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What a stinker! Mountains of trash surround Fairfax home
A house surrounded with mountains of trash has residents in the Los Angeles Fairfax neighborhood concerned. The front lawn of the property, located on Martel Avenue, is covered with plastic bags filled with trash and other disposable items, reaching well above ground level. The garbage piles are also stacked up on the side yards and back patio. Marlon Azurda, who…
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More than 500 people arrested in operation against human trafficking
More than 500 people were arrested in a statewide operation in California to rescue victims from the clutches of prostitution and human trafficking.
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LA city officials break ground on new playground at MacArthur Park
Los Angeles city officials broke ground on what will be a playground at MacArthur Park, which is expected to provide a space for children and families to gather and play.
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“It's dangerous”: Homeless encampment near Koreatown school causes concerns
A homeless encampment near Virgil Middle School in Koreatown has parents, students and staff worried. They claim they do not feel safe.
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Writers and actors push for unemployment benefits amid monthslong strike
Unionized Hollywood writers and actors are calling on California lawmakers to pass a bill that would grant them unemployment benefits during their strike.
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Boyle Heights family seeks answers in death of 25-year-old killed on his way home from work
A family is seeking justice in the homicide of Noah Martinez, who was shot and killed on his way home from work in Boyle Heights last Tuesday.
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Project Helps Reunite Salvadoran Families Separated By Civil War
Lee esta historia en español aquí. The civil war in El Salvador not only claimed the lives of thousands of people but also tragically saw hundreds, if not thousands, of children be separated from their families. Between 1980 and 1992, El Salvador went through a bloody war in which many children were kidnapped and many parents were forced to give…
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Mother Outraged After Claiming Her 14-Year-Old Son Was Run Over by CHP Officers
A mother is outraged after her 14-year-old son was hit by California Highway Patrol officers, who apparently did not stop for assistance, on Whittier Blvd last June.
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‘I Will Never Feel What it is Like to Have a Child Within Me': California's Dark History of Forced Sterilizations
Between 1909 and 1979, thousands of women in California lost their right to have children due to their skin color, disabilities, or economic status. This occurred under the laws known as “eugenicism”, a social philosophy that encourages the non-procreation of certain ethnic groups.
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Parents Band Together to Push For Laws That Will Allow Fentanyl Dealers to Face Justice
Pills marketed on the internet as supposed painkillers are taking the lives of young people who are consuming them without knowing that they contain a powerful artificial drug.