Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who is running for mayor against incumbent Karen Bass, seized on significant decreases in street homelessness in her district Friday while blasting increases citywide. …
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Paramount agrees to months-long delay of Warner Bros. merger
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesParamount Skydance has agreed to delay its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as next June as David Ellison’s media company mounts its defense to the antitrust challenge …
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Thousands of complaints, few punished: LAPD faces racial bias claims
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOver the past decade, the LAPD has received thousands of complaints accusing officers of targeting people solely because of their race, ethnicity or other form of outward appearance. Only one …
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Mayor’s press team uses disappearing WhatsApp messages, avoiding scrutiny
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMayor Karen Bass’ press relations office communicates through WhatsApp messages that auto-delete every 24 hours, potentially shielding the messages from public records requests, according to three sources familiar with the …
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California, other states sue Trump administration for ‘unlawful’ conditions on disaster grants
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over imposing what they contend are “unlawful” conditions on federal grants intended to help states …
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War escalates, oil prices surge as Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi tankers in Red Sea
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. war with Iran escalated again Thursday as Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked two Saudi Araian oil tankers in the Red Sea, causing global oil prices to surge amid …
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In L.A., playing ball in the streets is a crime. A City Council member wants to change that
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 1936, there were no video games keeping children inside. Most households didn’t have televisions. Amid concern that kids playing in the streets would get hit by cars, Los Angeles …
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Schiff calls out Trump’s corruption, warns against complacency
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThere are certain truths that are self-evident to all but the willfully blind or stubbornly obtuse. Heat is hot. Rain is wet. Donald Trump is the most brazenly corrupt president …
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton pleads case to anti-Trump voters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTrump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton formally launched his general election campaign Wednesday by pitching himself to California’s abundance of anti-Trump voters. In a speech, Hilton said Democrats had “abandoned” …
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House votes to adopt Department of War renaming in annual defense bill
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Trump’s request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and would designate the Department of …