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Gov. Gavin Newsom writes children’s book about boy with dyslexia

The book, ‘Ben and Emma’s Big Hit,’ draws upon the governor’s dyslexia in telling of a boy named Ben and his struggles in school.

Immigration activists block Golden Gate Bridge during morning rush hour
What to pack if you might need to evacuate

Column: A hearty thank you to Dodgers legend Jaime Jarrín. ‘He made me believe that I belong’
LAPD officers broke policy in shootings at Paramount Pictures and downtown, panel rules
How disabled mothers are neglected by modern medicine
As few as 38% of sanitation workers are vaccinated. Are they a threat to homeless people?
A secret USC payout had a catch: Images of ex-dean using drugs had to be given up
Podcast: Hollywood’s crews ready to go on strike?
Extreme makeover? Two L.A. council members could see huge changes to their districts

California Politics

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Californians will vote multiple times in 2022 for the same U.S. Senate seat

‘Gimme Shelter’: Why Fresno is one of the nation’s hottest housing markets
Column: There are some drastic ideas to overhaul California’s recall. Be careful, says one expert
California’s universal voting by mail becomes permanent
Many renters to get help when California eviction protections end this week

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A secret USC payout had a catch: Images of ex-dean using drugs had to be given up
With cannabis edibles everywhere, dogs are getting stoned on neighborhood walks
Extreme makeover? Two L.A. council members could see huge changes to their districts
L.A. puts off vote on vaccination requirement for indoor venues

In Depth

How disabled mothers are neglected by modern medicine
Photo essay: #FreeBritney fans on why they support the movement
LA Times Today: L.A. County animal shelters try new intake approach
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Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

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How worried should you be about the R.1 coronavirus variant? ‘It died out already’

The R.1 wasn’t able to grab much of a foothold in California or nationwide before being elbowed out by the Delta variant, which is still going strong.

San Diego, CA - September 28: At San Diego Unified School District office on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 in San Diego, CA., the large group listened to numerous speakers who spoke to their objections to the possibility of making COVID vaccines mandatory for staff and students 12 and up. At the end of the rally the group ended with a prayer. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego Unified, state’s 2nd largest district, mandates vaccination for students, staff

VENTURA, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Registered Nurse Sonia Nikolaus, right, and her team repostion a covid19 positive patient inside the ICU Ventura County Medical Center - a hospital in the city of Ventura, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 in Ventura, CA. Today the hospital reports they have 22 covid19 posstive patients plus 3 under investigation. Of those cases, 4 are reported vaccinated and 2 are partially vaccinated and 16 are unvaccinated. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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How Florida fell so far behind California in battling the coronavirus

SAN FERNANDO, CA - AUGUST 30, 2021: Angela Saveva, 21, a teacher's assistant at San Fernando Middle School in San Fernando, is thankful after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine from Tracy Jones, a licensed vocational nurse. A mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic was set up inside the gymnasium at San Fernando Middle School to inoculate LAUSD employees and students age 12 and older. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

As deadlines approach, thousands of L.A. school employees, students remain unvaccinated

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 28: Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti holds a vile of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination while personnel of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) receive the vaccine at LAFD Station 4 on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti and Ralph M. Terrazas, Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), were there to observe the rollout of the vaccination program. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Column: Hey LAPD: The job is to serve and protect, not serve and infect.

San Diego Unified may mandate COVID vaccines by Dec. 20 for staff and eligible students

L.A. considers sweeping COVID vaccine mandate for restaurants, gyms, malls and salons

L.A. Unified enrollment drops by more than 27,000 students, steepest decline in years

All California prison guards, staff must get COVID-19 vaccine, federal judge rules

Porter Ranch, CA - September 23: Savannah Singer, 7, foreground and her twin sister Madelynn Singer attend an online school City of Angels, an independent study program by LAUSD, at home on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 in Porter Ranch, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Surge of families seeking remote learning overwhelms L.A. public schools

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 26, 2020: Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, front, center, and LAPD Chief Michel Moore, right, arrive with other officials for start of a press conference held outside of LAPD Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, announcing significant crime arrests made by the multi-agency SAFELA Task Force, which was formed to investigate crimes that occurred during protests and demonstrations in Los Angeles back in May and June. The LAPD has arrested 14 people as a result. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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L.A. police, fire agencies hotbeds of vaccine opposition — and coronavirus outbreaks

NORTHRIDGE, CA - AUGUST 11, 2021 - - Kaleigha Smith, 12, is tested for COVID-19 by medical assistant Laila Benamar, CNA/CMA, before she begins to attend classes on Monday at Northridge Middle School in Northridge on August 11, 2021. Some parents also received the test for COVID. LAUSD has the most robust COVID-19 testing protocol in California, is requiring all students and teachers to be tested weekly. California could be the first state in the U.S. with a teacher vaccine mandate. Gov. Newsom announced today that all teachers and school staff in the state will be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

As COVID infections continue to decline, L.A. County approaches 26,000 deaths

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Gary Rucker gets a COVID-19 vaccine In the Skid Row neighborhood where the L.A. County Department of Health Services Housing for Health division and United Way of Greater L.A. host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Downtown on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA.(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Black L.A. residents have highest COVID hospitalization rate: ‘A deplorable reality’

Education

O.C. school district investigates poster that seemingly mocks Latino students
Man is shot by school police in South L.A. after allegedly harassing students
Long Beach school safety officer shoots, critically injures 18-year-old

Housing & Homelessness

Case-Shiller data released at the end of November 2019 put overall home price increases across the United States at 3.2 percent in September 2019, compared with the same month last year.

Tell us your wildest L.A. housing story

If you’ve got a frustrating, strange or otherwise noteworthy housing story to tell, we want to hear it.

A new, ‘first-class’ high-rise will house homeless people on L.A.’s skid row
Outcry over granny flat construction in San Diego prompts rule change proposals
Column: You want the house, so you write the owner a love letter. But the practice is under fire
Column: ‘We may lose this.’ Despair over gentrification reaches new depths in South L.A.
Appeals court strikes down sweeping order to house L.A.’s skid row homeless population

Earthquakes

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Earthquake: 3.2 quake felt near Coachella, Calif.
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Earthquake: 4.3 quake strikes in Carson

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Why hasn’t California closed Aliso Canyon? Critics say Newsom needs to step up
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Black Lives Matter leader targeted in third ‘swatting’ incident, the second since last week
Man fatally shot by California Highway Patrol was unarmed, family attorneys say
Questions grow over Long Beach school officer shooting of 18-year-old woman
Guilty pleas in robbery of $500,000 watch at Beverly Hills eatery

Politics
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Technology
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L.A. County leaders request inquests into three fatal shootings by sheriff’s deputies
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San Jose apologizes for Chinatown destruction in 1887
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L.A. Council reshuffles leadership team, giving Mitch O’Farrell its No. 2 post

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LAPD’s use of protest dispersal orders soars, with few records justifying actions
SoCalGas agrees to pay up to $1.8 billion in settlement for 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak
Photos: Ruff waves at the annual dog surfing competition in Huntington Beach
Rep. Karen Bass is planning a run for L.A. mayor in 2022, sources say
As fires threaten the Ancient Ones, sequoia lovers wonder what else will no longer endure
Love the national parks? Get ready for them to heat up

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Business & Economics

Citing religious beliefs to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine could cost you your job
Judge tosses out lawsuit that sought to stop San Onofre nuclear plant dismantlement
Lawmakers winnow bills requiring fixes to California’s troubled unemployment agency
Appeals court blocks long-sought expansion of Squaw Valley ski resort
James Flanigan, longtime Times business columnist, dies at 85