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Metropolitan Water District to spend $141 million on water tunnel
Read More: Metropolitan Water District to spend $141 million on water tunnelThe board of California’s largest urban water supplier voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for a large share of preliminary planning work for the state’s proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. With the decision, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will continue covering nearly half of the preconstruction costs for…
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LAUSD board of education selects its new board president
Read More: LAUSD board of education selects its new board presidentScott Schmerelson, a retired principal who became an unlikely politician, is the new president of the Los Angeles Board of Education weeks after winning a tight and costly reelection in which he overcame well-funded opposition. Schmerelson, 73, takes the helm as he begins his third and final term representing District 3, which covers the west…
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L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones
Read More: L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zonesThe Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to boost housing development in existing high-density residential neighborhoods and along commercial corridors, while leaving single-family zones largely untouched. In a 15-0 vote, the council asked the city attorney to draft an ordinance to carry out that plan, which provides incentives to build both market rate and…
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Mayor and LAPD chief tout double-digit drop in homicides
Read More: Mayor and LAPD chief tout double-digit drop in homicidesLos Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data released Tuesday. City officials touted the numbers as proof that public safety is improving after concerns about crime motivated voters in November’s election. Mayor Karen Bass highlighted the numbers Tuesday…
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Raging Malibu fire burned to the Pacific Ocean but spared some homes
Read More: Raging Malibu fire burned to the Pacific Ocean but spared some homesAt Malibu Bluffs Park at the end of Malibu Canyon, the Franklin fire reached the ocean. The fire jumped Pacific Coast Highway, charring the trees and baseball outfields. This is a hallmark of Malibu fires, where the Santa Ana wind push flames over the mountains and hillside and down to the beach. The coastal city…
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Authorities probe whether Marin County bird flu victim drank recalled raw milk
Read More: Authorities probe whether Marin County bird flu victim drank recalled raw milkPublic health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County child stricken with bird flu could have potentially contracted the illness by drinking infected raw milk that was subject to a recall. The case was announced on Friday, buried in a Dec. 6 Marin County health newsletter, which provided few details about the case…
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Judge refers two of Danny Masterson’s attorneys, P.I., for discipline
Read More: Judge refers two of Danny Masterson’s attorneys, P.I., for disciplineTwo attorneys for Danny Masterson and a private investigator could face disciplinary investigations for their conduct toward jurors after the disgraced actor’s rape conviction, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo, who earlier this year wrote she was “troubled” to learn members of Masterson’s legal team contacted jurors at their…
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Without WiFi or phones, how a family fled Franklin fire in darkness
Read More: Without WiFi or phones, how a family fled Franklin fire in darknessWhen James Perry, 42, got the first emergency notification of the Franklin fire at 11:45 p.m. Monday, he and his wife were already packing up their belongings. The couple had already received an email from their 5-year-old’s school, the Sycamore School, just down the road from their Los Flores home, letting them know that the…
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Book bans at St. Francis Area Schools decided by conservative national group
Read More: Book bans at St. Francis Area Schools decided by conservative national groupCorin Hoggard at FOX 9 is reporting an Anoka County school district is now letting a conservative-aligned national group decide which books are allowed in its libraries after the school board at St. Francis Area Schools began relying on ratings from Book Looks. The Holocaust story “Night” by Elie Wiesel is subject to a ban…
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Malibu endures cellphone, power outages as Franklin fire burns
Read More: Malibu endures cellphone, power outages as Franklin fire burnsCellphone service was proving a challenge in Malibu, where the Franklin fire was burning Tuesday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the fire burned some cell towers in the area, affecting service. It is unclear the scope of the outage, but people in the area reported trouble making calls. There are also several power…
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