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Winds drop, chance of rain as fire danger ebbs in Los Angeles
Read More: Winds drop, chance of rain as fire danger ebbs in Los AngelesLight winds, increasing humidity and a chance of rain are forecast to bring relief to Los Angeles on Thursday after dry and windy conditions fueled the spread of the ferocious Franklin fire in Malibu this week. While that fire continued to smolder on Wednesday afternoon — with 4,000 acres scorched and 7% containment — strong…
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Official says L.A. County may defy state order to close juvenile hall
Read More: Official says L.A. County may defy state order to close juvenile hallA top L.A. County probation official has said the agency won’t obey a state order to vacate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall this month, potentially setting up a costly showdown between state and county officials and prompting threats of legal action from defense attorneys. “We’re not moving,” Chief Deputy Probation Officer Kimberly Epps told a group…
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The UnitedHealthcare killing won’t improve insurance. This would
Read More: The UnitedHealthcare killing won’t improve insurance. This wouldLast week’s shocking killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, Brian Thompson, reopened a national wound inflicted by the delay and denial of health coverage to countless Americans. This was a violent crime that won’t solve anything. But the ensuing organic and spontaneous outpouring of populist anger underscored how many Americans have been cruelly and unjustly denied…
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The gambit to preserve a three-generation legacy of affordable rents in Cypress Park
Read More: The gambit to preserve a three-generation legacy of affordable rents in Cypress ParkFor 15 years, it was a ritual that kept Andrés Cortes close to his beloved abuelita. He would collect the rent from the other four tenants of her Cypress Park rental property, add his own and deliver the envelope in person to the family homestead a few blocks away. She’d ask for news of the…
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As book bans soar, schools, libraries buy fewer books on LGBTQ+, race
Read More: As book bans soar, schools, libraries buy fewer books on LGBTQ+, raceAfter years of culture war battles in school and public libraries, the campaign by conservative-leaning “parent rights” groups has succeeded in casting a nationwide chill over the market for children’s books they deem inappropriate, greatly diminishing sales and opportunities for authors to promote their work. During the 2023-24 school year, there were more than 10,000…
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UCLA police chief, blasted for security lapses that led to protest violence, is out
Read More: UCLA police chief, blasted for security lapses that led to protest violence, is outUCLA Police Chief John Thomas, who was blasted for serious security lapses and failing to protect students during a melee at a pro-Palestinian encampment last spring, has left his job at the university, the campus police department said Wednesday night. In a post on the social media platform X, the UCLA Police Department said that…
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L.A. council backs $30 minimum wage for hotel and LAX workers
Read More: L.A. council backs $30 minimum wage for hotel and LAX workersThe Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to hike the minimum wage for more than 23,000 tourism workers, handing a huge victory to labor unions whose members have struggled to keep up with the rising cost of food, rent and other expenses. On a 12-3 vote, council members instructed City Atty. Hydee Feldstein-Soto to draft…
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Hate crimes in L.A. County hit an ‘unacceptable’ all-time high in 2023
Read More: Hate crimes in L.A. County hit an ‘unacceptable’ all-time high in 2023A man in San Pedro shouted a racial slur and chucked a glass bottle at a Black bus driver on her break. A trans woman getting off the Metro in Koreatown was told she belonged in hell. A father on his way to a Tarzana synagogue was interrupted by a man threatening to “kill all…
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Chinese citizen allegedly photographed Vandenberg base with drone
Read More: Chinese citizen allegedly photographed Vandenberg base with droneNearly a mile above Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, a hacked drone soared through restricted airspace for roughly an hour. The lightweight drone photographed sensitive areas of the military facility on Nov. 30, including a complex used by SpaceX, according to federal investigators. The drone then descended back to the ground, where…
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Fresno woman fatally shot by her toddler, police say
Read More: Fresno woman fatally shot by her toddler, police sayThe tensile strength necessary to pull the trigger of a nine-millimeter Kel-Tec firearm is roughly 5½ to 6½ pounds. That trivia became important this week to Fresno police as they investigated how a toddler could have shot his own mother. Authorities arrested an 18-year-old gun owner and were scrutinizing how a 2½-year-old child found the…
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Blake Lively accuses director, co-star of “It Ends with Us” of sexual harassment, smear campaign
Actress Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who…
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Sacramento deputies arrest man on suspicion of beheading baby son
A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said. Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and corporal injury on a spouse in connection with the child’s death, according to…
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