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The legislation would have required all public high school students in the state to complete a semester of ethnic studies.
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Spurred by a nationwide movement for racial justice, Gov. Newsom approved several new laws designed to increase oversight of the criminal justice system.
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Temperatures soared across the Southland on Wednesday, the hottest day of a weeklong heat wave.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 3216 which would have provided protections for workers laid off during the pandemic
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Police in Los Angeles and other major cities across California issue citations to Black residents for minor infractions at far higher rates than white residents, according to a new study.
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The biggest of the temblors measured 4.4 magnitude and struck about 4:30 p.m. near the town of Westmoreland.
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The success of L.A. Unified’s massive testing program depends on SummerBio, a company just started by a former business associate of Supt. Austin Beutner. The deal came outside the district’s normal contracting process, under Beutner’s emergency powers.
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Experts say many students in kindergarten through third grade will struggle with online school. Here are some ideas to help make virtual learning work as well as you can.
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Many California firms will have to increase the diversity of their boards of directors under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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L.A. is set to resume parking enforcement on street sweeping days and other enforcement actions after a city report cited complaints about trash piling up on roadways and a drop in revenue.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to lift an injunction barring President Trump from shutting down the census count early.
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In a year of national protests against racial injustice, state lawmakers approved Assembly Bill 3121 to force the state to begin to confront its racist history and systemic disparities that persist today.
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New pistols introduced in California will have to include technology that micro-stamps bullets with identifying characters to help law enforcement better trace firearms.
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The Times’ investigation finding long, sometimes deadly waits to see specialists in L.A. County’s Department of Health Services started with a phone call from a doctor in 2018.
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Thousands of patients in L.A. County’s public hospital system face long, sometimes deadly waits to see specialists, a Times investigation has found. The system serves primarily the region’s poorest and most vulnerable residents.
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In a year of national protests against racial injustice, state lawmakers approved Assembly Bill 3121 to force the state to begin to confront its racist history and systemic disparities that persist today.
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It will be at least two more weeks before Orange County will be able to reopen more fully after its daily rate of new coronavirus cases increased.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have authorized California to give low-income immigrants $600 to buy groceries.
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Malls and nail salons in L.A. County can resume indoor operations with restrictions. Outdoor playgrounds also can reopen
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An additional 17 students have been infected with the coronavirus. School officials said the additional cases were linked to off-campus gatherings.
The announcement comes at a time when more than 1,050 students at SDSU have tested positive for COVID-19.
The city will also allow worship services to resume inside in limited capacity and may reopen indoor movie theaters with restrictions next week.
Federal judge finds government’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Adelanto immigrant detention center “inadequate and objectively unreasonable.”
California’s wineries in Napa and Sonoma are being hammered on multiple fronts. Vintners are growing weary.
Many industries have taken a severe hit, but the state’s housing market should enjoy a quick recovery, a UCLA forecast predicts.
With skilled nursing homes hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a law requiring the facilities in California to report disease-related deaths to health authorities within 24 hours during declared emergencies.
The Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 2 to approve a motion allowing additional sectors of the economy to reopen after months of closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to begin allowing schools to apply for waivers to open campuses to students in grades TK-2.
The La Jolla school will rely heavily on technology and peer pressure as thousands of students populate its dorms.
The shutdown of the Foster Farms plant this week due to coronavirus deaths exposes lapses in one of the most dangerous workplace sectors.
The iconic Monterey Bay Aquarium has been closed since March because of the pandemic, forcing major cutbacks. Still, the animals must be cared for.
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the California DMV to expand online services such as title transfers, registrations and driver’s license renewals, reducing the need for people to wait in person at a field office.
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An Anaheim junior high school band director molested eight female students from the 1970s to the 1990s, forcing one girl to have two abortions, a lawsuit alleges.
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USC’s new freshman class is the largest and most diverse in the university’s history, reflecting similar trends in the UC system and coming as overall college enrollment numbers across the U.S. have declined amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sending kids to school would expose them to COVID-19, and distance learning brings its own challenges. The solution: Follow the coronavirus guidelines and end the pandemic.
Housing & Homelessness
Santana has been at the center of city and county political machinations for the last two decades. His decision puts to rest rumors of him running for office.
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Questions loom after a homeless Black man was killed by sheriff’s deputies who stopped him for jaywalking.
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The partnership between San Francisco-based Sunrun and the French brand aims to save 10,000 households $50 a month off electricity bills.
