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UC school advised to rebrand to ‘Cal Berkeley’ for sports
Earlier this month, The Times ran a news story about a proposed housing project at UC Berkeley. About the same…
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LaVar Ball is now selling pricey exercise equipment for children
LaVar Ball has raised three sons who play professional basketball, two of whom were top-three NBA draft picks. So any…
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Bay Area healthcare workers will have to mask as threat of COVID, flu looms
Healthcare workers in several Bay Area counties will soon be required to wear masks in patient care settings as the…
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Home insurance companies plan California return in deal
After a summer that saw many of California’s top home insurers pull back from the state market, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo…
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A marshy, minuscule S.F. Bay island is for sale for $75 million, with one peculiar buyer in mind
California is well-known for its skyscraping real estate prices. So maybe it’s not surprising that the owner of Point Buckler…
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California law removing guns from people under restraining orders survives court challenge
A California law that bars people who are under restraining orders from possessing firearms survived a federal court challenge on…
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Customer shoots at 2 trying to rob Riverside massage business
An armed patron at a massage business fended off two would-be robbers in Riverside on Wednesday night, firing shots at…
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Will Biden’s new American Climate Corps match the success of the California Conservation Corps?
On Wednesday, President Biden used his executive power to establish the American Climate Corps, which will employ and train 20,000…
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David Peralta’s foul ball nearly hits bird at Dodger Stadium
The moment produced pause, puns and fun on the fly. Oh, and reminders of a similar intrusion that immediately preceded…
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Blueface stabbed: Here’s why the DA won’t take it to court
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has rejected a case related to the alleged stabbing of rapper Blueface. The…
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This L.A. Italian restaurant chain was an incubator for star chefs. Now, one location remains
At the dawn of the 1980s, the Italian restaurant scene in Los Angeles was awash in red-checkered tablecloth spots heavy…
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$218,000 in stolen goods found in L.A. backyard; 10 arrested
Investigators arrested 10 people last week after uncovering a scheme involving more than $218,000 worth of merchandise stolen from retail…
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Noname Book Club’s Radical Hood Library offers a safe stage for up and coming artists in South L.A.
The Noname Book Club Headquarters isn’t a typical meetup inside your average library. Inside the Book Club Headquarters on Jefferson…
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What’s the current status of DACA? Here’s what you need to know
Despite more than a decade of political and legal attacks, nearly 600,000 people are still receiving the benefits of the…
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Second hostess files lawsuit against Nobu Malibu
Less than a week after a hostess at Nobu in Malibu filed a lawsuit against the popular restaurant and a…
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Your state ‘inflation relief’ money may finally be in the mail
The California Franchise Tax Board still has a few thousand payments to send out to residents who qualified for —…
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Trump team changes GOP rules to try to clinch nomination early
Strategic, surgical efforts by former President Trump’s campaign to overhaul obscure Republican Party rules in states around the nation, including…
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Why are there so many mosquitoes in L.A. right now?
When you think “so L.A.,” Erewhon smoothies, Barbie-pink sunsets and baristas with IMDB credits might come to mind. Now you…
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Dutch farmers party gains popularity ahead of November elections : NPR
Farmer Wilbert van der Post is worried that the Dutch government’s new nitrogen reduction rules will force him, a fourth-generation…
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A record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice : NPR
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, foreground, walks past a “Yes” sign, referring to upcoming referendum, as he arrives for a…
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California’s new tobacco ban putting family services at risk
Compton — California voters eked out a win for children more than two decades ago based on a “sin tax.” Proposition…
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Questions, anger after feds signal an end to DWP billing probe
It was a shocking sight on a July morning in 2019: An FBI van parked outside Los Angeles City Hall…
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‘Cold and with a lot of calculation’: Ambush of deputies in 2020 was revenge for gunman’s slain friend
By the time he sidled up to a patrol car and shot two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies at point-blank…
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Where you can find the new COVID-19 vaccine
Although shipments of the newest COVID-19 vaccines started arriving in Southern California pharmacies and clinics last week, Kaiser Permanente members…
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Santa Barbara police ask D.A. to consider hate crime charge after viral video
Santa Barbara police have asked the county district attorney to consider filing trespassing, battery and hate crime charges against a…
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Bill aims to stop federal intervention on ‘magic mushrooms’
Rep. Robert Garcia introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at discouraging federal law enforcement agencies from conducting raids or otherwise intervening in…
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Thousands of Central Valley water wells risk failure
Even though California enacted sweeping legislation nearly a decade ago to curb excessive agricultural pumping of groundwater, new research predicts…
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Why RV encampments are finally disappearing in Los Angeles
For almost three years, “home” for Wendy Lockett was a dilapidated RV. Her “community” was a close-knit group of men,…
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Las Vegas teens charged with murder in videotaped hit-and-run
Two teenagers have been charged with murder on allegations of mowing down a former Bell police chief with a stolen…
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Man with sledgehammer dies after trying to get into Long Beach school
Long Beach police were investigating Wednesday why a sledgehammer-carrying man died after trying to get into a local elementary school.…
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