Assembly District 54 representative Sebastian Ridley-Thomas abruptly announced on Wednesday that he was stepping down from office, due to health concerns.In a statem
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There's a small, albeit growing subculture of Angelenos who like to experience the sensation of death recreationally. I am one of them. By now, you may have heard wh
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There's something bizarrely cinematic about seeing Southern California engulfed in flames at the end of 2017. It's fitting that a tumultuous year that began
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A large gray cat with tufts of white fur demands affection in sharp meows as soon as the door opens, while a younger, cream-colored one stretches on his pillow. The
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The one indelible image of this year's fire season, which as of Tuesday had consumed 261,000 acres (or 408 square miles) from Santa Barbara to San Diego, has bee
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As a veteran teacher of 25 years, I've heard children say a lot of things. But in 2010, one of my second-grade students said something no teacher should ever hear:
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On Monday, a jury awarded $2.4 million to the children of Nicholas Robertson, a man shot to death by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies in 2015.The 28-year-old Rober
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Mayor Eric Garcetti and an assortment of city councilmen rolled out the proverbial red carpet for themselves on Monday in Skid Row, for the new opening of a brand-
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There is a lot of talk about who owns L.A. Weekly. We've seen all the speculation. Is it a Russian oligarch? Is it some Trumpista? Is it Lord Voldemort? Rumors are
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Running an electric vehicle on Los Angeles Department of Water and Power juice is cheaper on average than fueling up an old-school gas ride, a new analysis from the
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On the afternoon of Sept. 2, Robert Allen returned home from work earlier than usual to discover a guy posting a piece of paper to his front door. The uninvited gue
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For the fourth time in four years, a proposal seeks to breach California's long-standing 2 a.m. last call for alcohol.
This time around the legislation woul
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