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Hundreds of dogs and cats rescued in massive L.A. County animal enforcement operation
Investigators with the L.A. County district attorney's office and workers from Animal Care and Control had initially expected to find as many as 700 dogs and cats at the property in the 46000 block of 266th Street.
Newsom leads Harris for president among California Democrats, poll finds
Gov. Gavin Newsom would have an edge as the next Democratic nominee for president if California Democratic voters had the final say now, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll.
Unprecedented March heat wave in SoCal has experts worried about what comes next
The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region's wettest holiday season.
United Farm Workers could face lawsuits over Chavez sex abuse claims, attorneys say
Attorneys who specialize in handling sex abuse cases say California laws could expose the UFW to major financial liability following explosive allegations against founder Cesar Chavez.
USC reaches settlement in Mike Bohn racial harassment and discrimination lawsuit
USC has reached a settlement with a former athletic department official who accused ex-athletic director Mike Bohn of racial harassment and discrimination.
UC Berkeley pays $1 million to settle antisemitism suit, says students cannot ban Zionist speakers
UC Berkeley said Thursday that it would pay $1 million to settle a suit filed after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and Israel's war in Gaza spurred campus protests.
LAPD commander fired over drunken incident wins $5.7 million in discrimination lawsuit
Nicole Mehringer lost her job after she was caught drunk in an unmarked police car with a male subordinate, but she won a lawsuit against the city alleging that her conduct — while against department policy — was no different from male command staff who routinely flouted rules and got away with it.
Deported 6-year-old deaf boy could die in Colombia without medical attention, his attorney says
Attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker said deaf 6-year-old boy Joseph Lodano Rodriguez, who was snatched from Northern California and deported to Colombia earlier this month, needs to be returned to the U.S. immediately or he may die.
LAUSD teacher and service worker unions announce massive April 14 strike if no deal reached
It would mean 60,000+ district workers — teachers, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers — would walk out, crippling school operations.
Arellano: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What's next?
Much of the Latino civil rights, political and educational ecosystem will have to grapple with why they held up Cesar Chavez as a paragon of virtue for too long above others just as deserving and, as it turns out, nowhere near as compromised.
Cesar Chavez accused of abusing girls, raping fellow leader Dolores Huerta, newspaper inquiry finds
Labor leader Cesar Chavez is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls and fellow farmworker leader Dolores Huerta, according to a New York Times inquiry.
Edison executive pay soars despite devastating Eaton fire
Edison International boosted the pay of its top executives last year despite their responsibility for the safety of the company's electricity lines before the deadly Eaton fire, which destroyed a wide swath of Altadena and killed 19 people
Mar 23, 2026
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