It’s the 2nd high-profile instance to emerge this month of Do not disclosing a relevant family relationship during official proceedings. Last week, LAist reported Do voted to direct $3.1 million to a mental health center led by his daughter — without disclosing that connection.

“I want to stress I didn’t know about [any] of this information until today. Certainly, Mr. Do didn’t say anything when he took the stand, which under better circumstances, I would have hoped he might have,” said Judge John C. Gastelum as he declared a mistrial.

Gastelum’s mistrial decision sets back the trial for months. “Don’t look at me like that,” he told an attorney for the defendant just after declaring the mistrial, according to the transcript. “You can’t be any more or any less frustrated than I am.”

The litigation has already been costly. As of July, Santa Ana city officials had approved over $1 million in contracts for its attorneys on the case, according to a city spokesperson. The city is the plaintiff, seeking to shut down the homeless services center.

Re-doing the trial would be “a staggering waste of the court’s and the parties’ time and resources,” wrote the defendants, the Mental Health Association of O.C., in an appeals court petition Monday seeking to overturn the mistrial ruling. The association runs the service center.

Do didn't respond to LAist’s request for comment Tuesday or efforts to speak with him in person during two breaks in the county board of supervisors' public meeting. laist.com/news/housing-h…

Buying guns for criminals: Easy, illegal and ‘extremely difficult’ to stop latimes.com/california/sto…

Last year my colleague Vanessa Martínez and I mapped thousands of flights to visualize Southwests meltdown. Check it out! latimes.com/business/story…

Revealed: the rural Californians who can’t sell their businesses – because LA is their landlord theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

.LADWP owns nearly more land than the size of LA in the Owens Valley, 300 miles away. Changes to their lease terms in 2015 created fallout for locals, from the seizure of residents’ backyards to business owners unable to sell and retire. buff.ly/3wYwiF9

Fascinating look at what LADWP's ownership of huge swaths of the Owens Valley means for residents in the Eastern Sierras theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Pound for pound, one of LA news' biggest swings in 2024.

We’re excited to share that our article, “How LA’s ‘local’ water politics ensnare residents—300 miles away,” co-published with Guardian US reached the No. 1 spot on their site yesterday. Second installment on Tuesday. Read more: dwp.afrolanews.org

"When they entered the Owens Valley, they found what LA lacked: plenty of water." Amazing investigation into rural/urban water relations in Southern California from my friend Katie Licari: theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

.LADWP controls rural Californians’ land 300 miles away. Why? Water. Part 2 of our Water & Power series reveals how LA’s extensive landownership in Inyo Co hamstrings critical govt projects, like repairing crumbling airports vital to emergency services. buff.ly/3Rd2ziS

"Right now, we’re filling cracks like that by hand with cold mix asphalt." I never thought much about non-commercial airports before reporting this story, but they are lifelines for Eastern Sierra communities, providing emergency services. Read here: dwp.afrolanews.org/airport-repairs

Journalists can often find themselves reporting on communities outside their own experiences. At #AccessFest24, we’ll explore effective strategies and tools for approaching unfamiliar communities, uncovering untold stories and building trust with sources. This all-star panel

Thanks for joining us today! Sarah Conway, Ariel Hart, Katie Licari, Yanqi Xu and I compiled this tip sheet on how to report on communities that aren’t your own. Please take a look and share it with anyone who might find it helpful: tinyurl.com/2bf4ztxv

OC Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty and resign in a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars meant to feed needy seniors, following a months-long LAist investigation and federal probe. laist.com/news/politics/…

BREAKING: OC Supervisor Andrew Do resigns effective immediately, following announcement he agreed to plead guilty in scheme to steal millions of dollars meant to feed needy seniors.