Elina Shatkin
                        
                            Former Food Editor & Freelance Editor 
                        
                        
                            (she/her)
                        
                    
                    
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                            A Riverside County couple charged with torturing their 13 home-schooled children has sparked legislation to increase oversight of California's home schools.
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                            Ten athletes from Southern California are in South Korea competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. It's a long road. Here's a little bit about how they got there.
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                            It happened in the backyard of a Lake Los Angeles home. The man was wanted on a felony charge of making criminal threats.
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                            The six candidates came out swinging at their first town hall. They weren't the only ones. A vocal crowd cheered and booed.
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                            As expected, many people are showing their support for the movement to end sexual harassment and inequality with their choice of clothing.
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                            From public transportation to the perfect parking spot, here's how to get to the L.A. Coliseum and what to expect once you arrive on game day.
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                            The storm should roll in Monday evening and could bring an inch of rain or more to the Los Angeles area through Tuesday.
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                            Anticipation is high — if Californians can find a place to buy marijuana when it becomes legal for recreational use on New Year's Day.
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                            The LAPD officer was conducting an unrelated pedestrian stop in the Westlake District when someone fired multiple gunshots at her.
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                            Woodland Hills hit 88 degrees, breaking a record set in 1963. Even warmer temperatures are around the corner.
Stories by Elina Shatkin
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