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Los Angeles County D.A.’s office quits Twitter amid flood of anti-LGBTQ+ comments

An L.A. County district attorney’s office tweet about staff members attending a West Hollywood Pride event was met with bigoted, hateful comments that went unaddressed by moderators.

Family calls on U.S., Mexican governments to help bring back kidnapped mother
Attorneys in Danny Masterson rape case sanctioned for giving discovery to Scientology

Former corrections officer convicted of sexually abusing two inmates at California prison
Column: California is targeted by Ron DeSantis’ latest human sacrifice
DeSantis defends flying migrants to California
‘Hidden’ no more: Coastal Commission OKs new public path to Malibu beach
A spill of 50,000 gallons of sewage temporarily closes Long Beach beaches to swimmers
1 man killed, 2 others rescued after wall collapses in Pacoima worksite accident
Southern California can expect cooler temperatures, cloudy skies. How long will June gloom last?

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Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg joins local church and non profit leaders at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Sacramento embraces surprise arrival of migrants stuck in national political feud

Column: Will conservative Catholics decry Florida’s Sacramento migrant dump?
String of eviction notices leads to growing concerns about Skid Row receiver
‘Let’s stand firm’: Supervisors move to boost LGBTQ+ rights, gender-affirming healthcare
This rural California county lost its only hospital, leaving residents with dire healthcare choices

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Revenge served ice cold? Top L.A. law firm outs former partners’ racist, sexist emails
What does Pride mean when LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack?
3 arrested outside Glendale school board in violent clashes over LGBTQ+ rights
Two dozen killer whales spotted celebrating a hunt off the San Francisco coast

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More recreation, fewer wetlands: Backlash prompts San Diego to compromise on plans to transform Mission Bay
L.A. asked Congress for millions to address homelessness. But getting the cash isn’t certain

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The Zoot Suit Riots Cruise brings back ‘a forgotten era’

Richie Kulchar with an unwanted Uber Eats order and his dog Molly at home in Highland Park.

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The unwanted Uber Eats deliveries are back — and recipients are so over the free fries

Genaro Molina –– – 063956.ME.0502.dog1.GEM A pitbull dog keeps a watchful eye on mail carrier Linda Heyman while she delivers mail along E. 112th Street in Watts Friday afternoon. Heyman has stopped delivering mail to one block in the area due to a pitbull that attacked her on her rounds. Residents on the block have not received their mail for the past two and a half weeks.

California leads U.S. in dog attacks on mail carriers as number of bites rises

An irrigation canal that feeds rice fields in Knights Landing, California on August 3, 2021.

‘Improvised, spotty and belated’: Will California reform its oversight of water rights?

WEST HOLLWYOOD , CA - JUNE 4, 2023 - Alexa Lariy, in blue, joins members of the Trans Latina Coalition as they get into the spirit of the day at the WeHo Pride Parade in West Hollywood on June 4, 2023. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Photos | WeHo celebrates with Pride

Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says

Rare wolverine spotted in California, second confirmed specimen in a century

Fight breaks out at Saticoy Elementary during protest over Pride

4 ways to be mindful in your daily life: A monk’s guide to meditation

Education

Amid book ban fight, Newsom blasts school board president as ‘ignorant’ for calling Harvey Milk ‘a pedophile’
Carvalho says replacing Primary Promise will do more for students at much lower cost
Campus jobs are a lifeline for these CSU students. Some are looking to form a union

Housing & Homelessness

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Evelyn Arceo works as a baker at Universal Studios and said that she bakes the cakes for the company parties celebrating their profits but she lives in a crowded apartment with her four children. Her three oldest children share this room. Her youngest will usually sleep with her in the living room. Photographed on Friday, June 2, 2023. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Renters dominate California — but they are struggling to survive

New census data reveals over a quarter of U.S. households had solo occupants in 2020, more than three times the 1940 estimate and more than twice the 1960 level.

Welcome to the L.A. Troll Apartment. You can live under a bridge for only $250,000
Jeanette Rowe, who brought homeless services to people in the streets of L.A., dies at 72
Editorial: Homeless outreach workers are paid so little they risk losing their own housing
Opinion: My son the vandal — and the untreated, unaddressed epidemic of mental illness
What’s the cost to cool Los Angeles? City explores a cooling mandate for all rental units

Earthquakes

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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake felt near Healdsburg, Calif.
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Earthquake: Magnitude 5.6 quake reported near Fortuna, Calif.
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Watch it sway: 10-story tower survives fake quake in possible boon for tall wood buildings
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt near Calexico

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Suspect on the loose after man is shot to death outside Hollywood Hills home
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Report: Four of California’s prisons ranked worst at handling COVID, care for inmates
Commentary: I helped break the Schwarzenegger groping story. It took him 20 years to own it
Smuggler of roasted eel could get up to 21 years in federal prison
Pride flags won’t fly at Orange County government properties, supervisors decide

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LAPD officer’s alleged killer stands trial again after conviction in 1983 case was tossed
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Dead people had disabled parking placards in California. New DMV rule to reduce fraud
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‘Orgasmic meditation’ group manipulated members with forced labor, sex abuse, feds say
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Man who allegedly overturned street vendor carts outside SoFi Stadium is fired
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Former Bay Area TV anchor Frank Somerville arrested twice in one night in Berkeley
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Transgender youth are suffering because of discriminatory politics. Here’s how to support these kids
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Far from Hollywood’s glamour, Estefanía Rebellón celebrates four years helping migrant children
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California AG says DeSantis’ ‘fingerprints’ are on flights bringing migrants to Sacramento
Climate & Environment
Boiling Point: Where’s the urgency?
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Cal State details potential tuition increases amid massive funding gap
World & Nation
Unruly airplane passengers disrupting more flights, despite FAA’s zero-tolerance policy
Opinion
Opinion: Can a four-day workweek really work? Many companies have already learned the answer

Columnists

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Wherever there’s a fight for California’s future, this Mexican nerd will be there
Sandy Banks
The forces that shape California and animate our lives
Anita Chabria
Golden dreams, hard realities
Steve Lopez
Golden State: The blessings and burdens of advancing age
Frank Shyong
Culture and diaspora
George Skelton
An expert view on California government and politics
Erika D. Smith
People, politics and the quest for a more equitable California

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Celebs dodged millions in L.A.’s ‘mansion tax.’ Meet the industry guarding their wealth
Are you a renter in California? Here’s what to know about tenant protections lawmakers are considering
The untold story of the Zoot Suit riots: How Black L.A. defended Mexican Americans
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50 years after a classmate’s slaying, three amateur sleuths set out to find her killer
The most famous extinction event in the planet’s history is happening again — in Santa Cruz
California to step up efforts to find boxers owed pensions following Times report

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