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California’s Population Shrunk in 2021, Officials and Citizens Disagree About the Cause

May 3, 2022
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The population of California declined for the second straight year in 2021, with officials blaming lower birth rates, the pandemic, and other reasons for the drop, while outgoing citizens place the blame on violent crime numbers, property prices, and the state’s education system. There were 117,552 fewer residents in California as of Jan. 1, 2022,…

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Homeless Outreach Employee Shot After Garcetti Proposes $8 Million Contract

May 2, 2022
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An employee for a nonprofit homeless outreach group was shot in San Francisco Friday just two weeks after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed an $8 million contract extension with the group, which replaces law enforcement responding to homeless-related 911 calls with its unarmed “street ambassadors.” An employee with Urban Alchemy—which hires formerly incarcerated or…

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LA City Not Backtracking on Urban Alchemy, Despite Recent Violence Against Their Workers

May 2, 2022
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An employee for a nonprofit homeless outreach group was shot in San Francisco Friday just two weeks after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed an $8 million contract extension with the group, which replaces law enforcement responding to homeless-related 911 calls with its unarmed “street ambassadors.” An employee with Urban Alchemy—which hires formerly incarcerated or…

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LA’s Top Homeless Agency Elevates 2 Chief Officers to Co-Lead After Director Resigned

April 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) will temporarily be co-led by chief officers Molly Rysman and Kristina Dixon, now that Executive Director Heidi Marston, who announced her resignation earlier this week, has stepped back from her leadership role. Marston, who had led LAHSA since December 2019, had previously said her resignation would be…

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Los Angeles Seeks Enforcement Against Illegal Short-Term Rentals

April 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved on April 29 a motion aimed at strengthening enforcement of a city ordinance prohibiting unpermitted and non-compliant Airbnbs and other short-term rental operations. “In our city, we cannot afford the consequences of losing any more affordable housing units from a supply that is already in a desperate deficiency,”…

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LA Mayoral Candidates Pour Millions Into Campaign Run

April 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—With a little over a month away from the June 7 primary election, Los Angeles’s top mayoral candidates have spent millions on their campaigns, with real estate developer Rick Caruso outspending his opponents. Caruso has spent $23.8 million in the race so far, much more than his closest competitor Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), who…

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Los Angeles Seeks Audit of ‘Vision Zero’ Amid Increase in Traffic Deaths

April 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Citing an increase in traffic fatalities on Los Angeles streets, the city council requested an audit by the controller into the city’s Vision Zero Initiative, which aims to eliminate traffic deaths in the city by 2025. “The city’s Vision Zero Initiative is without question well-intentioned. It sought to stem the overwhelming number of traffic…

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LA Unified Considers Delaying Student COVID Vaccine Mandate Until 2023

April 28, 2022
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is recommending delaying the deadline of its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students until the summer of 2023—in alignment with the state’s timeline. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho recommended the district postpone its student vaccine mandate from August 15, 2022, to July 1, 2023, according to an April 28 statement—two weeks…

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People Are Fed Up With Rising Crime in California | Larry Elder

April 28, 2022
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A neighborhood in Southern California recently canceled mail delivery service because of attacks on mail carriers, and the move has shined a spotlight on the crime wave spreading across the Los Angeles area. Larry Elder talked to Fox News about how local officials might be finally rethinking their assumptions about progressive policies because the effects…

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Family of Woman Killed in Lamborghini Crash Reaches $18 Million Legal Settlement

April 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The family of a woman who was killed when the teenage son of a multimillionaire businessman ran a West Los Angeles red light in a Lamborghini SUV and slammed into her car at nearly 100 mph announced on April 27 they have reached an $18.85 million settlement of their lawsuit against the teen’s parents….

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