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Former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti returns from India for Milken conference
Eric Garcetti makes his second trip back to Los Angeles since starting his role as U.S. ambassador to India.
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A wet year boosted California's groundwater, but not enough to address long-term declines
California's groundwater levels rose significantly in 2023, one of the wettest years in decades. State officials say efforts to replenish aquifers helped.
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Occidental, protesters sign pact: Camp ends, and college will vote on divesting from Israel
Occidental trustees will vote on pro-Palestinian protesters’ calls to divest from Israel, and demonstrators will decamp after nine days.
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USC security official faces calls to step down from LAPD oversight role
Erroll Southers, president of the L.A. Police Commission, is the associate senior vice president of safety and risk assurance at USC.
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Video shows moment sheriff's deputies shot, injured La Puente man holding paint roller
The family of a La Puente man who was shot and injured by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies while carrying a metal paint roller is planning to sue, lawyers say.
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10-year-old's torture, abuse was ignored for years, Orange County lawsuit claims
A lawsuit accuses Orange County and the city of Anaheim of failing to intervene to stop the abuse of two young girls by their father and stepmother.
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Trump VP selection will be like 'The Apprentice,' McCarthy says
Kevin McCarthy, the former Republican House speaker from Bakersfield, predicted former President Trump's selection of a running mate will be like 'The Apprentice.'
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Billionaires sue L.A. for right to demolish Marilyn Monroe’s house
After a public outcry stopped a billionaire couple from destroying Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home, the couple is suing to continue with the demolition.
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Police officers won't be forced to disclose their gender identity to state officials following lawsuit
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta will stop requiring police officers to disclose their own gender identity when they report details of traffic stops to the state.
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Landlord sentenced 20 years in prison in murder-for-hire plots
A Los Angeles landlord was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder-for-hire plots and arson to try to kick out tenants.
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Knife-wielding assailant is fatally shot after attacking guard at Hollywood Metro station
A knife-wielding man was shot and killed after attacking a security guard at a Hollywood Metro station Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
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L.A. City's homelessness website falls short of goal to be transparent, critics say
A website meant to make L.A. city's homelessness programs more transparent is 'not user-friendly,' plaintiffs in a lawsuit told the judge who ordered the city to post its invoices.
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Deputy on L.A. jail's anti-gang task force arrested for heroin smuggling, sources say
Michael Meiser, 39, was arrested on April 30 and accused of smuggling heroin into Pitchess Detention Center in Castiac, sources said.
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Two weeks that staggered UCLA: Protests, violence, crackdown mark 'dark chapter'
Here is what we know about the last couple of weeks on campus, based on interviews, recordings, social media and documents.
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Amazon and Volvo team up on big rig electric trucks, rolling out of Southern California ports
The rollout of Amazon's big rigs at the L.A. and Long Beach port complex is part of a shift to zero out pollution from trucking in California.
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Anger builds over sweeping change in the way most Californians will pay for electricity
With little public debate, state lawmakers passed a complex energy bill that upended how most Californians are billed for electricity.
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Bill could end holdup for California research on psychedelics and addiction treatment
California lawmakers could soon clear a logjam that has held up studies related to addiction treatment, psychedelics or other federally restricted drugs.
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His dad gave him water on way to winning O.C. Marathon. He got disqualified for drinking it
Esteban Prado was disqualified as the winner of the Orange County Marathon after his dad gave him water during the race. He violated the unauthorized assistance rule.
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UCLA detectives use Jan. 6 tactics to find masked mob who attacked pro-Palestinian camp
Campus police are scanning hundreds of images and using facial-recognition technology in an effort to identify the attackers. Similar tools were used to identify Jan. 6 attackers.
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A mother's loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance
Diane Shader Smith's daughter, Mallory Smith, died at age 25 after fighting an antibiotic-resistant lung infection for 12 years. A new book of her daughter's diary entries and a website are aimed at finding solutions.
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San Francisco shelter operator got $105,000 for work it never did, city officials say
San Francisco officials suspended a nonprofit from receiving new contracts and grants, saying it had received more than $100,000 by submitting false invoices.
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Lawmakers grill Newsom officials on homelessness spending after audit causes bipartisan frustration
Republicans and Democrats alike are demanding data about how billions have been spent to help get Californians off the streets.
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Their daughter killed herself with a deputy's gun. They're still looking for answers.
Weeks after a 17-year-old killed herself with a deputy's gun inside Industry Sheriff's Station, her family still wants answers.
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Long Beach officer killed 17-year-old boy during standoff, police say
A SWAT team had been called in and was “on scene and preparing to deploy” when an officer shot the boy, according to police.
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UCLA taps LAPD, district attorney, FBI in investigation of attack on pro-Palestinian camp
UCLA’s chancellor on Monday night outlined actions the school is taking in the aftermath of mob violence against protesters on campus last week.
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Highway cleanup worker killed when box truck crashes into crew along 71 Freeway
A highway cleanup crew was struck Monday morning by a box truck on the 71 Freeway. One crew member was injured and another died.
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Tiny Central Coast newsroom Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize
Lookout Santa Cruz has won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the 2023 flooding along the Central Coast.
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California's wild weather continues, with snowiest day of the year recorded in May
A late season storm dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on some regions of Northern California over the weekend, breaking a daily seasonal snowfall record for the Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab.
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Detention of independent journalist, activists at UCLA draws outcry over press freedom
An independent journalist and prominent police critics were among the dozens of people detained by police at the UCLA campus amid protests of the Gaza war on Monday morning — raising objections from legal experts and press organizations.
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Three surfers on a dream trip to Mexico were brutally killed. Here's what we know
A trio of tourists on a surfing trip in Mexico were living an idyllic life, posting photos of themselves on the beach, on rooftops and listening to music as they explored the country’s scenic coastline. Then, they disappeared.
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