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Today: July 23, 2025
Today: July 23, 2025

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A turning point? What LA’s drop in homelessness really means

Authorities reported a substantial reduction in unsheltered homelessness across Los Angeles County on July 14, with officials crediting coordinated efforts to move people indoors. “Reducing homelessness is now a trend in LA City and county,” said Paul Rubenstein, LAHSA’s deputy chief external relations officer. “Our leaders came together to bring people inside and their efforts are paying off.” The agency’s February tally recorded 72,308 people living outdoors across the region, representing a reduction of roughly 4% from 2024 levels, according to the L.A.Times. The improvements follow intensive encampment clearing operations paired with immediate housing offers. Karen Bass, Mayor of L.A.,

July 22, 2025
A turning point? What LA’s drop in homelessness really means
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Cities with the most expensive homes in California

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in California using data from Zillow.

October 24, 2024
Cities with the most expensive homes in California
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Cities with the most expensive homes in the San Diego metro area

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in the San Diego metro area using data from Zillow.

October 22, 2024
Cities with the most expensive homes in the San Diego metro area
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Cities with the most expensive homes in the Santa Rosa metro area

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in the Santa Rosa metro area using data from Zillow.

October 22, 2024
Cities with the most expensive homes in the Santa Rosa metro area
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Cities with the most expensive homes in the Stockton metro area

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in the Stockton metro area using data from Zillow.

October 22, 2024
Cities with the most expensive homes in the Stockton metro area
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How gas prices have changed in Vallejo in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Vallejo using data from AAA.

October 15, 2024
How gas prices have changed in Vallejo in the last week
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Will a new state agency fix California’s broken housing system?

California is poised to create its first standalone state housing agency, as Gov. Gavin Newsom formalizes a plan to split the existing Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two separate entities. The California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA) will focus exclusively on housing, homelessness, and civil rights. At the same time, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (BCSA) will oversee business and consumer regulation. The new CHHA is scheduled to become active July 1, 2026, following legislative approval and the dissolution of the current agency. The reorganization took effect when the Legislature allowed the proposal to proceed past

July 18, 2025
Will a new state agency fix California’s broken housing system?
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Communities buried in waste as strike escalates coast to coast

A labor standoff that originated in Boston has spread to Southern California, where thousands of sanitation workers are walking off the job in solidarity, resulting in trash collection delays throughout multiple counties.   Approximately 450 Republic Services employees began a strike on July 1 in the Boston region against the second-largest trash and recycling company. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has expanded the action, with workers in California communities across Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties joining the effort alongside Bay Area facilities. West Coast workers are not conducting formal strikes but are supporting Boston colleagues by refusing to report

July 18, 2025
Communities buried in waste as strike escalates coast to coast
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A city of millions, just 14 bathrooms, and a growing crisis

Advocates for the homeless say the city has ignored years of requests for basic sanitation services while directing millions toward encampment enforcement operations that destroy belongings without solving underlying issues. Municipal leaders maintain just 14 public bathrooms across a population of 4 million people and recently eliminated mobile hygiene services worth $4 million to fund CARE+ clearance activities, which consume $70 million annually from city budget, according to the Los Angeles Public Press. Jennifer, who resided in a Sepulveda Basin encampment during 2018, organized community members to petition then-Mayor Eric Garcetti for waste disposal containers. Her group collected resident signatures

July 16, 2025
A city of millions, just 14 bathrooms, and a growing crisis
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A court just changed how immigration enforcement works in California

A federal judge temporarily barred the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Department of Homeland Security agents from conducting “roving patrols” targeting individuals in Southern California without reasonable suspicion, ruling that the current enforcement tactics violated constitutional protections and undermined civil‐rights safeguards. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi‑Mensah Frimpong granted the temporary restraining order on July 11, citing a “mountain of evidence” showing agents stopped people based solely on appearance, language, or location — practices she said infringed on Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures and Fifth Amendment rights to due process. Frimpong’s 52‑page order bars ICE and DHS

July 15, 2025
A court just changed how immigration enforcement works in California
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How Prop. 187 reshaped California’s political landscape

California has undergone a dramatic transformation in its approach to immigration since voters passed Proposition 187 in November 1994. Authored by the then Republican Gov. Pete Wilson and dubbed the “Save Our State” initiative, Prop. 187 would have barred undocumented immigrants from using public schools, non-emergency health care and publicly funded social services. Despite winning approval from 59% of voters—carrying 51 of 58 counties, including L.A. by 8 percentage points—it never took effect after being struck down as unconstitutional. Crucial to this evolution is Senator Alex Padilla, 26 at the time and fresh from earning an engineering degree at MIT, whose political awakening came

July 15, 2025
How Prop. 187 reshaped California’s political landscape
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Vance at Disneyland: Protesters clash with policy, not family fun

Vice President JD Vance recently visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California, with his family, drawing more than 100 protesters near the theme park entrance to voice opposition to the President Donald Trump administration’s immigration policies. The demonstrations occurred as federal immigration raids continued across Southern California. Around 100 to 150 demonstrators gathered on Harbor Boulevard near the Disneyland entrance on the evening of July 11, and a crowd of protesters formed again the next day. The demonstrations continued on July 12 with crowds forming again near the Grand Californian Hotel, where Vance was reportedly staying with his family. Protestors also gathered

July 15, 2025
Vance at Disneyland: Protesters clash with policy, not family fun
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How gas prices have changed in Chico in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Chico using data from AAA.

October 15, 2024
How gas prices have changed in Chico in the last week
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How gas prices have changed in San Diego in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in San Diego using data from AAA.

October 15, 2024
How gas prices have changed in San Diego in the last week
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How gas prices have changed in Bakersfield in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Bakersfield using data from AAA.

