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A brush fire had grown to about 180 acres and burned at least two homes Wednesday, forcing evacuations in the community of Pinon Hills near the San Gabriel Mountains east of Palmdale.
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The California priest who gave President Biden’s inaugural Mass resigned as president of Santa Clara University this week after an investigation found he violated the Jesuit order’s “protocols and boundaries.”
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All eight vaccine sites run by L.A. County will begin offering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children 12 and older starting Thursday.
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California could lift most COVID-19 mask requirements by June 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
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Los Alamitos school board adopts standards meant to help students embrace their identities, avoid bias and respect people from different backgrounds.
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Alleged gang members stole $500,000 watch from man dining outdoors in holdup that left woman shot in the leg
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Many Asian Americans deal with microaggressions that may not seem like a big deal to others but can take a toll. What are your strategies for how to respond?
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Authorities said the windows were shot by a BB or pellet gun. There have been a handful of similar reports over the last week.
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A Los Angeles Times analysis finds disparities in who’s getting vaccinated, also showing lower figures in more disadvantaged parts of California.
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The town’s accreditation by the International Dark-Sky Assn. is based on a years-long effort to limit light pollution.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
Providing transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-old children could cost $2.7 billion a year at full implementation.
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Californians making $50,000 or less and families making less than $100,000 would pay no state income tax under Faulconer plan.
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The independent redistricting commission was created to stop secretive map drawing.
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California is already set to allow college athletes to be compensated beginning in 2023, but a new push aims to make it happen sooner.
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A new poll indicates that when it comes to actually removing Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, voters are split down party lines. No surprise there.
California: Most read
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California could lift most COVID-19 mask requirements by June 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
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The fish, which typically lives thousands of feet underwater, was found in pristine condition at Crystal Cove State Beach.
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The proposal to deliver $8 billion in new cash payments to millions of Californians amid the COVID-19 pandemic is part of a $100-billion state budget that has swelled with a significant windfall of tax revenues.
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After several weeks in the orange, or moderate, tier of California’s COVID-19 reopening system, Orange County is now within striking distance of its widest reopening.
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The dire COVID-19 situation in India has been particularly hard to watch for many Indian American healthcare workers.
The debate in Orange County signifies continuing skepticism toward the government’s handling of COVID-19 and speaks to the larger politicization that has plagued nearly every other aspect of the pandemic.
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Despite a statewide mood of optimism, about 52 Californians are still succumbing to the novel coronavirus each day.
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COVID-19 vaccine appointments for California teenagers 12-15 could begin Thursday
Has your company or workplace decided how to handle the question of vaccines? The Times is interested in hearing from you.
Public health experts are optimistic that coronavirus case rates and vaccinations are trending in the right directions.
L.A. County officials say the Pfizer vaccine will be offered to pre-teens and younger teens once the CDC affirms the FDA’s recommendation, which may happen Wednesday.
Only 7% of high schoolers are returning to L.A. Unified campuses. It may or may not be time to panic.
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Experts had previously expressed concern that waning demand and uneven vaccination rates could make it hard to reach the herd immunity goal.
Even after the CDC said fully vaccinated Americans could stop wearing masks outdoors unless they’re in a crowd of strangers, many in L.A. still mask up.
California Gov. Newsom’s economic recovery plan calls for $600 stimulus checks for eligible Californians. Families with children would get an additional $500.
The reassurance comes as California continues to report one of the lowest per-capita daily coronavirus case counts of any state in the U.S.
Officials are hoping people who have not gotten their shots will take advantage of the opportunity at a time when demand for vaccinations is dropping.
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Failure to read at grade level is one of the biggest challenges kids face in achieving academic success. A bill implementing screening for dyslexia risk can help.
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Fox was a tough-minded chemist who guided UC San Diego and who was awarded the National Medal of Science for her insights about sustainable energy.
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COVID fears and restrictive part-time campus schedules contribute to the low numbers. Officials hope those students who need the most help are returning.
