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It makes no sense to keep investing so much more in measures that haven’t kept transit safe than in ambassadors and other services endorsed by riders.
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Watch this new film in the Short Docs series. Black Santas are local heroes, spreading joy and love to children and families at a bustling mall during the Christmas season. But even during this special time, the ugly shadow of bigotry falls on the season’s true spirit. (This film contains language that may be offensive to viewers.)
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Los Angeles City Hall has been rocked by scandal after scandal, but now there’s momentum to reform city government.
Los Angeles County transitions to a new way of administering pre-arraignment justice that doesn’t use cash bail for most crimes.
Editorial: No evidence for Biden impeachment inquiry? No problem. The House GOP doesn’t seem to care
Despite no evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors, House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to whip this dead horse for the benefit of the Trump cultists in his party.
The former Republican speaker’s hasty departure leaves his voters in the Central Valley in the lurch, but apparently that doesn’t matter anymore.
But it looks like residents will get them anyway. Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council are intent on marring the visual landscape with electronic signs for advertising dollars.
