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Sam Benson Smith
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Former Associate Editor
Stories by Sam Benson Smith
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The Dodgers open the 2022 season on the road at Coors Field in Denver. Their home opener at Dodger Stadium is scheduled for next Thursday.
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Ace pitcher — and hitter — Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to start the 2022 season hoe opener tonight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
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The bill would require VIN inscription on catalytic converters on new vehicles, making the parts easier to track and increasing accountability in the recycling industry.
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The city of L.A. settled its part of a federal lawsuit brought by a coalition of social service providers, business owners, and residents demanding the local government find shelter for the unhoused population in the city and county.
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The 94th Academy Awards had the second-lowest ratings in the ceremony's history on Sunday, despite a fairly eventful and historic night.
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A civilian oversight panel is launching an investigation into alleged "deputy gangs" within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the Ukrainian cyber resistance exists right here in L.A., and utility companies aren't doing enough to prevent wildfires, according to a new report.
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Here's what you need to know this morning — you can help out your unhoused neighbors with gift cards, a care package, or even a conversation, the Los Angeles vaccine mandate will stay in place for at least another week, and the Los Angeles Unified School District lifted its mask mandate Wednesday.
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Here's what you need to know today: several dozen Disney employees walked out in Burbank Tuesday, USC researchers compiled a database of police killings over the last two decades, and an El Monte lending library that highlights authors of color opened over the weekend.
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The tentative ruling sets the stage for the dismissal of a lawsuit that claims Anaheim's sale of the stadium to the Los Angeles Angels violates the Brown Act.
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LAist is partnering with KCRW to highlight candidates in the Los Angeles Mayoral Race and the L.A. County Board of Supervisor Race, a bike shop in Whittier has a special tie to Ukraine, and you can now take your written driving test online at the DMV.
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Hundreds of demonstrators came together in Santa Monica Saturday to support Ukraine, a Boyle Heights park is getting a $5 million makeover, and the ACLU says LAUSD students were silenced for trying to pass out buttons opening campus police.
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A lost hour from Daylight Saving Time was redeemed by lovely weather in Greater Los Angeles Sunday, while the rest of the country was beaten up by bad weather.