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Los Angeles
Beyond Columbus Day: Changing the Name Is Just the First Step
Indigenous Peoples' Day needs to recognize the horrors of the past and the oppression in the present.
Why Los Angeles’s Upcoming Public Banking Ballot Initiative is a Huge Deal
If Los Angeles succeeds in creating a municipal public bank, it will be the first of its kind in the country.
In a Historic Move, Los Angeles Educators Vote To Strike
The second largest school district in the country voted 98 percent to 2 percent to authorize the strike.
Los Angeles’s “Counter-Terrorism” Program Could Sweep 10 Million Into Dragnet
The city’s Countering Violent Extremism program is drawing fire from many quarters.
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YIMBYs: The Darlings of the Real Estate Industry
The Yes In My Back Yard redevelopment movement centers the real estate industry, not the poor and middle class.
Why We Need to Stop Stigmatizing Immigrants in the Fight for Universal Representation
The Constitution did not seek to carve out liberty for only those it deemed deserved the benefits that the US had to offer.
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After Los Angeles Youth Sued City for Discriminatory Drilling Practices, the Oil Industry Sued Back
In Los Angeles, the number of residents living less than a mile from an oil well is in the tens of thousands.
In a County With More Babies Than Any Other, Childcare Comes at a Cost — and Not Just for Parents
In California, childcare for infants costs as much as tuition in the University of California system, according to new data.
Jails in LA County Knowingly Expose Prisoners to Deadly Fungal Infection
LA County is building a new jail in an area where valley fever — a potentially fatal fungal infection — is endemic.
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A Grandfather’s Grief for the LAPD’s 12th Shooting Victim of 2016
After 31 years in prison, Al Sasser emerged a changed man, touching many lives — then the police killed his grandson.