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Voting for state judges can feel like a ‘guessing game.’ Start here
2 months, 1 week ago

Voting for state judges can feel like a ‘guessing game.’ Start here

LA Times  

Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Each is then ranked as either: “exceptionally well qualified,” “well qualified,” “qualified” or “not qualified.” This year’s rankings and more details about the evaluation process can be found in this report. For this election, LACBA did not rank any candidate “exceptionally well qualified,” but several were deemed to be “well …

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Photos: Los Angeles Pride weekend
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: Los Angeles Pride weekend

LA Times  

The colors of the rainbow shone out along Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in spite of the June gloom, with parade-goers claiming prime real estate as early as 8 a.m., three hours ahead of the parade’s expected kickoff. Mark Chen, left, and Phoenix Blood pose during LA Pride at Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday. Miles Complex points to …

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Thieves are stealing L.A. County fire hydrants by the hundreds. Utility is now trying to outsmart them
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Thieves are stealing L.A. County fire hydrants by the hundreds. Utility is now trying to outsmart them

LA Times  

A fire hydrant, with a locking device that prevents access to the bolts, at 82 Street and Hooper Avenue in Los Angeles. “The first half of 2024, it’s just really ramped up,” Nutting said, “which is why we’ve been taking even more aggressive measures to try to stop it.” The measures the company has taken include welding hydrants to block …

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‘I got a job, I got class’: Why Cal State L.A. isn’t roiling with protest
7 months ago

‘I got a job, I got class’: Why Cal State L.A. isn’t roiling with protest

LA Times  

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, the Cal State L.A. student union buzzed with people eating lunch. Shawna Andrews, a nursing student at Cal State L.A., said she hadn’t heard much about the Israel-Hamas war until she saw the encampment. … I got a job, I got class.” While their numbers are relatively small, the students occupying the pro-Palestinian encampment at …

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La Niña on the horizon? California’s wild weather year could get even weirder
10 months, 2 weeks ago

La Niña on the horizon? California’s wild weather year could get even weirder

LA Times  

Storm-soaked California is still in the clutches of a wet El Niño winter, but in an unexpected plot twist, La Niña could be hot on its heels. “Taken all together, that’s why we issued the watch.” La Niña tends to favor the opposite pattern of El Niño, L’Heureux said. Climate change is also exerting more influence on conditions in California …

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Nine months after opening, L.A. County’s newest juvenile hall under fire from regulators
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nine months after opening, L.A. County’s newest juvenile hall under fire from regulators

LA Times  

Nine months after state regulators ordered Los Angeles County officials to transfer hundreds of youths out of two troubled juvenile halls, they are now considering closing a third hall — the one that probation officials recently reopened to appease regulators in the first place. The Board of State and Community Corrections sent a letter Wednesday to Probation Department Chief Guillermo …

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Council lifts ban on vending near Hollywood Bowl, other popular L.A. locations
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Council lifts ban on vending near Hollywood Bowl, other popular L.A. locations

LA Times  

Jorge Cruz and his son Luis, 5, gather with street vendors and supporters on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 2022 to demonstrate against L.A.’s ban on vending in popular locations. With nearly 100 street vendors sitting in the audience, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to lift bans on vending in seven high-traffic areas across the city, including the …

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L.A. Times poll: Younger, older Californians take starkly different views of Israel-Hamas war
11 months, 1 week ago

L.A. Times poll: Younger, older Californians take starkly different views of Israel-Hamas war

LA Times  

Smoke rises from buildings from Israeli airstrikes after the humanitarian pause ended on Dec. 1 in Rafah, Gaza. Three months of war between Israel and Hamas have sharply split Californians, with stark divisions between the state’s older and younger voters, a new statewide poll finds. Voters younger than 30 are far more likely to sympathize with Palestinians more than with …

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UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead
1 year ago

UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead

LA Times  

UCLA is staying home for the holiday bowl season. Kelly said the remaining assistant coaches would collaborate to run the defense in the bowl game after UCLA’s efforts to retain Lynn failed. I love D’Anton, I think he’s a special, special coach and he’s got a bright future in this game.” Kelly also confirmed that quarterbacks coach Ryan Gunderson had …

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Why high rates of restraint at L.A. General haven’t raised alarms
1 year, 2 months ago

Why high rates of restraint at L.A. General haven’t raised alarms

LA Times  

Los Angeles General Medical Center restrains inpatients in its psychiatric unit at a rate higher than any other hospital in California — and more than 50 times the national average for inpatient psychiatric facilities, a Times analysis of federal data from 2018 to 2021 found. High rates of restraining psychiatric inpatients do not automatically spur any action by federal authorities, …

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West Bengal government and La Liga enter MOU to develop football in state
1 year, 3 months ago

West Bengal government and La Liga enter MOU to develop football in state

The Hindu  

The Government of West Bengal and La Liga have entered a Memorandum of Understanding to elevate the game through mutual collaborations, the Spanish football league announced through a statement on Friday. “With the objective of collaboration through bilateral relations, the MOU will amplify the flow of knowledge & expertise from La Liga- the largest football ecosystem in the world - …

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L.A. Fashion Institute students left in lurch after surprise proposed merger with Arizona State
1 year, 4 months ago

L.A. Fashion Institute students left in lurch after surprise proposed merger with Arizona State

LA Times  

Rebecca Feldman, an aspiring fashion designer, wears a dress she made and designed. My heart goes out to her and the other students.” Several other current and former FIDM students who spoke with The Times say their education plans were derailed when FIDM’s renowned fashion design program merged with ASU at the beginning of April — far too late for …

