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The La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians is one of 12 bands of Kumeyaay people.
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Evacuation zones, road closures and shelters for pets and people fleeing the Lake fire in the Santa Clarita Valley.
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A California man who spent 25 years in prison for a 1994 killing had his murder conviction dismissed Wednesday because the court said he didn’t receive a fair trial.
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Anaheim Councilwoman Lucille Kring said dentists are finding that masks can cause serious dental issues, but medical professionals are skeptical
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The assistance is available to residents who live outside of the city of Los Angeles, with much of the money being directed to specific zip codes identified as especially in need of relief.
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Newly released body-camera footage from protests near the Grove in May shines new light on two of the most controversial moments of the unrest.
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High pressure over the Southwest will bring excessive heat to Southern California, especially inland areas.
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Airbnb will for the first time be taking legal action against a guest for violating its ban on unauthorized parties, the company said Wednesday.
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While hospitalizations rates decline, deaths are increasing and officials warn that Californians need to continue following safety protocols to prevent another wave of infections.
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The Lake fire has burned 10,000 acres near North Lake Hughes Road and Pine Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
The governor’s defense of his administration’s recovery efforts, including the work of a 108-member all-star economic task force, came as the state released updated figures on COVID-19 infections that reflect numbers from a massive backlog of cases that were unreported because of a computerized data system failure.
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Californians waiting for their unemployment benefits have almost no way of knowing if they’ve filed correctly.
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The UC Berkeley Labor Center study urges California officials to stockpile masks, gowns, gloves to avoid shortages seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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California is also a state of immigrants. And fittingly, Sen. Kamala Harris is the daughter of immigrant parents — a father from Jamaica, a mother from India.
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The appointment promises to be one of the most consequential of his political career, both in California and in regard to any ambitions he may have for White House.
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Evacuation zones, road closures and shelters for pets and people fleeing the Lake fire in the Santa Clarita Valley.
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The Lake fire has burned 10,000 acres near North Lake Hughes Road and Pine Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest.
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Public health experts say the rampant spread of the coronavirus at the prison shows the dangers of trying to achieve ‘herd immunity’ with the coronavirus.
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The L.A. financier whose tip exposed William “Rick” Singer’s college admissions scam is sentenced to one year in prison for securities fraud.
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The testing center was opened in an effort to better serve Latinos, who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
The weekly death toll in California among COVID-19 patients is nearly twice its previous high in April as more cases shift to rural and suburban areas.
Ventura County judge refuses to close Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park and find its pastor in contempt of court for holding indoor services.
After seeing the impact of the coronavirus on Filipino healthcare workers, Tenzing and Zubin Carvalho came to the rescue and donated 12,500 face shields to nursing homes, schools and hospitals.
José Roberto Álvarez worked at one of several food distribution facilities briefly closed by officials after the county said they failed to report COVID-19 outbreaks.
The county’s infection rate is substantially lower than Central Valley counties where case rates are surging
The pandemic has forced thousands of workplaces to quickly adjust to remote work. Will your employer keep some of those changes in place permanently?
One in four people with diabetes have rationed supplies to cut the cost of their diabetes care since the start of the pandemic, a survey found.
Gov. Gavin Newsom faced reporters for the first time since he touted the inaccurate coronavirus data as a positive sign of fewer COVID-19 infections a day before the glitches became public. The governor said he was kept in the dark about the problem, even as state health officials were warning counties about data issues days earlier.
Catholic schools in California are seeking waivers to open for in-person learning. In Nevada County, one has gone back to class.
Fishing the L.A. River offers a respite from the stresses of a global pandemic, social unrest and partisan politics — in a convenient socially distanced setting.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on L.A. communities. On one day, we look at how the pandemic is playing out across the city.
Churches in California’s “Bible Belt” reopen, again, with new complications.
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L.A. Board of Education approves agreement with union for structured online teaching. Critics say it needlessly shortens the traditional school day.
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As a parent or guardian in the time of COVID, remember you are already a teacher — and that learning opportunities are everywhere.
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The experts who say distance learning is here to stay need to offer teachers guidance on day-to-day lesson plans and more.
Housing & Homelessness
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s top advisor on homelessness, Deputy Mayor Christina Miller, has told colleagues that she plans to resign at the end of the month.
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A probe by the state’s political watchdog and a civil lawsuit have resulted in a settlement that would require L.A. County to pay $1.35 million to resolve claims that it failed to report public funds to support a 2017 homeless services tax ballot measure.
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Rents are declining in Los Angeles County, with the largest decreases seen in luxury properties, according to reports from RealPage and CoStar.
