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Health

A child in California tested positive for bird flu. Here’s why this case is different

A Bay Area child tested positive for bird flu. Other California cases were traced to cattle and dairy farms in the Central Valley.

Climate & Environment

Oarfish keep washing ashore in California. Some say that could be a bad omen

A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Some accounts say Japanese folklore saw it a bad omen, while others say the fish were seen as saviors.

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News

Gavin Newsom pledged to release his tax returns every year. The last one was for 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom just bought a $9 million house in Marin County, but his sources of income haven't been made public recently.

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Civics & Democracy

No raise for California’s minimum wage workers. Voters reject Prop. 32

California voters refused to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour. Fast food and health care workers already get more.

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Climate & Environment

Dry conditions for the next few days before big changes as powerful storm from up north moves in

Crispy skin alert! Expect dry air for the next few days.

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Explore LA

14 gifts for the LA food lover on your holiday shopping list

Everything on this list is a winner, so consider picking up something for yourself, too. You deserve it.

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Housing & Homelessness

Following scathing audit, LA County supervisor proposes moving homeless services under direct county control

The audit's findings highlight long-standing issues at LAHSA and raise new questions about how large pools of public money are being spent.

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Civics & Democracy

Democrat Tran widens lead to 314 votes over GOP's Steel in 45th House District race

The race for the 45th Congressional District in Southern California has become the closest House race in the nation.

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Civics & Democracy

OC supervisor calls for review of county contract with Rep. Michelle Steel’s campaign mail vendor

The review was prompted by reporting from LAist that found Steel directed a $1.2 million taxpayer-funded contract to a company that she was using for her congressional election campaign mailers. At the time, Steel was a county supervisor.