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Feb 27, 2026

Carvalho's big bet on AI imploded at L.A. schools. Now, it's the center of FBI raids

Rather than go with a major player, LAUSD chose a small startup to develop an AI chatbot for students. How it all unraveled, culminating in FBI raids on the superintendent.

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Feb 27, 2026

More than $100 million for transportation projects in jeopardy amid L.A. budget woes

The Bureau of Street Services will apply with the state for a two-year extension to allow more time to begin the sidewalk, bike lane and other improvements in Boyle Heights, Skid Row and Wilmington.

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Feb 27, 2026

California's plastic bill faces challenges from federal court and GOP attorneys general

Lawsuits and investigations across the country are exposing vulnerabilities in California's landmark single-use plastic law.

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Feb 27, 2026

Amid angry backlash, serial child molester is rearrested the same day he was set to be paroled

Following backlash about the release of a serial child molester on elderly parole, the Placer County D.A. has filed new charges against him from a decades-old, previously untried case.

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Feb 27, 2026

L.A. firefighter testifies that Lachman fire was not fully put out. 'I saw ... red hot coals'

Scott Pike was assigned to pick up the hoses from the Lachman fire. But he said he saw about five areas that were still smoking.

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Feb 27, 2026

Police killed SoCal man with a 'less-lethal' round. Officer's use of force is ruled justified

A Fullerton police officer fired a beanbag round that fatally pierced a man's chest in 2024, raising questions about the use of so-called less-lethal weapons.