A Koreatown homeless encampment, with pickleball court and garden, is removed following complaints
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A Koreatown homeless encampment, with pickleball court and garden, is removed following complaints

On Friday morning, all that remained of the sprawling homeless encampment on Manhattan Place was a giant pile of trash and items former occupants had used to make…

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Crowd gathers in Seal Beach to watch rehabilitated sea turtle released to the ocean
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Crowd gathers in Seal Beach to watch rehabilitated sea turtle released to the ocean

A green sea turtle found tangled in fishing line in the San Gabriel River was released back into the ocean Friday in Seal Beach after a three-month recovery…

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UCLA enacts new campus protest rules, several that mirror Trump’s demands
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UCLA enacts new campus protest rules, several that mirror Trump’s demands

As UCLA grapples with sweeping government attacks on its research funding and policies, the university on Friday released new campus protest rules — several in sync with Trump…

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If he ever gets his job back, I have just the hat for Jimmy Kimmel, thanks to Trump
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If he ever gets his job back, I have just the hat for Jimmy Kimmel, thanks to Trump

These are dark times, the average cynic might argue. But do not despair. If you focus on the positive, rather than the negative, you’ll have to agree that…

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‘The guy barely hung on when the the mud came through.’ Rain, mudslides batter SoCal mountain towns.
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‘The guy barely hung on when the the mud came through.’ Rain, mudslides batter SoCal mountain towns.

Anton Sommer’s cell phone was down to one percent and it was unclear when the power would be restored to his Forest Falls neighborhood, one of several San…

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Gunshots fired at ABC10 building in Sacramento, police say
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Gunshots fired at ABC10 building in Sacramento, police say

Bullets shattered a window of the ABC10 news station in downtown Sacramento on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The Sacramento Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at…

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Newsom signs California climate package aimed at lowering gas and utility costs
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Newsom signs California climate package aimed at lowering gas and utility costs

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a sweeping package of climate and environment bills aimed at reducing the cost of electricity, stabilizing gasoline prices and propping up California’s…

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L.A. Taco journalist sues LAPD alleging mistreatment
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L.A. Taco journalist sues LAPD alleging mistreatment

A journalist for the website L.A. Taco filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday, alleging officers have repeatedly interfered with his…

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CDC committee votes on COVID-19 shots amid widespread criticism
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CDC committee votes on COVID-19 shots amid widespread criticism

After a contentious discussion that at times referenced discredited theories, low-quality data and desperate pleas from physicians and patients to rely upon sound science, a key CDC committee…

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Criminal charges filed in California against offshore oil company
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Criminal charges filed in California against offshore oil company

A Texas oil company that is trying to restart oil production off the coast of Santa Barbara County now faces criminal charges that it knowingly violated environmental laws…

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