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Aaron Mendelson
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Former senior data & investigative reporter
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President Obama signed an executive order this week halting the transfer of certain military equipment to police agencies. How much of it is in So Cal?
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Political action committee spending in this year's Los Angeles Unified election is 15 times higher than it was 2009. Many donors aren't disclosed ahead of elections.
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Residents of higher-income areas in Southern California used more water in March than their lower income neighbors, a KPCC analysis found.
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The California legislature is considering a trio of bills that would crack open the state's vast amounts of public data.
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The city's bike network has been growing at a rapid clip for a decade, according to data the Los Angeles Department of Transportation provided KPCC. But gaps remain.
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About 70 percent of fans won't be able to catch a game on their TV this season, so some are tuning in at sports bars or restaurants.
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Despite years of effort to make streets safe for bicycles, Los Angeles still doesn't have an interconnected bike grid—at least not yet.
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Each UC campus has a version of a siren used in the Iraq war that can harm hearing in just a few seconds. UCLA has used it repeatedly for crowd control.
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West Hollywood launched a million dollar safety campaign last October to make streets more safe for walkers. Early numbers show the quirky direction may be working.
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Downtown Los Angeles has seen a lot of growth, but not when it comes to job growth. In 2011, only 7 percent of the region's jobs were in the city center.
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Data on millions of trips shows some lines are chronically late. Other stick to their schedules most of the time. But no bus keeps up with Metro's punctual trains.
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Crews could be in the area for hours fixing the mess — past pipe repairs in the Hollywood Hills took LADWP workers an average of 21.5 hours to repair.
