Kevin de León was paid thousands of dollars by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and USC — and then within a year voted on issues that benefited the two organizations.
A Los Angeles County judge took a major step toward shutting down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, months after a state oversight body found it ‘unsuitable’ to house youth.
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Long before the evacuation order came, law enforcement officers knew the Eaton fire was spreading in west Altadena, dozens of 911 call logs reveal.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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