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Smoglandia: We haven't always been smoggy, but we're built that way
Smoglandia: Tracking the distant origins of Southern California's smog problem
He was busted for gun possession. Now he's running for L.A. City Council
Estuardo Mazariegos believes his gun conviction makes him a better candidate.
Don't want to miss the bloom? This L.A. scientist created a poppy forecast
A local scientist looked for wildflower forecasts, but couldn't find any. So he created one himself, using a deep-learning model, satellite imagery and weather data.
Smoglandia: Quandary — the smog we hate so much versus the cars we love so much
Smoglandia: SoCal officials start to fight the smog problem that begins to defines the region.
Smoglandia: Smog checks, diamond lanes and leaf blower bans work, but a dark cloud comes from D.C.
Smoglandia: SoCal adopts smog checks, diamond lanes and leaf blower bans to curb smog
Californians with deep ties to Jalisco rattled by cartel violence and fears of bloody power struggle
Fear of cartel violence in Mexico surged across the border and into California where families with ties to Mexico frantically tried to check on family back home.
Landmark L.A. jury verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids
The outcome Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court is potentially precedent-setting for thousands of other pending lawsuits nationwide and could reshape how tech companies are held accountable for children's harm caused by their products.
A grenade killed three L.A. deputies. The widow of one says Sheriff's Department failed him
Despite a massive search, investigators have yet to find a second hand grenade involved in the fatal mishap.
$8.71 a gallon? Welcome to L.A.'s most infamous gas station
The drab Chevron at the edge of Chinatown these days is charging nearly $9 a gallon, $3 more than the Los Angeles area's average of $5.72.
False sex abuse claim filed 'without consent' in L.A.'s $4-billion settlement, man says
Melvin Dunlap, 30, says he's never set foot in a Los Angeles juvenile hall. So how did he end up with a lawsuit claiming he'd been abused inside one?
Barabak: It's been decades since California had a governor's race like this one. That was a shocker
Gray Davis was a huge underdog who prevailed in a wide-open 1998 contest. The Democrat urges trailing hopefuls to ignore pressure to quit and 'follow your heart.'
Santa Monica man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping 2 UCLA students, raping another woman
The UCLA Police Department arrested a Santa Monica man on suspicion of kidnapping two female UCLA students and raping a woman unaffiliated with the university in a separate incident.
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Juicy Burger Bar announces permanent closure
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