, forgiveness and unity in the face of existential evil.
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Historians will have to decide whether any previous presidential inauguration was fraught with the kind of tension looming over the Jan. 20 ceremony when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take the oath of office.
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In rural Northern California, small public health departments battle COVID-19 in a region where skepticism of the virus runs deep.
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California’s top epidemiologist told healthcare providers on Sunday to stop using a batch of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after a “higher than usual” number of people had apparent allergic reactions at a San Diego vaccination clinic.
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When L.A. County nixed a plan to build a new jail, Supervisor Hilda Solis saw an opportunity to use the land for homeless housing. In under five months, the unused parking lot has been transformed into 232 units of permanent and interim housing at $200,000 per unit, a record for speed and cost.
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Sammy Potter and Jackson Parell set out New Year’s Day to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. They plan to also traverse the Continental Divide and the Pacific Rim.
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All but one of California’s Republican members of Congress voted against President Trump’s impeachment.
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One person was killed and two seriously injured in a two-alarm fire in Malibu that started at a home and spread into nearby brush, Los Angeles County fire officials said.
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As the number of coronavirus infections in California approaches 3 million, health officials said Sunday that a new strain — different from a highly contagious variant first identified in the U.K. — is popping up across the state.
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State Laws, Politics & Policy
A security specialist warns that the cost of unemployment fraud in California could be much higher than the $4 billion that was previously reported.
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President Trump tried to marginalize California. He failed. Now, with Joe Biden and Democrats taking power, no state is more influential in setting a policy agenda.
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Senate Bill 225 would ban medically unnecessary surgeries on children with atypical genitalia until a child is 6 years old.
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The campaign to recall Newsom has the stench of Trumpism, but because there’s serious money behind it we must take it seriously.
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Newsom said the governor’s Office of Emergency Services is coordinating the security response with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
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As the number of coronavirus infections in California approaches 3 million, health officials said Sunday that a new strain — different from a highly contagious variant first identified in the U.K. — is popping up across the state.
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California’s top epidemiologist told healthcare providers on Sunday to stop using a batch of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after a “higher than usual” number of people had apparent allergic reactions at a San Diego vaccination clinic.
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In rural Northern California, small public health departments battle COVID-19 in a region where skepticism of the virus runs deep.
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Sammy Potter and Jackson Parell set out New Year’s Day to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. They plan to also traverse the Continental Divide and the Pacific Rim.
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Le Petit Cirque is like a mini Cirque du Soleil for kids. How the Inglewood circus studio has adapted to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first two weeks of 2021 saw 59 shooting victims in South L.A. compared with seven last year, Chief Michel Moore says.
Los Angeles County surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases since recording its first infection nearly a year before.
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Nearly half of the 245 infections involve students living on campus.
Vaccine supply problems could add to a chaotic vaccine rollout, just as the state seems to be gaining ground
‘Light at the end of tunnel’ or a small blip? Flattening COVID-19 numbers bring guarded optimism in California.
Health officials hope to eventually distribute up to 4,000 coronavirus vaccinations a day at the Forum in Inglewood.
COVID-19 vaccinations will be given at five sites: Pomona Fairplex, the Forum, Cal State Northridge, L.A. County Office of Education and Six Flags.
More than 530 Californians are now dying every day from COVID-19, pushing a number of counties past new, grim milestones.
There are always bad drivers in L.A., but these days we can’t blame the tourists. After months of staying at home, we’re all driving like tourists.
L.A. County races to vaccinate as many people as possible against the coronavirus before a strain thought to be even more contagious takes hold.
Only 5% of residents living in California’s long-term care homes had been vaccinated as of Sunday, data show.
Tahoe’s western shore will be partly reopened for the holiday weekend, helping the economy but renewing fears about COVID-19 and crowds.
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Caltech will remove the name of its founding president and first Nobel laureate, William A. Millikan, from campus buildings because of his support of eugenics, joining universities across the nation in repudiating those who backed the racist movement.
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Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced some changes to his plan to reopen schools, which includes a small decrease in the case rate that would allow for campuses to open.
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A teacher who says she allowed students to re-take tests believes parents and students should decide what grade level they start at after the pandemic.
Housing & Homelessness
The new stimulus bill passed by Congress includes $25 billion in rental relief for struggling tenants, $2.6 billion of which is coming to California. Can I apply?
