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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Gas prices in Westchester are above six dollars as prices at the pump continue to raise across the Southland on Sunday, March 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles average gas price leads the nation at a record-breaking $6.08

Gas prices in the Los Angeles market have been steadily rising for the past 21 days.

Why Laguna Woods? Mysteries still loom in Taiwanese church shooting
A woman was attacked by a mountain lion in Northern California. Her dog may have saved her

Here’s what we know about the legacy of DDT dumping near Catalina
L.A. hikers love Temescal Canyon. A developer just got fined $6 million for blocking it
A CSU official was accused of harassment. Women question why he wasn’t disciplined
LAUSD expects enrollment to plummet by ‘alarming’ 30% in the next decade
L.A. faring much better than New York as new coronavirus wave hits. Can it last?
Vancouver’s safe drug-use sites are wrenching to see. California should open them anyway
As L.A. mayor’s race thins, many remain undecided. Will De León make a late move?

California Politics

Los Angeles, CA - May 17: Karen Bass takes the microphone after Mike Feuer, left, publicly drops out of the mayoral race to endorse Bass at the Encino Park on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Mike Feuer drops out of L.A mayor’s race, endorses Karen Bass

Gangsta rap pioneer Snoop Dogg endorses Rick Caruso for L.A. mayor
Endorsement: Elizabeth Alcantar for Assembly
‘Gimme Shelter’: How California’s top cop enforces housing laws
L.A.’s BIG DEBATE: Homelessness

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LAUSD expects enrollment to plummet by ‘alarming’ 30% in the next decade
L.A. faring much better than New York as new coronavirus wave hits. Can it last?
Riding public transit in Los Angeles can be scary. Here are some things I’ve seen
Why Laguna Woods? Mysteries still loom in Taiwanese church shooting

In Depth

Full coverage of the Laguna Woods church shooting
Photos: Multiple people shot at church in Laguna Woods
The fight against COVID, a chaplain says, unfolded on ‘sacred ground’

Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

The La Verne Police Dept. recovered more than 500 blank COVID-19 vaccine cards from the Pomona Fairplex

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L.A. doctor accused of issuing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, injecting patients with plasma

Dr. Donald Plance is accused of forging cards and falsely claiming that the blood plasma injections would protect patients from contracting the virus.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05: Asia Hartford, LVN, right, gives Luis Fernandez, 28, a vaccine in Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky visted a health department vaccination site in the park. Afterwards she walked into the park and watches children and their parents being vaccinated in the park by an outreach team from the near by site. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. coronavirus hospitalizations start rising again; officials urge mask-wearing

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05: Dr, David Bolour, left, vaccinats Joshua Fernandez, 5, right, in Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

With COVID cases rising, how close is California to new mask rules, restrictions?

How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening?

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 09: Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West started weeklong strike today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, May 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Workers are alleging safety concerns, short-staffing and low wages at the hospital. Among the workers taking part are nursing assistants, lab technicians, surgical technicians and plant operations workers. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Wealthy L.A. County communities seeing fastest rise in coronavirus cases

California aims to tighten licensing of nursing homes after pandemic exposes deadly lapses

Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say

California again faces rising anxiety about coronavirus spread as summer approaches

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21, 2022 - - Palisades Charter High School students ride the MTA Expo line after school let out in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Masks will again be required on all public transit within Los Angeles County, including buses, trains, taxis and ride-hailing service vehicles, under a new COVID-19 health order that will take effect Friday, April 22, 2022. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

‘Significant uptick’ in California coronavirus outbreaks brings new warnings

SANTA MONICA, CA - APRIL 29, 2022 - - Pedestrians walk in front of Someday Health along Main Street in Santa Monica on April 29, 2022. Sameday Health is accused by the L.A. City Attorney and District Attorney of steering insured patients to the private practice of an L.A. physician for "medically unnecessary consults" in exchange for a cut of the profits. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

This company was accused of exploiting the coronavirus testing boom to reap millions

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 15: Family members load the casket their loved one, Charles Jackson Jr., who died from Covid-19 during the coronavirus pandemic into the hearse at the Angelus Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Jackson attended the Black Summit of the National Brotherhood of Skiers annual ski trip in late February, early March. Upon his return home he fell ill and died. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

California COVID-19 deaths near 90,000, but the per capita rate is among lowest in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 25: LAPD Chief Michel Moore conducts the Chief's crime briefing with LAPD officials at the LAPD Headquarters on Monday October 25, 2021. Senior LAPD officials inform the Chief about what's happening with crime in the city. LAPD Headquarters on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

LAPD got hundreds of complaints about officers not wearing COVID masks, but punished few

Education

Four high-ranking men at CSU campuses were accused of sexual harassment. All were treated differently
UC, CSU and community colleges set to get big funding boost — with big expectations
Historically Black college in Illinois to close after 157 years

Housing & Homelessness

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 9, 2022: Nick Garcia recently moved to Los Angeles from Arizona and found a reasonable apartment rental on May 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Finding a place to rent in Los Angeles has become a competitive sport

The number of apartments available for rent in L.A. County is the lowest it’s been in two decades. The booming job market isn’t helping.

COVID eviction bans are lapsing, but other protections for California renters remain
Newsom’s new California budget offers few details on costs for court-ordered homeless help
Column: Did you strike gold selling your house? Maybe you should share the wealth
New California home buyers could soon get government cash for down payment
Skid row is an overdose ‘epicenter.’ But methadone can be miles away

Earthquakes

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Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes near Desert Hot Springs, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt near Escondido, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.4 earthquake felt near Healdsburg, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits near Brawley, Calif.

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Woman serving life in California prison led $2-million unemployment fraud scheme, prosecutors say
Winter’s second wind: Mammoth Mountain resort extends ski season into June
San Fernando police officer charged with on-duty assault
Brush fire contained near Griffith Observatory; a ‘person of interest’ is detained
Judge pauses sale of Angel Stadium amid FBI corruption probe of Anaheim mayor
Glendale apologizes for sending alert to all of Los Angeles County

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Man who provided drugs to Mac Miller sentenced to 17.5 years
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Anaheim corruption case expands as feds charge leader of ‘cabal’ that runs city
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Laguna Woods church shooting suspect charged with murder, attempted murder
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Woman arrested after chase, ramming into patrol car, police say
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Suspect’s life was collapsing before Laguna Woods church shooting
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Cross-border tunnel found in Otay Mesa; six people charged
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‘Dr. Cheng is a hero’: The man who tragically lost his life in the Laguna Woods shooting
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Actors, bandits, priests and one English bulldog: The names behind L.A. beaches
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Column: Treating mass shootings as political discourse only gives killers more influence
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This doctor was killed saving his mother’s congregation in Laguna Woods church shooting
Climate & Environment

Scientists find new and mysterious DDT chemicals accumulating in California condors
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Decades later, former foster children allege abuse at MacLaren Children’s Center

Columnists

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Wherever there’s a fight for California’s future, this Mexican nerd will be there
Sandy Banks
The forces that shape California and animate our lives
Anita Chabria
Golden dreams, hard realities
Steve Lopez
Insights from a California native
Frank Shyong
Culture and diaspora
George Skelton
An expert view on California government and politics
Erika D. Smith
People, politics and the quest for a more equitable California

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Joe Buscaino drops out of L.A. mayor’s race, endorses Rick Caruso
Far from Lake Powell, drought punishes another Western dam
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