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The San Diego air show will resume next year, Marines say.
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For the second time in his life, Timothy Chavira was convicted of murder. Chavira, 57, acknowledged in a guilty plea on Monday that he killed a 76-year-old woman in December.
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Anticipating protests against police violence and “possible civil unrest,” the city manager of Santa Ana enacted a curfew on Monday.
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A key L.A. City Council committee agreed to cut the LAPD budget by more than $133 million, slashing police overtime pay and taking the size of the force well below 10,000 officers.
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Sheriff asks state to monitor Gardena shooting but blocks release of autopsy findings
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An Assembly staffer tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case in the state Capitol.
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Five people were injured Monday afternoon in a shooting in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, police said. No arrests have been made.
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Former Govs. Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gray Davis and Pete Wilson join Gov. Gavin Newsom in a public service announcement.
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Health officials say it’s “highly likely” the surge is connected to recent protests, relaxed restrictions and illicit social gatherings.
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Should you call a domestic violence hotline? The police? How do restraining orders work? Our guide walks you through what you need to know.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said hospitalizations jumped 16% in California over the last two weeks.
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The California budget deal between Newsom and legislative leaders largely leaves K-12 school funding at levels needed to maintain current operations.
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Once a fierce political force in California’s Capitol and among local officials, police unions are finding that old allies no longer want their backing.
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As a City Hall corruption probe zeroes in on Councilman Jose Huizar, filings raise questions about whether Richelle Huizar could be called to testify.
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Some local officials and advocates have bristled at the income restrictions for the Great Plates Delivered program, arguing that too many people are being left behind.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said hospitalizations jumped 16% in California over the last two weeks.
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Health officials say the total in new cases is not the best measure of community spread because of aggressive levels of new testing. They point to other metrics they say shows that the local outbreak has stabilized.
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A cluster of deaths, some involving infants, is under scrutiny amid questions of whether the coronavirus lurked in California months before it was detected.
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Hollywood producer David Guillod surrendered to authorities Monday after he was charged with the rape or sexual assault of four women.
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Thermal cameras are the latest technology being tested to battle COVID-19 at Los Angeles International Airport.
An ambitious Los Angeles County plan to lease hotel and motel rooms for 15,000 medically vulnerable homeless people is falling far short of its goal and may never provide rooms for more than a third of the intended population.
Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer says she’s received personal attacks and death threats in response to the county’s stay-at-home orders.
The death was the first coronavirus-linked fatality recorded by Avenal State Prison, which has reported 928 cases of the virus among its population.
Some public health officials have expressed concern that people are assuming they can get back to social gatherings, instead of social distancing.
District data and survey responses reveal a disappointing semester for L.A. community college students, many of whom lacked access to technology, quiet study space and basic needs.
Los Angeles County public health officials on Sunday reported 1,784 new cases of the coronavirus and 11 related deaths.
Orange County reported its highest one-day total of new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row Sunday.
In a Facebook post Saturday, the mayor of a Northern California city lashed out at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order requiring face coverings. Other places are saying they don’t have resources to enforce the ban.
In late March, Neal Brandenburg used street art to keep his daughters occupied. Months later, the Culver City chalk became a neighborhood sensation.
Party clowns have had to learn the art of socially distanced shenanigans while ‘medical’ clowns who serve hospital patients have opened digital worlds.
A look at people around the Southland doing their thing, all masked up.
You’ll need a reservation to visit Yosemite, even if you’re just going for the day.
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Other school districts have decided that maintaining their own police forces enhances student safety, but voices calling for defunding get more attention.
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Amid a bleak job market in the entertainment industry, the program First Jobs helps USC film grads find employment.
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The University of California vowed Thursday to continue providing generous support services for immigrant students after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Trump move to rescind DACA protections.
Housing & Homelessness
To satisfy a court ruling, Los Angeles city and county agree to shelter 5,300 people in the next 10 months.
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Under coronavirus lockdown, Southern California home sales fell 45% in May from a year earlier, but the median price rose 2.7%, data firm says.
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A Times analysis shows that LA landlords are attempting to evict tenants despite rules barring such actions during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Passed in 1950, Article 34 of the California Constitution requires a public vote before the building of public housing.
