Aaron Mendelson
Former senior data & investigative reporter
(he/him)
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More than 30 cities across Southern California are behind on their state-ordered water savings goal, and they will need to make substantial cuts to catch up. -
In recent years, the city has received record numbers of complaints about graffiti from citizens—more than 120,000 in 2014, a number 2015 is on pace to top.
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris debuted a new website for the state's crime data, but users will find far less information than the state actually collects.
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In the first month of 2015, graffiti abatement crews cleaned away 270,000 square feet of graffiti, 46 football fields' worth of the stuff.
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The move follows controversies over grenade launchers and a mine resistant vehicle the district obtained through the program, known as 1033.
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Many water officials in Southern California will need to cut back more at home to help their districts meet reduction targets, a KPCC analysis has found.
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County supervisors followed L.A. city leaders in increasing the county's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. The decision will affect those who work in unincorporated areas of the county.
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Data portals have sprung up across Southern California, and could expand further if bills in the California legislature pass this session. So how much do they cost?
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The Los Angeles Police Department has killed 10 people so far in 2015, more people than any other agency in the nation.
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Employees at L.A.'s transportation department maintained "nearly super-human work schedules" and claimed overtime at rates higher than any other department except the LAFD.
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