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There’s a new mortgage-refinancing challenge for freelancers: You need to prove the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t savaged your income.
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Judge David O. Carter, who has ruled that local agencies must clear homeless people from encampments alongside freeways, holds a hearing at City Hall — a reflection of how a legal case has made its presence felt in L.A. politics.
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In weeks, as many as 1 million families across California may be at risk of being forced out of their homes, pushed off the ‘eviction cliff.’
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A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning at 4:45 a.m. 11 miles from Clearlake, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Google is adding California’s earthquake early warning system as part of its Android operating system for mobile phones.
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Swarm of Salton Sea earthquakes sparks worry about the San Andreas fault
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A series of earthquakes Monday shook the California cities of Brawley, Imperial, El Centro, Coachella and La Quinta.
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The Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday released a short clip that captured the beginning of Andres Guardado’s encounter with two deputies before he was fatally shot by one.
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This footage has been edited by the Los Angeles Police Department. It contains explicit language.
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The 14,880 pounds of pot, 668 pounds of meth were found in trucks at San Diego County’s Otay Mesa border crossing.
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L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva gives an update regarding the shooting of Andres Guardado.
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Los Angeles police are investigating what officials say was probably a prank call that resulted in heavily armed officers descending on the home of Black Lives Matter activist Melina Abdullah Wednesday morning.
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Frustrated residents lash out as city officials threaten crackdown on violators.
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A firefighter working in a support role on the Stagecoach fire in Kern County has died after having “an acute medical emergency,” officials said.
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Police told Melina Abdullah they had received a call saying there was a man holding her family hostage and threatening to kill her. There was not.
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Kobe Bryant Day in Orange County will be Aug. 24, chosen by county supervisors for the jersey numbers 8 and 24 the late Laker wore during his career.
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Naason Joaquin Garcia, leader of La Luz Del Mundo, is charged with raping young members of his church. Prosecutors have begun to make their case in court.
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The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired murals honoring Black lives and people killed by police brutality. But time poses a threat to the art.
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Some big names are here: Matisse, Arp, Bourdelle, Calder, Miró, Noguchi, Voulkos — a remarkable collection that rambles over five acres.
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Kamala Harris, California’s junior senator, had been considered a top contender for VP the role since she dropped out of the presidential race in December.
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A new poll shows that a majority of Californians support sweeping reforms to law enforcement — including measures that would make it easier to prosecute and sue police officers.
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Kamala Harris, long influential in California political circles, is now on the ticket as vice president.
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As more Americans benefit from federal aid during the pandemic, some believe the discourse about the role of government in U.S. life could shift.
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A woman who was 35 weeks pregnant was killed Tuesday night in a suspected DUI crash in Anaheim, authorities said.
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The council president has set out plans for a “caretaker” to manage Huizar’s district until former state Senate Leader Kevin de León is appointed in October.
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Some of the 400 vendors who peddle wares at weekend swap meets say they are the hapless victims of a dispute that has been at an impasse since May.
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The Pavilion, on the first floor of South Coast Plaza’s North parking structure, is accessible only by appointment. About 100 boutiques are participating.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s economic task force has operated almost entirely behind closed doors, and those appointed were not required to submit state government financial disclosure forms listing their assets and business interests, which would show potential conflicts.
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A bridge that was supposed to take a year is incomplete after four, partly because of corrosion and other problems involving California’s high-speed-rail contractors.
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Hit with a flood of more than 9 million applications for unemployment benefits, California is trying to identify which of them may be fraudulent.
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A majority of the California Legislature calls on Newsom to immediately begin paying unemployment benefits to more than 1 million jobless workers.
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As California grapples with a deluge of requests for unemployment benefits during the pandemic, government workers tasked with processing claims say they are hampered by outdated technology, bureaucratic red tape and a shortage of trained staff.
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L.A. County’s contact-tracing system has repeatedly failed to alert officials to outbreaks at workplaces, allowing COVID-19 to continue to spread.
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With coronavirus cases surging and indoor dining banned, cities are letting struggling restaurants use sidewalks, parking spaces and private lots to serve meals.
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For the fourth consecutive day, L.A. County sees more than 2,100 people hospitalized for COVID-19
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Metro bus drivers said they face a greater risk of contracting the coronavirus as COVID-19 cases surge in L.A. County and bus lines grow more crowded.
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Los Angeles will not ticket vehicles that are parked in rush-hour and anti-gridlock zones or in residential areas during street sweeping until Aug. 1 at the earliest.
