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I wish we had a national mute button to help us better listen to one another.
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When the Zogg fire tore through the town of Igo on Sept. 27, it took the lives of Karin King, Kenneth Vossen, Alaina Rowe McLeod and Feyla McLeod.
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Coronavirus has especially harmed students with disabilities, according to a majority of parent survey responses
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At first, columnist Sandy Banks was offended after a man yelled at her to put on a mask, but getting to know him, she came to understand his point of view.
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Two years ago, Democrat Gil Cisneros was a political newcomer. Now an incumbent, he’s again facing Republican Young Kim in a rematch of the 2018 race.
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The number of claims dwarfs filings against Catholic archdioceses in similar bankruptcy cases, plaintiffs’ attorneys say.
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Juan Rayford and Dupree Glass were sentenced to life for a shooting they say they did not commit. Sixteen years later, they are walking free.
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Two customers on the outdoor patio. $6 in a tip jar labeled ‘For College’. Few masks in sight. This is the reality of Huntington Beach service workers during the pandemic.
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The earthquake was reported at 2:19 a.m., 32 miles from Barstow.
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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday at 11:10 p.m., about 21 miles from Bakersfield.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
State propositions don’t have to be complicated: George Skelton shares his voting recommendations.
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To protect its business in an important market, Facebook increasingly removes content that Vietnam’s authoritarian government doesn’t like.
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The decision is a victory for GOP officials who have insisted their ballot collection campaign is following California election law.
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L.A. City Council race is now a proxy fight between establishment and leftist Democrats, with figures such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton weighing in.
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The story behind Proposition 22 is one of a political feud — Uber and Lyft clashing with labor unions and Democratic lawmakers — layered on top of a struggle to understand the changing nature of work.
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Coronavirus has especially harmed students with disabilities, according to a majority of parent survey responses
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The changes — expected this week — will allow family entertainment centers to open outdoors; eliminate a requirement that customers at wineries and breweries have to make reservations; and remove the food requirement for wineries.
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Two customers on the outdoor patio. $6 in a tip jar labeled ‘For College’. Few masks in sight. This is the reality of Huntington Beach service workers during the pandemic.
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State propositions don’t have to be complicated: George Skelton shares his voting recommendations.
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All personal care services — including massage and tattoo parlors — will now be allowed to resume modified indoor operations statewide.
Experts warn of pandemic fatigue and complacency with the approaching holidays, which have the potential to be super-spreading events.
California health officials will devote additional resources to curb coronavirus transmission rates in Riverside, L.A. and San Bernardino counties.
Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and other large California theme parks won’t open immediately under protocols announced Tuesday.
Officials stressed that the disease can strike any age group and that personal decisions on adhering to prevention measures will dictate when the county can further lift restrictions on businesses and public facilities.
The woman, who had a Trump 2020 mask draped below her chin but not covering her face, yells, ‘This is America and I don’t have to do what you say.’
Nowhere in California will a voter who refuses to wear a mask be turned away, election officials said.
COVID-19 hasn’t quite changed everything: In elections for the L.A. Board of Education, it’s still charter school advocates facing off against the teachers union. The stakes are high.
Early ballots cast by people who die before election day are sometimes cited as proof of voter fraud, but in many states they’re perfectly legal.
In suits nationwide, students say they aren’t getting what they paid for; universities counter that they are doing their best amid a crisis.
Poverty, exacerbated by the pandemic, presents one of the biggest barriers to learning for many students
The coronavirus outbreak has indelibly imprinted itself on life in Los Angeles — down to the composition of trash washing up on its beaches.
Thousands of patients in L.A. County’s public hospital system face long, sometimes deadly waits to see specialists, a Times investigation has found. The system serves primarily the region’s poorest and most vulnerable residents.
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Social supports are scarce for 269,000 homeless students in California, UCLA report finds.
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An ugly fight over social media about racism at USC had one positive outcome: the university president’s strong statement condemning anti-Semitism.
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A $100-million donation from the Jay Pritzker Foundation will provide scholarships and emergency financial aid to tens of thousands of students.
