
Emily Elena Dugdale
Former Senior Reporter, Criminal Justice
(she/her)
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A petition is circulating demanding District Attorney Jackie Lacey investigate and prosecute high-profile Democratic Party donor Ed Buck.
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Last night’s Oscars ceremony had more than the usual local pride - a film from the Oakwood School in North Hollywood took the award for Best Short Documentary. And the film called Period.
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It’s been four months since the Woolsey Fire broke out. 1,600 structures were destroyed and most are lying in ruins. Homeowners are undergoing the arduous task of cleaning up - one option is using the state debris removal program through the Office of Emergency Services.
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Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin says 30 percent of the city's trees are at risk of dying due to drought and disease.
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In Governor Gavin Newsom’s state of the state speech last week he called out cities that are not doing enough for affordable housing, and said he wanted to have a “candid conversation” with their mayors.
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King - a wire fox terrier - took best in show at last week’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He lives at handler Gabriel Rangel’s kennel in Rialto.
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King, a sleek, wire fox terrier, won last week's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden.
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An ACLU lawsuit alleging discrimination of gay, transgender and bisexual inmates by San Bernardino County was settled today in Riverside.
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South Central charter school KIPP Philosophers Academy has been talking to their students about love. Especially inclusion and LGBTQ rights as part of a weekly “love committee." The school is working with the Los Angeles LGBT center initiative Out at Schools to create support and awareness on campus.
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With heavy rains comes the frequent evacuations in fire burn areas.
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