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Jon David Guerrero pleaded guilty to slayings that included hammering sleeping homeless men with railroad spikes.
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Councilman Kevin De León will introduce a range of motions Tuesday with the goal creating 25,000 new housing units for homeless people by 2025
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Massive job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave tens of thousands of low-wage workers without homes over the next three years, a report published Tuesday by a Los Angeles-based research group forecasts.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget includes $750 million for local governments to purchase motels, hotels and apartment buildings.
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Will California lawmakers extend eviction protections or pass meaningful legislation to increase housing production this year?
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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported at 8:01 p.m. Saturday less than a mile from Prunedale, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 11:18 a.m. Thursday in Concord, Calif., according to the USGS.
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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Sunday at 12:21 a.m. 11 miles from Brawley, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Monday at 10:04 a.m. 12 miles from Brawley, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Many Californians 65 and older faced frustration and confusion as they tried to get the coronavirus vaccine after the state announced it was opening up vaccinations to older people.
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Phil Spector was hospitalized after he became ill with COVID-19, said a source familiar with his medical condition.
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U.S. Rep. Lou Correa says he’s tested positive for the virus. He received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Dec. 19.
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Local, state and federal authorities will assist in putting on the King of the Hammers event later this month, despite pandemic restrictions on travel and crowds.
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Amateur detectives working to identify violent rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol don’t want the process to turn into an online witch hunt.
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It’s too early to tell whether the activity was related to terrorism, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, but the office has contacted the FBI.
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Thieves make off with a California National Guard Humvee, and the FBI sends out the alert.
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Gusts of 80 to 90 mph or higher are possible in some locations
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Roman Sabal, a U.S. Marine veteran originally from Belize, is now living in Los Angeles after more than a decade stuck outside the United States.
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Armed soldiers and armored Humvees were stationed around the California state Capitol, and at the federal courthouse and state Superior Court building.
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Late last year, firefighters were the first city workers given access to the shots. After an initial burst of activity, the number showing up to get the vaccine has plummeted.
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I’m not sure anything in my career can top this — one of the classical world’s brightest stars seated at a piano and singing a 1969 rock ‘n’ roll hit to me on a Zoom call.
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On the West Coast, the coronavirus surged to new heights. On the East, Donald Trump was impeached for a second time.
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Araceli Gonzalez-Burkle, a former politician, lost her good job in May. In December, she got COVID-19. Often, she doesn’t have enough money for laundry. She wants our government to focus on the suffering out there.
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Jeff Brain helped lead the 2002 San Fernando Valley secession movement. Now he’s built CloutHub, a refuge for Trump supporters alienated by Twitter.
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During his first days in office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a legislative proposal that would include a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally, according to activists in communication with his transition team.
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Andres Guardado inquest ends without testimony from sheriff’s officials or the deputy who killed him
Andres Guardado inquest ends without testimony from sheriff’s officials or the deputy who killed him
A retired judge appointed to hold a public examination of Andres Guardado’s death said Friday that she had concluded the inquest without hearing testimony from the deputy who fired the fatal shots or the detectives who are investigating the case, all of whom invoked their 5th Amendment rights.
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Dodger Stadium takes center stage in L.A.'s COVID-19 vaccination campaign
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Salam International is in the business of death. For the last 12 months, body bags have made life hectic for the Laguna Hills supplier. COVID-19 has been “good for our business, but it’s not good for the community,” owner Abdul Salam said. “Record earnings, yes, but the emotional toll is more.”
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L.A. County inspectors have issued 157 citations to businesses and churches for violating COVID-19 protocols since Dec. 1, some multiple times.
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State lawmakers say they’ve been flooded with desperate calls from constituents who don’t understand why their jobless benefits have been cut off by EDD.
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The city’s handling of 520 Mateo, a tower being developed by Carmel Partners, is part of the bribery case against former Councilman Jose Huizar.
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Companies such as Facebook and Twitter have made it easy for conspiracy theorists and insurrectionists to incite violence, and subvert democracy.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes extending eviction protections and expediting $2.6 billion in federal rental assistance for low-income tenants.
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Empty chairs now adorn Little Saigon, the Orange County nail salon capital of the U.S., as pandemic restrictions left countless manicurists out of work.
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Grocery and drugstore workers in unincorporated L.A. County would receive an additional $5 an hour if the county Board of Supervisors approves a proposal.
