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Unvaccinated City of L.A. employees will have to pay for their own twice-weekly COVID testing, and may be fired in December.
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California State Senator Dave Cortese announced that he will introduce legislation to prevent accidental shootings on television and movie productions.
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Tributes pouring in for General Jeff, Skid Row community leader who died on Saturday.
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Arts and Entertainment
When six camera crew staff walked off the job in protest of working conditions, "Rust" may have been rushing on the day of fatal shooting
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Climate and Environment
Forecasters are warning Southern Californians to watch out for water on roadways and minor debris flows in areas that have recently burned.
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Climate and Environment
If you live near a steep, mountainous area that’s burned some time in the past few years, you need to prepare for debris flows when it rains.
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Arts and Entertainment
Head to a home haunt (with scary and not-so-scary adventure options). Watch acrobats and performers at a cirque. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Madonna’s Truth or Dare. Nosh on plante-based burgers, CDMX-style tacos and Halloween milkshakes.
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Housing and Homelessness
Language barriers, the digital divide and immigration fears are some of the hurdles preventing tenants in need from seeking help.
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Expect rainy and cool weather for the next couple days, L.A. County shook with a 3.6 magnitude earthquake, and Famous Amos’s cookies’ local origin story.
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Climate and Environment
Shaking was likely felt as far away as San Diego, with little to no damage likely.
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To clear the way for a nationwide suicide hotline, these area codes will now require all 10 digits to dial a number.
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Transportation and Mobility
The freeway shutdown is near where a major sewage spill took place Friday following the collapse of a 95-year-old sewer line.
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