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The rally at the Huntington Beach Pier, which was advertised via social media, is one of several such demonstrations scheduled across the country.
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Anyone 16 or older can now book COVID-19 vaccine appointments in L.A., ahead of California’s planned statewide expansion.
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Neighbors stunned by killing of three ‘beautiful’ young children in Reseda.
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The mother of the children, 30-year-old Liliana Carrillo, was taken into custody in Tulare County after fleeing the scene.
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Of the 73 allegations of less serious force, 33 have been resolved by the department with zero resulting in a finding that officers were in the wrong.
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Migrant families apprehended in Texas are being flown to San Diego and then bused to Tijuana, a city they do not know, without applying for asylum.
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The whales spend the winter off Mexico’s waters, then they head back north and stay off the coast of California in spring and summer.
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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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When Bobby Sasson moved out, she thought she’d be able to return home to her husband and three children quickly. That didn’t work out.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Saturday morning five miles from Calexico, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
It’s unlikely that another coronavirus surge would overwhelm California’s hospital system, experts say
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California lawmakers are advancing what they call commonsense legislation requiring two state agencies to share information aimed at helping stop billions of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment fraud
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Reports of the state’s decline and fall are a cyclical staple. Blame it on envy and partisanship
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Newsom and legislative leaders unveiled a proposal to boost firefighting and prevention, including vegetation management and building fire-resistant structures.
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Newsom has been too slow in allowing Californians to return to normal, everyday life, columnist George Skelton writes.
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Anyone 16 or older can now book COVID-19 vaccine appointments in L.A., ahead of California’s planned statewide expansion.
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The mother of the children, 30-year-old Liliana Carrillo, was taken into custody in Tulare County after fleeing the scene.
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The rally at the Huntington Beach Pier, which was advertised via social media, is one of several such demonstrations scheduled across the country.
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The community is planning counterprotests and pleading with public officials to do more to intervene in the face of white supremacists.
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CIELO will host a mobile clinic to vaccinate Central American Indigenous L.A. residents against the coronavirus.
Prosecutors charged three Inland Empire women in separate schemes in which they allegedly raked in a combined $1.2 million in COVID-related unemployment benefits using the names of California inmates.
After a canceled season in 2020 — the first in 98 years — the Bowl will reopen with free shows for healthcare, grocery and other essential workers.
The 20-year-old operator of the bar and grill has been arrested three times this month for defying health and safety orders.
This week, 574,900 Johnson & Johnson doses were allocated to California. Next week, that will plummet to 67,600, according to data from the CDC.
Many Americans have turned to prayer to cope with COVID-era stress. But medical authorities caution that it’s no substitute for good medical care.
Linath Lim fled the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and became a doctor in Fresno. Amid the pandemic, she treated farmworkers and the poor, until the virus caught up with her.
Thousands flock to Cal State L.A. for first day of open eligibility for adults
Long Beach becomes the latest jurisdiction to offer widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines, saying it will inoculate residents ages 16 and up.
Health checks, coronavirus testing and social distancing are part of LAUSD’s school reopening plan.
While California’s COVID-19 case rate has dropped, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the nationwide count has ‘plateaued at a disturbingly high level.’
Your questions about vaccination-related civil liberties, privacy and discrimination are answered.
Excess supplies and unused appointments have led officials in some parts of the state to make doses available to all adults, even those not eligible under current rules.
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A group of parents is seeking a court order to pressure the L.A. school district to reopen full time, five days a week for all students.
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The university also is expected to hold its June graduation outdoors. Athletic events and social gatherings will be phased in this fall.
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UC Riverside has high proportions of low-income, first generation and underrepresented minority students. Faculty members say the campus is not getting its fair share of funding.
Housing & Homelessness
Motel vouchers, anti-camping law aimed at growing tent communities
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A man in a homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles’ skid row was found dead Thursday after a tent fire.
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Homeless people qualify for stimulus checks like everyone else, but face a host of obstacles. Activists look for ways to help.
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Data collected by California’s 44 homeless agencies is combined in a statewide database
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Santa Rosa’s leaders stuck to their guns in creating a city-sanctioned encampment. Eventually, nearby residents become their allies.
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Moving the occupants of an encampment together is sometimes a good idea but the priority should be the most desperate homeless people.
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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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A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported at 8:52 p.m. Wednesday five miles from El Centro, Calif., according to the USGS. It struck 24 minutes after a 3.4 quake in the area.
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A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported at 1:18 p.m. Wednesday 18 miles from Mendota, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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State officials set a date to reopen the economy, plus new guidance for schools as vaccine open season approaches.
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Around Los Angeles, people are emerging from their pandemic cocoons, eager to be cooped up no longer.
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A new low-fare airline, Avelo, launches from Hollywood Burbank Airport with 11 routes. Its CEO explains why this is a great time to debut.
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High school students recall their year at home as they prepare to return to campus for the first time since the pandemic began.
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Citing religious freedom, Santa Clara County residents objected to state restrictions on Bible study gatherings in homes. The Supreme Court agreed.
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Deputies responded Friday evening to a report of a man who possibly wanted to harm himself. The man came out of a home holding a shotgun, authorities said, and two deputies opened fire during the standoff.
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A federal grand jury has indicted a Huntington Park man in the robbing or attempt to rob several Trader Joe’s
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The USS Bonhomme Richard was declared a total loss after an inferno raged on board in July while the ship was in port at Naval Base San Diego.
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The men, affiliated with the boogaloo movement, are accused of covering up their association with a man accused of murdering a federal security guard.
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The couple from Arizona, both experienced campers, got stuck when their vehicle got two flat tires.
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State prosecutors accuse a Los Angeles Police Department officer and two others of running an illegal gambling operation where participants placed bets on the outcome of the Super Bowl.
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Two more reviews have found glaring problems with the Los Angeles Police Department’s handling of last summer’s mass protests against police brutality.
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Suit alleges Orange County D.A. Todd Spitzer colluded with Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley’s attorneys to sabotage sex assault case against them.
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Residents in San Bernardino County can anonymously report the use and sales of illegal fireworks through a new app.
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Kokumai has not yet decided if she will file a police report but said she shared the incident with her 25,000 Instagram followers to get the word out.
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Lose it? Laminate it? Post it on Instagram? Some dos and don’ts for your vaccination card, the most exciting piece of paper you’ll get this year.
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Bac Tien Duong faces a maximum sentence of eight years and eight months in state prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 14.
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Descendants of a Black family that once owned oceanfront land in Manhattan Beach, in an area known as Bruce’s Beach, could get the land back if legislation passes.
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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.
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The crackdown on oil and gas production under consideration by the California Legislature is much wider in scope than the plan requested by the governor.
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Officials say last year’s Zogg fire in Northern California was sparked when tree branches came into contact with Pacific Gas & Electric power lines.
