Evacuating a disaster is often the lifesaving choice, but it comes with short-term costs to address immediate needs and incalculable personal and financial tolls in the future.
Category: Los Angeles County (Calif)
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Los Angeles Wildfires Will Make a Serious Housing Shortage Worse
With so many people displaced and looking for rentals, the region’s housing options could grow even scarcer and more expensive.
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Phillips 66 Is Accused of Violating the Clean Water Act
The oil company was indicted on charges of dumping nearly 800,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater into the Los Angeles County sewer system.
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California Governor Proposes $750 Million in Annual Film Tax Credits
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to more than double the amount the state offers in incentives, which would make its program one of the nation’s most generous.
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5 Cities. 13 Schools. 47 First-Day Looks.
To find out what’s trending now, The New York Times for Kids visited middle schools across the country.
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Diamonds Help to Create Million Dollar Smiles
The stones in the teeth of Post Malone, Odell Beckham Jr. and other celebrities were put there by Dr. Thomas Connelly, a Los Angeles dentist.
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The Frugal Traveler Columnist Answers Questions About Her Job
Lengthy layovers, lost bags and last-minute panic: Elaine Glusac has experienced it all (and then some) as the Frugal Traveler columnist.
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Fugees’ Pras Says Lawyer Used A.I. for ‘Ineffectual’ Defense
Prakazrel Michel was convicted in April in an illegal foreign influence scheme. In a motion for a new trial, he said his lawyer’s closing argument was “frivolous.”
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The Land Beneath This Stadium Once Was Theirs. They Want It Back.
Dodger Stadium is the home to the seven-time world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. But in the 1950s, the land around it belonged to families who are now seeking reparations for what they lost.
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Vanessa Bryant Settles Helicopter Crash Photos Lawsuit for $28.85 Million
The New York Times – Sports:Bryant, the widow of the basketball star Kobe Bryant, sued Los Angeles County after some of its employees shared graphic photos of the crash that killed her husband and one of their daughters.
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Bruce’s Beach: L.A. County to Buy Land Seized from Black Family
The New York Times – Business:California officials seized a beachfront property from Willa and Charles Bruce in 1924. Los Angeles County returned it to their great-grandsons last year. Now they’re selling it back.