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DOJ Says Workers at L.A. Homeless Nonprofits Spent Tax Dollars on Vacations, Nightclubs, Bail

Three people in the Los Angeles area have been charged with fraud related to misappropriation of homelessness funds.

Reason · Sep 16

LA County Cites Boyle Heights Warehouse Operator After Inspectors Find Fly Larvae and Decaying Food Waste

LA County Public Health cited Lineage Logistics after post-fire inspections found flies, larvae and decaying waste. What Boyle Heights families should know.

Medical Daily · Jul 27

Los Angeles City Council Votes 10-0 to Demand Emergency Investigation After Lead Found in Watts Drinking Water

The LA City Council voted 10-0 demanding emergency investigation after elevated lead was found in Watts drinking water. Five samples exceeded 15 ppb. DWP and HACLA under scrutiny.

Medical Daily · Jun 22

‘The Other Moonshot:’ New podcast centers on unsung black heroes of the space race (trailer)

An exclusive trailer for the new podcast series "L.A. Made: The Other Moonshot," which comes out Jan. 29.

Space · Jan 22, 2025

LA officials warn of price gouging as those displaced by fire seek housing

County sheriff says anyone who tries to scam the thousands of people looking for accommodations will be prosecuted

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025

‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school

Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark

The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2024

4 in 10 homeless people in Los Angeles are Latinos

The overall count in the city, however, shows total homelessness dropped 2%

Latin Times · Jul 9, 2024

California colleges provide abortion pills but many fail to make students aware

Despite a law mandating that they offer the pills, many campus health clinics don't publicize that they have them, leaving students struggling to track them down off-campus.

WEKU · Apr 4, 2024

Another "Filing That Cited Fake Court Cases," This Time in L.A. Superior Court

LAist (David Wagner) [UPDATE: link fixed] has the story: [W]hen L.A. Superior Court Judge Ian Fusselman took a closer look, he spotted a major problem. Two of the cases cited in the brief were not real. Others had nothing to do with eviction law, the judge said. "This was an…

Reason · Oct 13, 2023

Biden's Nominee for Secretary of Labor Wants 'Wage Theft' Cops

California’s experience combatting wage theft has been a headache for employers without much in the way of restitution for workers.

Reason · Apr 20, 2023