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The El Niño Peril No One Is Talking About

The El Niño Peril No One Is Talking About

How to converse about climate physics without sounding stupid.

Jessica Garrison

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Sep 22, 2026


City to Audit Street Sweeping Tickets Following L.A. Material Investigation

The Department of Transportation not only issued $1 million in bogus tickets, but turned down drivers who appealed bad tickets and apparently failed to void thousands of others.

Tomo Chien

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Sep 15, 2026


The 28-Year-Old Who Ran L.A. on 9/11

When the towers fell, L.A.'s mayor was out of town and then-City Council President Alex Padilla found himself in charge.

Julia Wick

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Sep 11, 2026


Power Struggle

Power Struggle

This year’s election raises a longstanding question: How much authority does any L.A. mayor really have?

Jim Newton

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Sep 21, 2026

How not to embarrass yourself talking about El Niño

How not to embarrass yourself talking about El Niño

Plus: Paramount reaches a deal, a cruise ship passenger goes missing, and another helicopter crashes — this time in Yosemite.

Jessica Garrison

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Sep 22, 2026


War in Encino: How a Group Chat Exploded Over Neighborhood Coyotes

War in Encino: How a Group Chat Exploded Over Neighborhood Coyotes

After the death of a famous wild animal, a lingering WhatsApp conflict in a quiet Valley neighborhood boils back to the surface.

Hayes Davenport

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Sep 18, 2026


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“Protected by Ghost Town”

“Protected by Ghost Town”

A private company has cleared dozens of homeless encampments in Venice — with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes former gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.

Hayes Davenport

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Jul 27, 2026

How the Inaugural LA Jazz Festival Fell Apart

How the Inaugural LA Jazz Festival Fell Apart

The festival promised John Legend, Janelle Monáe and more than a hundred events across Los Angeles. Instead, it was canceled on the day it was supposed to begin. How organizer Martin Ludlow’s 15-year vision came crashing down.

Julia Wick

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Aug 15, 2026

The Illegal Fireworks Pipeline Behind L.A.’s Nightly Explosions

The Illegal Fireworks Pipeline Behind L.A.’s Nightly Explosions

A Fourth of July season disaster last year revealed a sprawling alleged fireworks trafficking network — and raised urgent questions about why state and local officials failed to stop it sooner.

Jessica Garrison

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Jun 29, 2026

We Found L.A. Politicians’ Yelp Reviews

We Found L.A. Politicians’ Yelp Reviews

Then built an interactive map of the 100+ ratings.

Tomo Chien

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Jul 9, 2026

Trump's Man in L.A.

Trump's Man in L.A.

Bill Essayli is the face of Trump’s immigration and fraud crackdown in Southern California. Defending his own family’s fraud case, with the ACLU’s help, pitted him against the office he now leads.

Matt Hamilton

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Apr 21, 2026

How Many Cars Are Allowed To Turn Left at a Yellow Light?

How Many Cars Are Allowed To Turn Left at a Yellow Light?

Two? Three? FOUR?

Lauren Bans

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Mar 22, 2026

Why Is There a Mosaic of Jim Jones Outside a Silver Lake Elementary School?

Why Is There a Mosaic of Jim Jones Outside a Silver Lake Elementary School?

The cult leader’s portrait was put up almost two years ago. We found the guy who made it.

Hayes Davenport

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Apr 8, 2026

Five Days That Blew Up The L.A. Mayoral Race

Five Days That Blew Up The L.A. Mayoral Race

How a handful of strange bedfellows, united by ambition and frustration with the mayor’s leadership, scrambled to marshal a challenge to Mayor Karen Bass.

Julia Wick

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Mar 19, 2026

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The One Street That Explains L.A.

The One Street That Explains L.A.

Sep 17, 2026

How did reporters get the Clippers scandal so wrong?

How did reporters get the Clippers scandal so wrong?

Sep 10, 2026

What’s really going on with street vendors in L.A.?

What’s really going on with street vendors in L.A.?

Sep 3, 2026


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