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CultureNo single failure caused LA fires, report finds. Who fixes the system?
No single failure explains the devastation of the Palisades and Eaton fires that burned through Los Angeles County in January 2025, a new report concludes.
Government‘High-ranking’ officer illegally snooped on officials with California police network
A whistleblower pointed state investigators to an unnamed, high-ranking law enforcement officer who was using California’s statewide law enforcement telecommunication network to find the home addresses and vehicle information of a deputy di…
BusinessFact check: Could California lawmakers expand the billionaire tax to everyone?
Opponents of Proposition 40 have a message for voters: Don’t be fooled. The billionaire tax is a “Trojan horse” for new taxes on all Californians, ads proclaim. But is that true?