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No homeless people should be camping in brush areas of Los Angeles that could explode with fire. They should be evacuated.
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Massive wildfires are more frequent and more ferocious in California, and the risks are making it more difficult to solve the state’s housing shortage.
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The Southern California median home price rose 12% in August, as people took advantage of rock-bottom interest rates amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported at 9:02 a.m. Tuesday near Fremont in Northern California.
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The earthquake occurred 12 miles from Salinas, Calif.
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Two magnitude 3.4 earthquakes rattled near Fremont, Calif., on Sunday.
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In the past 10 days, there have been five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
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Evacuations are ordered after a brush fire erupts at the Marines Corps’ Camp Pendleton outside San Diego.
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Authorities have arrested a woman in connection with the fatal crash.
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Attempted murder charges have been filed against Deonte Lee Murray, 36, in the attack at the Compton Metro station earlier this month.
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But L.A. isn’t alone. Many big cities see rise in killings, likely exacerbated in part by the coronavirus crisis and economic hardship, study finds.
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The rapid spread of the nearly 50,000-acre Glass fire has raised concerns about the fate of the wineries in Napa and Sonoma counties.
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The Zogg fire has burned more than 55,000 acres and claimed a fourth victim, while the Glass fire has charred more than 51,000 acres in Northern California.
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Attempted murder charges have been filed against Deonte Lee Murray, 36, in the attack at the Compton Metro station earlier this month.
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Timothy Ray Brown, who as the anonymous “Berlin patient” was the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died of cancer at 54.
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California’s worst fire season in modern history continued to wreak havoc Tuesday, with the Glass fire raging in Sonoma and Napa counties and the Zogg fire swelling in the rugged terrain near Redding.
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A timeline charts the waits of three L.A. County Department of Health Services patients whose records were reviewed as part of a Times investigation that found long, sometimes deadly delays for treatment for thousands of patients.
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The woman’s lawyer said his client feared for her life as she tried to get away from Trump supporters who surrounded her car.
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Police said one person was detained after a crash killed one child and injured another Tuesday night in Westlake Village.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that widely restricts the use of certain highly potent rat poisons that are blamed for killing mountain lions, birds, other endangered wildlife and pets.
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Military cargo plane, fighter jet collide near Salton Sea
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As city officials seek clarity from the state on reopening Volcom Skate Park, skaters tired of being approached by police are planning an Oct. 4 “protest/skate sesh.”
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The LAPD’s program for diverting kids they detain for crimes into support programs faced criticism at a meeting of the Police Commission, with advocates highlighting problems.
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Officer Jonathon Lucas, who has been on the force for about four years, was forced to give up his gun and badge.
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Visitors soon will be again able to drive into Yosemite National Park on short notice.
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Companies like DoorDash, Grub Hub, Postmates and Uber Eats must sign formal agreements with local restaurants before advertising food delivery to customers.
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Smoke from the California and Pacific Northwest wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation’s most celebrated wine regions.
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A plurality of the poll’s likely voters — 49% — said they favor Proposition 15, which would overhaul 1978’s landmark Proposition 13
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A new poll found 39% of likely voters support Proposition 22, compared with 36% who oppose the measure that would allow app-based companies to treat their workers as independent contractors, exempting them from employment law AB 5.
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Newsom again blamed payment delays on the crush of claims filed during the pandemic, an influx that overwhelmed the system’s 30-year-old technology.
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California should replace outdated technology and overhaul poor policies that have delayed unemployment benefits to those left jobless during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a strike team appointed by the governor.
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SB 1383 requires employers with five or more workers to offer 12 weeks of unpaid time off to bond with a child or care for a relative starting Jan. 1.
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New California law makes it easier for police, firefighters and other essential workers who get COVID on the job to obtain workers’ comp benefits.
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With ridership and sales tax revenues plummeting, L.A.'s transit agency extends 20% cut in bus and rail service for nearly a year.
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New rules requiring U.S. Postal Service trucks to leave exactly on schedule went relatively unnoticed amid the public outcry over the removal of sorting machines across the country — but they were far more disruptive to mail delivery.
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A homicide investigation is underway after human bones were found at an Orange County Streetcar project worksite in Santa Ana on Wednesday morning.
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The positive testing data comes as confirmed cases has fallen to the lowest level since mid-June and hospitalizations have fallen to the lowest levels since the start of April.
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