Housing & Homelessness
In the three years since the Los Angeles Fire Department began tracking them, fires related to homeless camps have more than doubled.
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Service providers who contract with the city and county often don’t get paid what they need to do the work. Don’t scrimp on paying the people who are the ones getting homeless people off the streets and helping them stay housed.
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Sanctioned campgrounds to shelter homeless people are fine as a temporary measure only.
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Sanctioned tent camps sprouted up in San Francisco at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and have become key to the city’s homelessness response.
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Sanitation workers collected about 35 tons of trash while cleaning the remnants of a homeless encampment at Echo Park Lake, which the city is hoping to reopen by the end of this month.
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A federal judge ruled the CDC has no authority to declare a nationwide eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for renters?
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A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported at 9:35 p.m. Thursday one mile from Truckee, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The recently reopened Pasadena Central Library has closed due to seismic safety issues
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Mobile users in Washington state gained access to the earthquake early warning system’s mobile alerts, following California and Oregon.
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Earthquakes along strike-slip faults can cause tsunamis in certain contexts, a new model shows — and such faults exist right off parts of California.
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What’s the latest on a wild UC admissions process? Bryan Jue, acting director of undergraduate admissions at UC Irvine, offers an update.
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California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur is open again after a January storm washed away 150 feet of road in January. Recent photos showcase the roadway’s scenic beauty.
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State attorney general launches racial justice bureau to fight exploding Asian racism, extremism and discrimination.
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Jamal Shakir said his uncle in the LAPD directed other officers to shoot projectiles at him during a Black Lives Matter protest in May 2020
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A coyote pup is now recovering at a Palm Springs wildlife preserve after being treated for serious injuries from a possible attack.
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A review of recent police misconduct cases by the LAPD inspector general found all-civilian hearing panels were more lenient on accused officers.
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Attorneys for the family of a Latino man who died after an Alameda officer put a knee on his back and neck for more than four minutes, are asking the U.S. attorney general to conduct a federal civil rights investigation of the Bay Area police department.
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What’s been dubbed the Blue fire has grown to 11 acres but is now at 50% containment.
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More than 500 demonstrators urged Orange County officials to reject digital record keeping of who’s been vaccinated. Some also declared the pandemic a hoax.
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A Stockton officer was fatally shot while in his police SUV, and a San Luis Obispo officer was gunned down while serving a search warrant.
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If the DACA recipients win, this could remove some of the hurdles that have kept them from attaining American citizenship.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness into housing.
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A gray wolf known as OR-103 arrived in Siskiyou County in early May. He’s the second known wolf to cross into California this year.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a second round of $600 stimulus checks, a move that would expand payments to middle-class families and benefit two-thirds of state residents.
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Democratic voters in a new poll also overwhelmingly favored having a prominent Democratic replacement candidate on the recall ballot in case Newsom was ousted from office.
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Council members continue to resist calls to quickly reduce police funding, but want to study longer-term options.
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A police officer was killed and another wounded in San Luis Obispo Monday while serving a search warrant before officers shot and killed the gunman, authorities said.
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The suit against Sébastien Izambard accuses the singer of repeated sexual abuse, assault and coerced control.
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A bouquet of 25 roses is running between $30 and $60, one vendor said, compared to the more typical range of $16 to $30.
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Federal appeals court rejects challenge to a California program that provides retirement savings for workers who don’t have a pension or 401(k).
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An Assembly panel recommended against creating a new department at a hearing where lawmakers noted a backlog of delayed claims has increased.
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L.A. hoping to supercharge economy by summer. But will tourists and office workers really return?
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Actor known as “Zach Avery” indicted on fraud charges in sprawling Hollywood Ponzi scheme
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In an unnamed and unheralded alley just south of Hollywood Boulevard, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton filmed scenes in some of their greatest films. It deserves recognition.
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A tidal wave of reopenings continues to wash over the state as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths recede.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers negotiated the provisions of the bill, which allows businesses to avoid paying state taxes on forgiven loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program and to deduct expenses paid for using the loan funds.
