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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Listen: Radio call to LAX tower raises questions about jet fuel dump over school

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Listen: Radio call to LAX tower raises questions about jet fuel dump over school

Communications between air traffic controllers and a pilot raise questions why fuel was dropped over Cudahy before a Delta airliner returned to LAX.

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Dumped fuel sparks questions and outrage
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Tough questions for Delta after pilots dump jet fuel on schoolchildren

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Tough questions for Delta after pilots dump jet fuel on schoolchildren

Delta says its pilots were forced to lighten their plane’s load prior to an emergency landing at LAX by dumping fuel over a populated area.
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Jet fuel dumped on schools, children sparks questions and outrage

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Jet fuel dumped on schools, children sparks questions and outrage

The incident rattled the community Cudahy in an area of Los Angeles County that has long dealt with environmental injustices.

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Tough questions for Delta after pilots dump jet fuel on schoolchildren
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Tracking Delta Flight 89’s path before it dumped fuel on an elementary school

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Tracking Delta Flight 89’s path before it dumped fuel on an elementary school

The Shanghai-bound flight left LAX, looped over the San Fernando Valley and southeastern L.A. County before making an emergency return to the airport.
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Herb Wesson secures a contested Democratic Party endorsement in race for L.A. supervisor

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Herb Wesson secures a contested Democratic Party endorsement in race for L.A. supervisor

The L.A. County Democratic Party confirms its controversial endorsement of Wesson for Board of Supervisors. The Jan Perry campaign refuses to back down.
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With charges of ‘cheating’ and ‘Trump-like tactics,’ L.A. County supervisor race heats up

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With charges of ‘cheating’ and ‘Trump-like tactics,’ L.A. County supervisor race heats up

Rivals for L.A. County supervisor, Herb Wesson, Holly Mitchell and Jan Perry, are fighting over the L.A. County Democratic Party’s endorsement of Wesson.
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Firefighter overtime surged 65% in a decade, costing California $5 billion a year in wages

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Firefighter overtime surged 65% in a decade, costing California $5 billion a year in wages

Overtime pay for firefighters has surged by 65% in the past decade, further evidence of the toll an unprecedented string of wildfires has taken on California.
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Does L.A. County’s ‘overstretched’ fire department need more money? Voters will decide

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Does L.A. County’s ‘overstretched’ fire department need more money? Voters will decide

The Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to put a parcel tax to boost funding for the L.A. County Fire Department on the March ballot.
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Strained by wildfires, L.A. County firefighters want voters to approve a tax increase

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Strained by wildfires, L.A. County firefighters want voters to approve a tax increase

A proposed increase to the parcel tax would finance a multimillion-dollar investment in Los Angeles County Fire Department.
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Inside a wealthy L.A. man’s effort to help pilots fight wildfires from a remote mountain base

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Inside a wealthy L.A. man’s effort to help pilots fight wildfires from a remote mountain base

A wealthy former executive and L.A. County have transformed this picturesque property in the Santa Monica Mountains into a remote base for helicopters to refill their water tanks — a spot that’s helping prevent small fires from turning catastrophic.