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Thefts, screams at night and tedium are some of the challenges at San Diego’s largest homeless shelter
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The petition is the latest eruption of a longstanding debate within the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority over how — or whether — to work with law enforcement.
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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported at 5:35 p.m.
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A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported late Friday night 15 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported at 9:15 p.m. Sunday 11 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A 3.5 earthquake occurred at 8:42 p.m. Saturday 36 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the USGS.
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Indigenous leaders called for a formal process to move the statue, which sits in front of Ventura’s City Hall.
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A lawsuit alleging violent abuses of power by L.A. police during recent protests now includes more details on injuries suffered by demonstrators.
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Laney College professor Matthew Hubbard refused to call a student by her given Vietnamese name, saying the pronunciation “sounds like an insult.”
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San Diego protesters jumped on their bikes and skateboards to highlight concerns over racism and police violence.
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The sheriff’s employee is on paid leave and the D.A. office worker has resigned after they were cited in connection with vandalism in Thousand Oaks.
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A security guard who was fired on from a moving vehicle shot and killed the car’s occupants after the driver was kicked out of the bar, police said.
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Two wallaroos and a red kangaroo were found dead in their outdoor exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo, the zoo said in a statement.
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Much has been written about the high stakes involved in this year’s census and rightly so: The once-a-decade national population tally is a key building block for drawing political maps and for fairly allocating billions of dollars in federal aid.
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The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department still hasn’t explained why a deputy fatally shot 18-year-old Andres Guardado on Thursday night in Gardena.
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It costs nearly $650 million over five years to police L.A. County’s transit system. Activists and community groups argue the money could be better spent on free fares and improved services.
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It takes enormous effort to arrange a big wedding — to find the perfect spot to say “I do,” to settle the guest list, the music, the food.
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Protesters and sheriff’s deputies engaged in a tense standoff over the officer-involved shooting of Andres Guardado,
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Last week, officials at Quartz Hill High School announced that after 56 years the school is ditching the mascot, known as Johnny Rebel.
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Changes in Los Angeles MTA’s bus service to promote social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic are taking effect Sunday.
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With Melina Abdullah and Patrisse Cullors playing key roles, Black Lives Matter has transformed from a small but passionate movement into a cultural and political phenomenon.
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George Floyd protests have sparked white support against racism. Black people think its been overdue.
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PG&E was ordered to pay $4 million for role in the 2018 fire, a penalty the judge who issued the sentence said didn’t fit the enormity of the crime.
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The CEO entered guilty pleas on behalf of the company for 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the fire blamed on the electrical grid.
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L.A. County public health officials did not warn travelers or the public about early COVID cases at LAX, a Times investigation has found.
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For the third time in four years, California’s gas tax is set to increase on July 1. But some lawmakers are calling for a freeze on the higher levy, citing the financial burden already faced by many residents because of the COVID-19 spawned recession.
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Sonoma County wineries are reopening to an altered landscape
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The online petition urges Disney executives to keep the Disneyland Resort closed until the COVID-19 pandemic abates.
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Two months after announcing a $1-billion deal with Chinese automaker BYD, Gov. Newsom said Monday that 150 million of the respirators will arrive in California in the coming days to protect workers from the coronavirus.
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A 17-year veteran of retail sales said she did not expect she’d be sucker punched and left blooding.
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California has granted a second extension in its $1-billion contract with Chinese automaker BYD for coveted N95 masks to fight the spread of coronavirus.
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On the Eastside and in Orange County, Latino longtimers stand guard over shops and their neighborhoods to fend off potential looters and vandals during the civil unrest.
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Lanes of 60 Freeway will be closed, in alternating directions, in the Chino area over the next four nights so crews can work on the Pipeline Avenue bridge.
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The driver, who had been at Metro for 23 years, worked at a downtown bus yard
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A majority of the California Assembly has co-sponsored a resolution seeking to defer a contract this year for a Central Valley high-speed rail system.
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L.A.'s transit system was shut down as protests raged Saturday night over concerns over employees’ safety. One L.A. councilman called it “unconscionable.”
