Nate Perez
Former Assistant Producer
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It is the first time the Los Angeles Country Club has hosted the U.S. Open and marks only the second time the golf tournament has been hosted in the L.A. area in 75 years. -
Nevada-based Polymer80 must also conduct a background check of buyers and serialize its ghost gun kits before selling again in the state. -
The children of garment workers grow up going to factories, seeing the long hours their parents work in terrible conditions, and take it as normal. A nonprofit wants to change that through education, empowerment and community. -
After delaying the vote for two months, the Los Angeles City Council accepted a donated four-legged robot dog from the L.A. Police Foundation. Dozens of people and one councilmember spoke out against the robot. -
First-year head coach Darvin Ham navigated a rocky start to the season and eventually helped guide the Lakers through the first two rounds of the playoffs. Next up? The top-needed Nuggets, led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokić. -
The American-manufactured holiday invites a cross-cultural celebration with no relevance to Mexico's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. -
A Panorama City father and daughter were killed when a high-risk pole failed — and hundreds of these "priority one" poles remain in disrepair citywide. -
Despite the increase, Long Beach city officials say the results also show a promising slowdown of growth. -
After the end of slavery, the city continued to harm Black Angelenos through land seizures, redlining, restrictive housing covenants and more. The Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission wants to right those wrongs. -
L.A. County has seen a surge in hate crimes in recent years.
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