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Op-ed: Silicon Valley exposes California’s hypocrisy
CaliforniaCalifornia’s tech giants have helped build one of the world's largest economies, but commentator Joe Mathews says Americans have paid a heavy price for that success.
Thousands of miles from home, Ukrainians in LA reflect on war and spread art
InternationalA new residency for Ukrainian artists in LA allows six filmmakers and art historians to take a break from Russian shelling and soak up LA’s art and culture.
Food and live music could come to cannabis lounges under CA bill
CannabisCalifornians can’t smoke green and buy grub at cannabis lounges under current law. A new bill could change that. Plus, could other states start to buy CA weed?
Using police dogs to arrest people might be banned in CA
CaliforniaTwo California lawmakers want to ban the use of police dogs to arrest or apprehend suspects. A historian shares the history of dogs in law enforcement.
A local winery cultivates LA's oldest grapevine to make a modern wine
Food & DrinkThe Ramona Vine has been around longer than the U.S. has been a country. And the first winery in the city of LA since Prohibition has found a unique use for its heritage grapes.
What’s next for Monterey Park’s AAPI residents after mass shooting?
Los AngelesMonterey Park, the site of a mass shooting on Saturday after the city’s annual Lunar New Year ended, is home to Asian immigrants and mom-and-pop businesses.
State Justice Department hasn’t probed — or even logged — all police shootings of possibly unarmed people
PoliticsThe department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police…
How to get homeless count right? LA to try new app and more staff
HomelessnessLA’s annual homeless count determines how resources get distributed to the region’s unhoused residents.
LA Mayor Karen Bass on cutting bureaucracy to house Angelenos
Los AngelesLA Mayor Karen Bass talks about her first three months on the job, including her work to address homeless and housing, plus safety and policing on public transit.