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Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez, the highest-ranking Latino in the U.S. Catholic Church, was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday.
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Hate crimes declined slightly in 2018, the FBI says in a new report. But crimes targeting people — as opposed to property — surged dramatically, as did crimes against Latinos. -
The city suspended Uber’s permit in October after a dispute over a data-sharing requirement.
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Former public defender Chesa Boudin’s victory in the San Francisco district attorney race being heralded as a victory for the progressive prosecutor movement.
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Immigrants known as ‘Dreamers’ have pursued degrees at top universities, created jobs as entrepreneurs, launched nonprofits and joined politics. With their future now in the hands of the Supreme Court, here’s a look at a few.
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An L.A. Times review of federal documents after the deadly Conception dive boat fire shows the NTSB has repeatedly called for stronger regulations, but the Coast Guard has not implemented them.
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Key dates in the legal fight over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
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City Atty. Mike Feuer alleges that developer Michael Hakim owes the city more than $220,000 for legal bills racked up during a court battle over his 27-story project.
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Vandals probably hit the La Mesa museum late Friday or early Saturday, spray-painting the right side of three cars at the Nebo Drive location
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The small earthquakes under El Centro, Calif., are important to monitor, especially since they occurred close to major faults.
Times Investigations
Nearly 300 drinking water wells and other water sources in California have been found to have traces of man-made chemicals linked to cancer.
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Los Angeles Times reporters found two dozen cases in which a death investigation was harmed by the procurement of body parts.
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How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
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The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
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The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.
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Skelton has covered government and politics for The Times since 1974.
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Among homeless, a small minority of the severely mentally ill could be best served in public mental health hospitals that offer more intensive care.
Led by a revolt by the Inland Empire, cities in Southern California push growth to Los Angeles and Orange County.
Las Vegas officials passed a law that makes it a crime to sleep on the streets when beds are available at established shelters.
Documentary “Disco’d” explores the L.A. homeless crisis through a series of profiles.
A study commissioned by Los Angeles County outlines some short-term strategies to rescue cash-strapped board and care homes from closing.
Board-and-care homes — created to care for those who cannot care for themselves — are being squeezed out of business by an antiquated state funding system.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation had sought nearly $25 million in Proposition HHH money to build more than 200 units of supportive housing on skid row.
Apple is the latest tech giant to pledge funds amid criticism that tech firms haven’t done enough to relieve a pressing problem that they made worse.
Prosecutor says community needs to police homeless camps
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Climate & Environment
There are at least 1,688 high hazard dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition in 44 states and Puerto Rico, an Associated Press investigation has found. California is home to six.
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State officials will vote this week on a proposal to allow “community solar” farms instead of rooftop panels.
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The most damaging hurricanes, by area of total devastation, are increasing the most, according to a study of 247 hurricanes that hit the U.S. since 1900.
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Westlands Water District, a sprawling Central Valley farm district with ties to the Trump administration, is poised to get a permanent contract for a massive quantity of cheap federal irrigation supplies.
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We started out planning to focus on the U.S. legacy of radiation in the Marshall Islands, then encountered firsthand the effects of climate change. Both issues are converging in the central Pacific.
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As catastrophic windblown blazes strike with more frequency, California’s system of mutual-aid firefighting is cracking, with fire chiefs sometimes reluctant or unable to assist their counterparts.
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Studying really hard can earn you high grades, but it might not do much for you on the SAT. Colleges need to know who is both smart and studious.
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A university having only business leaders and wealthy people on its board is akin to a corporation having only students and professors on its board.
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The SAT and ACT, which aren’t good predictors of academic success, are unfair barriers to college access for black, Latino and many Asian American groups.
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A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was reported at 8:35 a.m.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 2:07 p.m. Sunday six miles from Indio, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 1:44 a.m. Sunday, two miles from Palm Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The earthquake occurred 27 miles from Coachella, 31 miles from Indio, 31 miles from Brawley and 35 miles from Imperial.
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State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra urged an appellate court to throw out a carbon offset plan that would pave the way for auto-centric housing developments.
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The bankrupty utility is trying to match compensation proposed by creditors in a rival reorganization plan.
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The university did not announce the cause of death for Dylan Hernandez.
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Just 14 artists of more than 1,200 applicants were chosen to create art for Metro’s Crenshaw/LA transit line that will move through Los Angeles, El Segundo, Inglewood and parts of unincorporated L.A. County.
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BART passenger Steve Foster was detained last Monday at a Walnut Creek station. Video of the incident went viral and prompted an official apology.
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A visitor who witnessed the incident shortly before 5 p.m. wrote on Twitter that a father was jumping on the bridge in order to show his children that the structure wouldn’t break.
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Two suspects were later arrested in connection with the robbery, police said.
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Bashing newcomers from California is a cyclical sport with a long history in the heart of Idaho’s Treasure Valley.
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An L.A. Times review of federal documents after the deadly Conception dive boat fire shows the NTSB has repeatedly called for stronger regulations, but the Coast Guard has not implemented them.
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The small earthquakes under El Centro, Calif., are important to monitor, especially since they occurred close to major faults.
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Immigrants known as ‘Dreamers’ have pursued degrees at top universities, created jobs as entrepreneurs, launched nonprofits and joined politics. With their future now in the hands of the Supreme Court, here’s a look at a few.
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Dylan Hernandez, 19, was hospitalized after allegedly attending a Phi Gamma Delta event. SDSU president urges those with information to come forward.
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Laws & Policy
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New California voter registration data shows House Democrats who upset GOP incumbents begin the new election season in pretty good shape.
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Rivals of Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu have called into questions dozens of donations to his re-election campaign, saying that he has accepted money from real estate developers and the broader industry.
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The Camp fire in the town of Paradise exposed fatal flaws in California’s wildfire prevention and preparation plans. Lawmakers at the state Capitol in Sacramento worked to address some of the problems in 2019.
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The group’s former CEO called many of the allegations in the bankruptcy filing “incorrect and extremely misleading.” But he confirmed that some expenditures were “mistakenly made” on his work credit card, and said he will reimburse the group.
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California’s top court appeared skeptical Wednesday that the Legislature may require presidential primary candidates to disclose not only their tax returns but also their birth certificates and psychiatric records.
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