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California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child's pronoun change

2:06am July 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

The law, which is the first in the nation, bans school rules requiring school staff to disclose a student's gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child's permission.

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Firefighters make progress against California fire, but heat risks grow in the West

8:42pm July 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

Containment of the wildfire that had triggered extensive evacuations rose Friday to 46%, and most evacuation orders were lifted. But forecasters say heat and fire risk are expanding on the West Coast.

After 41 years, a missing woman has been identified. Police want to know how she died

5:01am June 19, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The mom whose remains were discovered in 1983 in what's now Lake Forest, Calif., was positively identified Friday by authorities as Maritza Glean Grimmett, says the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

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'Bad breath rapist' from Boston area caught after 16 years at large in California

2:00am May 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

Tuen Kit Lee was found guilty in 2007 of the kidnapping and rape of the young woman at knifepoint near Boston. He was located in California after images of him emerged on social media.

Alondra Mercado, a community health worker with the Central California Asthma Collaborative, helps provide services through an ambitious California Medicaid initiative. On a recent morning in March, she visited a family in Turlock to teach a mother how to control in-home asthma triggers that cause flare-ups in her young son.

California's $12 billion Medicaid experiment stretches the definition of health care

10:01am May 14, 2024

by Angela Hart

The state covers basic services for vulnerable residents, including things like air purifiers for kids with asthma. But nonprofits offering the services struggle to work within the health care system.

Brian Wilson, performing in Los Angeles in 2015.

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is being placed under a legal conservatorship

3:07pm May 10, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved the conservatorship Thursday, noting that Brian Wilson suffers from "a major cognitive disorder." Wilson has agreed to the conservatorship.

After chronicling California at 'L.A. Times' for 43 years, Louis Sahagún has retired

9:23am May 01, 2024

In his 43 years at the L.A. Times, Louis Sahagún reported on everything from the Latino communities of east LA, to the plight of the desert tortoise. And he got his start sweeping floors.

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FILE - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waits to speak during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass safe after suspect breaks into official residence

1:08am April 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass on Sunday morning, officials said.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says legalization has increased incentives for unlicensed cannabis farms and associated violent crime.

Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization

12:22pm April 05, 2024

by Martin Kaste

Marijuana legalization was expected to bring the industry out of the shadows. But in some states, the black market is alive and well.

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Fast-food workers rally for health and safety protections near a McDonald's in Los Angeles, in 2021.

Half a million California workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting today

6:58am April 01, 2024

It's a big win for cooks, cashiers and other fast-food employees, among the least paid in the workforce. Restaurant owners and franchisees warn of higher prices and cuts to workers' hours.

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