October 15, 2024
How gas prices have changed in Bakersfield in the last week
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How gas prices have changed in Fresno in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Fresno using data from AAA.

October 15, 2024
How gas prices have changed in Fresno in the last week
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Sheriff's deputies uncover $1 million in alleged stolen goods operation

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives seized $1 million in cash and allegedly stolen merchandise from two downtown L.A. stores suspected of operating as fences for organized retail theft rings. The February raids targeted Quickmart and Big Apple, convenience stores owned by a married couple accused of buying and reselling shoplifted goods. Detective Yesenia Olvera, who led the investigation, said deputies found allegedly shoplifted items, including shaving cream, sunscreen, and mouthwash, during the raids. The stores were under surveillance after plainclothes detectives observed customers entering with shopping bags already full and leaving empty-handed, sometimes counting cash. The store owners, Khaled

July 11, 2025
Sheriff's deputies uncover $1 million in alleged stolen goods operation
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Turning pain into profit? Not in this city anymore.

Municipal leaders have outlawed bus companies from operating sightseeing excursions through neighborhoods where wildfires caused widespread destruction earlier this year. The move reflects a broader national conversation about the ethics of disaster tourism. In the past, U.S. cities, especially in California, grappled with similar tensions after major catastrophes. Following the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, officials imposed nightly curfews and restricted public access to devastated areas to protect residents’ privacy and ensure safety. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans officials faced community backlash against disaster tours through flood-damaged neighborhoods. Tours were eventually limited, and residents began advocating for more

July 11, 2025
Turning pain into profit? Not in this city anymore.
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California bills aim to close loopholes in pet sales after puppy mill investigation

California lawmakers introduced three bills designed to shut down the state’s underground puppy mill pipeline by targeting dog brokers, strengthening online pet-sale oversight, and expanding consumer protections. The moves respond directly to a Los Angeles Times investigation, revealing widespread fraud and abuse involving brokers who imported truckloads of designer pups from large-scale breeders in other states. Senate Bill 312, authored by Sen. Tom Umberg (D‑Santa Ana), requires dog importers to electronically file certificates of veterinary inspection with the California Department of Food & Agriculture within 10 days. These documents must then be made publicly accessible.  Pet sellers would be mandated to

July 11, 2025
California bills aim to close loopholes in pet sales after puppy mill investigation
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First the crisis, then the cuts: Who's left to help?

Budget reductions in California have forced mental health organizations to terminate staff and curtail services that provide emotional support to thousands of residents each month. Non-emergency counseling services, known as warm lines, face closure or major downsizing after lawmakers approved a state spending plan that eliminated their funding, according to CalMatters reporting. This occurs while demand for such services continues increasing. Parents Anonymous requested $3 million in annual state funding but received nothing in the budget Gov. Gavin Newsom approved, forcing the organization to begin workforce cuts. Chief Executive Dr. Lisa Pion-Berlin said her California Parents & Youth Helpline assists

July 10, 2025
First the crisis, then the cuts: Who's left to help?
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UCLA and UC Berkeley battle over who holds the real No 1 public university title

A spirited rivalry over ranking stardom has unfolded on social media between the University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, Los Angeles, as both institutions stake viral claims to being the No. 1 public university in the U.S. The latest dispute erupted after UC Berkeley claimed the top public university spot in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 global rankings, where it placed sixth overall behind five private institutions including Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. UCLA quickly countered by emphasizing its eight-year reign as the nation’s top public university on the same publication’s national rankings. “We admire UCLA’s eagerness to

July 10, 2025
UCLA and UC Berkeley battle over who holds the real No 1 public university title
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California forced to rethink clean air strategy after federal setback

California officials are scrambling to develop alternative strategies to clean the nation’s most polluted air after Congress revoked the state’s authority to implement landmark emission standards for the first time in almost 60 years.  Actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration forced California to abandon seven key environmental rules, including bans on new gas-powered cars by 2035 and phase-outs of diesel trucks.  “This president, this Congress, will not kill the electric car,” said Christopher Grundler, a deputy executive officer of the state Air Resources Board, speaking at an electric vehicle showcase in Anaheim. “They won’t kill the electric truck, and

July 10, 2025
California forced to rethink clean air strategy after federal setback
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The protest ended. The legal battles and the bills are just beginning.

Los Angeles municipal officials are under growing financial strain as costs from police operations during immigration enforcement protests have reached $32 million, according to City Controller Kenneth Mejia. These expenses stem from the city’s response to demonstrations that broke out on June 6 following federal immigration actions across L.A. County. Mejia emphasized that these figures do not account for future legal costs, warning that the city’s already fragile budget could be further impacted. In addition to policing expenses, the city spent $1.4 million on restoring damaged public infrastructure, with $86,000 allocated solely to graffiti removal. Legal experts anticipate the financial

July 09, 2025
The protest ended. The legal battles and the bills are just beginning.
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Los Angeles gears up for Dine LA, the nation’s largest restaurant week

Dine LA Restaurant Week will return this summer from July 25 through August 8, offering food lovers across Los Angeles the opportunity to explore over 450 restaurants across 88 neighborhoods.  Organized by LA Tourism, the event is the largest restaurant week in the country and features curated prix-fixe menus starting at $15 for lunch and $65 for dinner. The program includes a wide range of dining experiences, from local neighborhood favorites to some of the city’s most acclaimed fine-dining establishments. L.A. County currently boasts more than 180 Michelin-recognized restaurants, with 32 participating in this year’s event. Stacey Sun, executive director

July 09, 2025
Los Angeles gears up for Dine LA, the nation’s largest restaurant week

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