Matt Stiles

Staff Writer

Matt Stiles covers Los Angeles County for the Los Angeles Times. He previously reported on North and South Korea from Seoul for the newspaper’s foreign desk, explaining the political and military tensions between the two nations. Before joining The Times, he worked for the Wall Street Journal, NPR and the Texas Tribune, among other news organizations. Stiles specializes in using data analysis and visualization to explain complex stories. Please send documents, pictures and messages privately using the Signal smartphone app to (202) 670-8742.

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‘Fed up’ with homeless camps, L.A. County joins case to restore its right to clear them

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‘Fed up’ with homeless camps, L.A. County joins case to restore its right to clear them

L.A. County’s Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to draft an amicus brief that urges the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to Martin vs. City of Boise.
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Boy’s death seemed like a failure of L.A.'s child-welfare system. It wasn’t so simple

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Boy’s death seemed like a failure of L.A.'s child-welfare system. It wasn’t so simple

A new report about the death of Noah Cuatro has absolved the Department of Children and Family Services of responsibility in the case.
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Maps: Is your neighborhood included if L.A. bans homeless people from sleeping on some sidewalks?

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Maps: Is your neighborhood included if L.A. bans homeless people from sleeping on some sidewalks?

A plan under consideration at City Hall would ban sleeping on streets and sidewalks within 500 feet of schools, parks, day-care facilities and some popular venues, eliminating at least a quarter of Los Angeles for homeless people trying to bed down at night, a Times analysis found.
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Many of L.A.’s sidewalks would be off-limits for homeless people to sleep if plan passes

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Many of L.A.’s sidewalks would be off-limits for homeless people to sleep if plan passes

A plan under consideration at L.A. City Hall would ban homeless people from sleeping on streets and sidewalks in at least 26% of L.A., The Times has found.

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Maps: L.A. might ban homeless people from sleeping on many streets. What about your block?
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California boat fire probe widens as FBI serves search warrants on Conception owner

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California boat fire probe widens as FBI serves search warrants on Conception owner

Agents served warrants at Truth Aquatics’ Santa Barbara headquarters, officials said. Investigators want training, safety and maintenance records.

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Boat fire victims: United by a love for ocean, taken in tragedy. These are their stories

Boat where 34 died was a ‘fire trap’, experts say. It’s far from alone
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‘No more jails,’ just mental health centers. Is that a realistic policy for L.A. County?

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‘No more jails,’ just mental health centers. Is that a realistic policy for L.A. County?

Facing protests from jail-reform activists and a desire to reshape the county’s criminal justice system, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors scrapped a $1.7 billion contract to build a mental health treatment center near the antiquated Men’s Central Jail. But the reversal — and the lack of a specific plan to replace it — has many stakeholders asking: What now?
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A ban on sales of flavored tobacco for e-cigarettes could be coming to L.A. County

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A ban on sales of flavored tobacco for e-cigarettes could be coming to L.A. County

Los Angeles County could soon become the nation’s largest jurisdiction to ban the sales of flavored tobacco — a move aimed at fighting what public health officials increasingly call an epidemic of e-cigarette use among teenagers.
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Judge overturns Sheriff Villanueva’s rehiring of a fired L.A. County deputy

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Judge overturns Sheriff Villanueva’s rehiring of a fired L.A. County deputy

A judge on Monday overturned Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s controversial decision to reinstate a deputy who had been fired for violating department policies on domestic violence and lying — a dispute that sparked a rare legal battle among some of L.A. County’s most powerful elected officials.
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Sweeping change is coming for L.A. County voters. If things go wrong, he’ll get the blame

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Sweeping change is coming for L.A. County voters. If things go wrong, he’ll get the blame

Starting in spring, some 5.2 million Los Angeles County residents will change the way they vote. If the plan goes awry — either in the March primary or in the November election, in which President Trump is likely to be on the ballot — blame will likely fall on Dean Logan, Los Angeles County’s registrar-recorder and clerk.

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Ready for the voting overhaul in L.A. County? Here’s what you need to know
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Ready for the voting overhaul in L.A. County? Here’s what you need to know

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Ready for the voting overhaul in L.A. County? Here’s what you need to know

Much of the current process for voting in L.A. County — ballots, polling locations, vote tallying and more — will change for the primary election in March. Here’s what you need to know to be ready.