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Housing Tracker: Southern California home values sink slightly in January

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 · Real Estate

Southern California home prices dipped slightly in January. It’s the third month in a row that prices have fallen, and the eighth time in the last nine months.…

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Housing Tracker: Southern California home values drop in December

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 · Real Estate

Southern California home prices dropped again in December, capping off a yearlong skid that saw the average home value in the six-county region drop by more than $7,000.…

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L.A. County to Give Away 280 Free Food Vending Carts

January 16, 2026January 19, 2026 · Los Angeles, California Local News

L.A. County will be giving away over 280 free health-code compliant food carts, in an effort to support local street vendors Part of a collaboration between the Los…

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Edison sues L.A. County and other agencies, saying they share blame for Eaton fire deaths, destruction

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 · Los Angeles, California Local News

Southern California Edison sued Los Angeles County, water agencies and two companies including SoCalGas Friday, saying their mistakes contributed to the deadly and destructive toll of last year’s…

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The Valley, the South Bay and beyond: These are L.A.’s newest million-dollar neighborhoods

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 · Real Estate

In 2021, during the peak of the pandemic housing market that saw L.A. home prices skyrocket, The Times compiled a list of the newest neighborhoods to join the…

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Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 · World News

During the first days of the January firestorms, Los Angeles became a case study in what can go wrong with emergency alerts and evacuations. In Pacific Palisades there…

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Pro-housing group sues Newsom over duplex ban in wildfire zones

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 · Real Estate

A pro-housing group sued Gov. Newsom on Wednesday over his decision to restrict SB 9, a housing law that allows owners to parcel up their properties, in the…

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Housing Tracker: Southern California home values rise slightly in October

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 · Real Estate

Southern California home prices rose in October, stopping a five-month skid that saw the average home value fall more than $14,000 since April. In October, the average home…

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First West Nile virus death confirmed in L.A. County, as studies show that drought conditions may increase risk

October 24, 2025October 25, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

The first recorded death from West Nile virus this year in L.A. County was confirmed Friday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The individual, whose…

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Melanie Winter, who fought for embracing nature along the Los Angeles River, dies

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

Melanie Winter, who dedicated much of her life to reimagining the Los Angeles River as a natural asset, has died. She was 67. Winter worked persistently for nearly…

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Judge pumps brakes on Bonta’s push to take over L.A. County juvenile halls

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

A judge temporarily blocked California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s attempt to take over Los Angeles County’s beleaguered juvenile halls on Friday, finding that despite evidence of a “systemic…

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L.A. County will pay $20 million to family of 4-year-old boy who was tortured, killed

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

Los Angeles County agreed to pay $20 million Tuesday to the family of Noah Cuatro, a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who was tortured to death by his parents in…

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California’s summer COVID wave shows signs of waning. What are the numbers in your community?

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

There are some encouraging signs that California’s summer COVID wave might be leveling off. That’s not to say the seasonal spike is in the rearview mirror just yet,…

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Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in L.A. County

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in L.A. County

June 1, 2024June 1, 2024 · US News

Los Angeles County has detected mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus for the first time this year. The mosquitoes were recovered from a trap in the Winnetka neighborhood…

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Don’t go into the ocean at these Los Angeles County beaches this Memorial Day weekend, experts say

Don’t go into the ocean at these Los Angeles County beaches this Memorial Day weekend, experts say

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 · US News

Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, meaning Southern Californians will soon gather for barbecues and flock to beaches to mark the unofficial start of summer. In Los…

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Indigenous tribe sues L.A. County, archdiocese over the ‘desecration’ of more than 100 graves

Indigenous tribe sues L.A. County, archdiocese over the ‘desecration’ of more than 100 graves

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 · US News

The Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians, also known as the Kizh Nation, is suing Los Angeles County, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the nonprofit La Plaza de…

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L.A. County investigating reported hepatitis A case at Beverly Hills Whole Foods

L.A. County investigating reported hepatitis A case at Beverly Hills Whole Foods

May 17, 2024May 18, 2024 · US News

Los Angeles County health officials are investigating a reported case of hepatitis A in an employee of a Whole Foods supermarket in Beverly Hills and are warning of…

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New law promises retail workers in unincorporated L.A. County ‘fair workweek’

New law promises retail workers in unincorporated L.A. County ‘fair workweek’

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 · Los Angeles, California Local News

Workers at big retail and grocery stores in unincorporated L.A. County can retain a little more control over their schedules — and rely a little less on managers’…

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L.A. County settles PACE loan lawsuits; affected homeowners to receive millions

L.A. County settles PACE loan lawsuits; affected homeowners to receive millions

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 · Real Estate

Los Angeles County has agreed to a $12-million settlement to resolve allegations that its home improvement lending program wrecked the finances of many borrowers and left them vulnerable…

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Ex-probation chief’s suit alleges L.A. County fired him for being a whistleblower

Ex-probation chief’s suit alleges L.A. County fired him for being a whistleblower

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 · Los Angeles, California Local News

Former Los Angeles County Probation Department chief Adolfo Gonzales, who was fired last March amid widepread dysfunction at the agency’s juvenile halls, alleges in a lawsuit that he…

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