Housing & Homelessness
For years, homes that have been converted into shared living spaces have been considered part of the solution to homelessness. They face a crackdown from the Los Angeles Fire Department in what the operators of the homes say is unfair harassment.
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A new widow wonders whether to rent or buy her next home. Also: things to consider about spouses hold title to their property.
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The Southern California median home price rose sharply in September, hitting another record amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Months after filing a claim for his broken refrigerator, a Ventura man was still waiting for a repair or replacement.
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Older homeowners would get a larger incentive to move into new homes and the so-called Lebowski loophole would go away.
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Garcetti is being talked up for a Cabinet post in a potential Biden administration.
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The early-morning quake occurred 25 miles from San Diego Country Estates, 30 miles from Ramona, 35 miles from Lakeside and 36 miles from San Diego.
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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Monday at 10:21 a.m. 32 miles from Barstow, according to the USGS.
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A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time 15 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the USGS.
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A magnitude 2.5 earthquake was reported Thursday evening at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time in the northern San Fernando Valley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Building housing in city centers, planting cover crops and thinning forests could be key strategies for reducing emissions.
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The city of West Hollywood is moving toward creating its own drag laureate position after a similar idea was suggested in San Francisco.
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An outside law firm will investigate sexual harassment allegations involving Rick Jacobs, a longtime political advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
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Despite the dismissals, the bulk of the case will go forward against the head of La Luz del Mundo church accused of sexually assaulting teenage congregants.
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Court-appointed lawyers say they can’t find parents of 545 children who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border early in the Trump administration.
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After almost 25 years, a suspect in the killing and sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl from Boyle Heights has been identified, authorities say
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San Quentin prison must reduce its inmate population by at least 1,000, a California appeals court rules in a case filed after a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Stephanie Ching, 36, pleads guilty to desecrating human remains and acting as an accessory after the fact in the death of her 73-year-old father.
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The National Transportation Safety Board finds the fire that killed 34 on the Conception was burning for at least 30 minutes before anyone reacted.
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Two boys — 13 and 15 — were among a group who allegedly confronted Trump supporters and assaulted at least two people, authorities said.
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A Caltrans contractor was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while setting up a lane closure on the 110 Freeway in downtown L.A., the CHP said.
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California has released long-awaited protocols for reopening theme parks, and the parks are far from pleased with the plans.
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More men have come forward to say they were harassed by Rick Jacobs, who has taken leave from his role as an advisor to Mayor Eric Garcetti.
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A judge has denied bail to Mexico’s former defense secretary charged with helping a cartel smuggle drugs into the U.S. in exchange for bribes.
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The Pomona Police Department has announced the retirement of K-9 Officer Sarge, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois. Sarge will live with his trainer, Cpl. Joe Hernandez.
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A Los Angeles judge sentenced Luiz Fuentes to 78 years to life in prison.
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Columnists
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ImmunityBio of El Segundo will begin human testing for its coronavirus vaccine.
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Supporters say Proposition 15 would mostly raise property taxes on large corporations. Opponents think the impact would be much broader.
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For the Costa Mesa shop, Randy’s owner Mark Kelegian envisioned a sign like the original roof-mounted dessert in Inglewood. But meeting the city’s sign laws proved a sticky situation.
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Ian Charles Schenkel, CEO and founder of Haliburton International Foods, was arrested last month on suspicion of engaging in the prostitution of two teenage girls.
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Rodeo 39, a new public market, is putting the tiny Orange County city of Stanton on the map in a big way.
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The new online system to expedite applications for jobless benefits was installed after complaints that the EDD’s former process was ineffective
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The 60-year-old Surfer magazine has been shut down amid what the editor in chief called “the COVID economy.”
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has delayed releasing reopening guidance for California theme parks amid pushback from industry leaders on the state’s initial plans.
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Los Angeles resident Irma Monroy, 25, was arrested Monday in connection with the slaying of a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority worker.
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The station will close Saturday for nearly two years as Metro begins another phase of construction on its Regional Connector.
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The fatal stabbing occurred Friday night at the 7th Street/Metro Center subway station in the financial district.
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After nearly seven months, Los Angeles will resume enforcing parking regulations temporarily suspended amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
