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L.A. Metro has hired outgoing San Francisco police chief Bill Scott to lead its new public safety department, kavish harjai reports laist.com/news/transport…

there is no snow in Hollywood there is no rain in California

Storms leave 21 dead and Kentucky governor says toll "will likely grow" trib.al/8uM4A1Z

Incredible recovery from Journalism to win the Preakness Stakes!

On this day, 26 years ago in 1999... SmarTrip debuted with a launch event held at Gallery Place Station's mezzanine.

Andrew Do's attacks on the media- including LAist reporter Nick Gerda are “aggravating” factors the judge should consider during sentencing, according to prosecutors. laist.com/news/politics/…

A Los Angeles Metro contractor hired a man with an open sexual assault case against him to be a transit ambassador. Police say he met his next alleged victim while working on Metro’s system. laist.com/news/transport…

I’m very honored to be chosen as California journalist of the year in the statewide Sacramento Press Club awards, for exposing the Andrew Do corruption scandal in the face of his public attacks on my integrity and his call for me to be fired. (1/4) laist.com/news/laists-ni…

Picture it: bright orange gondolas traversing over OC's Great Park, an ambitious project that wouldn't cost taxpayers a dime the first year. Now picture this: Taxpayers have already paid about $700k via contracts signed out of public view. Yusra Farzan laist.com/brief/news/pol…

Former Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau is SUING ex-sheriff Alex Villanueva, ex-detective Mark Lillienfeld and the county, saying they violated her 1A rights when they criminally investigating her for reporting on a list of problem deputies: latimes.com/california/sto…

The Mountain Parkway in Kentucky is where I came up with the idea for the log truck scene. Be careful.. :)

We have been so busy showing our wonderful visitors the longest cave in the world we forgot it’s Cave Week. Well here it is, Happy Cave Week!!!

BREAKING: Former O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do was just sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, after an LAist investigation and federal probe led him to resign and plead guilty to a conspiracy to steal millions of taxpayer dollars meant to feed needy seniors. laist.com/news/politics/…

If you're looking to background an LA sheriff's deputies this week to see if they have any history of bad behavior, here is a searchable collection I made of all the disciplinary and use of force (SB 1421/ SB16) records LASD has released so far: journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/searc…

“We don't want to be running away,” Nancy said in Spanish. “We've always done things right. We've always showed up. And if they detain us, fine. We’ll take what comes.” laist.com/news/politics/…

World's colliding

LAPD's treatment of journalists, use of crowd dispersal weapons breaks California law and a federal court order, civil rights lawyers told us. If the pattern continues, one plans to ask the court to step in. laist.com/news/lapd-prot…

🧊 You all asked HOW MUCH the City of LA has spent so far related to the June protests against ICE 🧊 • $11,463,435 (estimated/preliminary costs thru Friday, June 13, 4:30pm) • These mainly relate to the City's response (e.g. labor costs), followed by clean-up / damage costs