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Failures at L.A. hospital led to patient’s death after C-section, state finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Failures at L.A. hospital led to patient’s death after C-section, state finds

LA Times  

A state investigation faulted California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles for faulty practices that led to the death of a patient. California Hospital Medical Center in downtown L.A. failed to recognize signs that the patient was bleeding internally, which resulted in the woman returning to the operating room four hours after those signs began to emerge, according to the …

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$60-million state grant to aid L.A. County in expanding homeless services in Skid Row
1 year, 5 months ago

$60-million state grant to aid L.A. County in expanding homeless services in Skid Row

LA Times  

Prince Thomas III, who is unhoused, stands in front of a row of tents and enclosures in Los Angeles’ Skid Row. A $60-million state grant recently awarded to L.A. County’s Department of Health Services will jump-start a plan to provide interim housing and services for more than half of Skid Row’s homeless population over the next three years. L.A. County …

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Times accuses L.A. County supervisors of violating open-meeting law
1 year, 6 months ago

Times accuses L.A. County supervisors of violating open-meeting law

LA Times  

The Times accused the L.A. County supervisors of two Brown Act violations. Los Angeles County supervisors met privately Tuesday to discuss demands by The Times that they turn over transcripts of two recent meetings following alleged violations of one of California’s bedrock open-government laws. The Times alleged the county violated the Brown Act in closed sessions on March 24 and …

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Mexico blames anesthesiologist for 35 meningitis deaths
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico blames anesthesiologist for 35 meningitis deaths

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday they have arrested an anesthesiologist they blame for an outbreak of meningitis that has killed 35 patients and sickened 79. The doctor, whose name was withheld, apparently carried his own morphine from one private hospital to another, spreading a fungal infection that contaminated the medication at the first clinic, authorities said. Some …

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With state of emergency on homelessness, L.A. County officials look for red tape to cut
1 year, 11 months ago

With state of emergency on homelessness, L.A. County officials look for red tape to cut

LA Times  

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency declaration aimed at dramatically speeding up services to the tens of thousands of people living in encampments and vehicles. The Homeless Initiative, which is housed within the county’s chief executive office, is compiling “a list of specific requests and action items” for the board to take, according …

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L.A. County poised to declare state of emergency over homelessness crisis
1 year, 11 months ago

L.A. County poised to declare state of emergency over homelessness crisis

LA Times  

L.A. County supervisors are expected to declare a state of emergency over the homelessness crisis. But they’re not in agreement with each other,” said Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, president of the nonprofit LA Family Housing, one of the region’s largest homeless service providers, which contracts with both the city and county. “Now you have parents that like each other and want to …

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Fresno State and fun vibes win the day at Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl
2 years ago

Fresno State and fun vibes win the day at Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl

LA Times  

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, center, greets Fresno State running back Jordan Mims and defensive lineman Devo Bridges after the Bulldogs’ win over Washington State in the Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium on Saturday. “So I think it’s kind of cool though, too, at the same time.” Elsewhere in the stadium, Guillermo Rodriguez, Kimmel’s lovable sidekick and breakout star of …

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Done with masks? Too bad, because COVID isn't done with us
2 years ago

Done with masks? Too bad, because COVID isn't done with us

LA Times  

I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. I don’t know how else to respond, but what I have noticed is that people who would just rather not wear masks cite the disclaimers, caveats and qualifiers mentioned by highly regarded scientists such as Dr. Anthony Fauci and run with them — while ignoring that these experts strenuously favor …

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Sacramento likely can’t force L.A. City Council reform. It’s trying anyway
2 years ago

Sacramento likely can’t force L.A. City Council reform. It’s trying anyway

LA Times  

A proposed state law could force Los Angeles to establish an independent redistricting commission, curtailing the City Council’s influence in how the boundaries are written. In response to the city’s audio leak scandal, a proposed state law could force Los Angeles to establish an independent redistricting commission, curtailing the City Council’s influence over the lines that delineate their districts. “Nationally, …

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L.A. City Council candidate’s former employees accused her business of wage theft
2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. City Council candidate’s former employees accused her business of wage theft

LA Times  

Danielle Sandoval, who is running for Los Angeles City Council, canvasses in the Wilmington neighborhood. State business records from 2014 identify Sandoval as one of two organizers of Cantina Investments LLC, the company listed as the sole defendant in the four wage cases. City Council candidate Tim McOsker, pictured in the L.A. harbor in 2020, said the district needs someone …

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L.A. County lifts outdoor mask mandate
2 years, 10 months ago

L.A. County lifts outdoor mask mandate

LA Times  

People can go without face coverings outdoors, including at K-12 schools, childcare facilities and in exterior areas of ‘mega’ events. The Los Angeles Unified School District will keep its outdoor mask mandate in place through the rest of the week, despite county health officials lifting that requirement at K-12 schools, said Supt. County health officials said they will keep the …

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Nearly 250,000 new coronavirus cases in 8 days: Where is L.A. County Omicron surge heading?
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 250,000 new coronavirus cases in 8 days: Where is L.A. County Omicron surge heading?

LA Times  

People wait in line at a coronavirus testing site on Broadway in Santa Monica. Over the last eight days, there have been nearly 250,000 positive cases of coronavirus reported in Los Angeles County, a record-breaking number that shows how fast the Omicron variant is spreading. “Clearly, the number of positive tests is actually higher than it was a year ago …

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