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Dec 20, 2025

Prison health workers are among the best-paid public employees. Why are so many jobs vacant?

Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and state hospitals, California has little to show for it, according to a new report from the state auditor.

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Dec 20, 2025

Times Investigation: LAFD report on Palisades fire was watered down, records show

The deletions and revisions are likely to deepen concerns over the LAFD's ability to acknowledge its mistakes before and during its response to the blaze — and to avoid similar mistakes in the future.

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Dec 20, 2025

Southern California's Christmas weather forecast keeps getting worse. What you need to know

This could be one of the stormiest Christmases in recent memory. There's an 80% chance downtown Los Angeles will get 2 or more inches of rain Tuesday through Christmas.

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Dec 20, 2025

A Montclair councilman was found liable for sexual harassment. He refuses to resign

A judge found Montclair Councilman Ben Lopez civilly liable for sexual harassment this week for subjecting two current male city employees to repeated unwanted sexual advances, court documents show.

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Dec 20, 2025

As LAPD shootings increase sharply, Mayor Bass says she's 'deeply concerned'

LAPD officers have fired their weapons in 46 incidents so far this year — killing 14 people and wounding 23 others — a roughly 70% increase compared to 2024 and the highest annual shooting total by the department since 2015.

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Dec 20, 2025

Social media users in the Central Valley are freaking out about unusual fog, and what might be in it

Social posts show people questioning flecks and specks in the Central Valley fog. They say it's more gelatinous than liquid, and something may be afoot. Researchers say what they're seeing is real, but there are clear explanations.