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The suit claims Christopher Bailey was not resisting in any way when the deputies repeatedly punched, choked and tasered him during a May 2020 traffic stop.
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On Monday morning, construction officially began on the station that will connect the Crenshaw-LAX line to the airport's Automated People Mover.
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The new high school will launch in fall 2022 with 9th and 10th grade programs.
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The arts space that used to be in the same building faced backlash, including a group splashing red paint on the art, the walls, and bystanders.
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Wallethub's new study ranks several of California's beach towns as the best in the nation.
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Mayor Garcetti has joined 10 other mayors in an effort to investigate the possibility of reparations, California rolled out digital vaccination cards, and Americans spend a lot to celebrate our dads.
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The project hopes to be a model for the federal government.
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