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[ad_1] SACRAMENTO — Men have long outnumbered women in the California Legislature, even in a state known for enacting the nation’s first progressive laws and leading the way on reproductive rights.The male-dominated culture on Capitol Hill was evident as hundreds of women spoke out about sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement. Then shocking images emerged of a masked lawmaker carrying a newborn into the chamber in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic after a request to work remotely after giving birth was denied. The first time women were allowed to wear pants in the Senate chamber was in 1989, after…

[ad_1] When James Sears returned to work at the Los Angeles Mall in the fall of 2022, he hoped he wouldn’t be alone. He had been away from his shoe repair shop for a year and a half.The Civic Center shopping mall across from City Hall was a wasteland, the aisles deserted and the food court and most restaurants locked or boarded up. The landscape was reduced to dirt, except for a few palms and other trees. The fountain was dry.Mr. Sears, 81, tried to hold on. He dusted off the counter and chairs. He cleaned the area where the…

[ad_1] Jake, a 2-year-old tan mixed breed dog at LA’s West Valley Shelter, wasn’t feeling well.After 6 months at the shelter, he was jumping up and down in his kennel.So shelter officials put him on the euthanasia list in September. “With our current staff, we are unable to meet his enriching needs and continued housing in a shelter environment would be inhumane,” the worker’s memo said.The number of dogs euthanized at Los Angeles city-run animal shelters has skyrocketed this year.A Times analysis found 1,224 dogs were euthanized at the city’s six shelters from January to September, a 72% increase compared…

[ad_1] Homicide detectives arrested a 19-year-old suspect after four people were shot and left inside a burning Lancaster home early Saturday morning, authorities said. Miguel Sandoval, of Lancaster, was arrested on suspicion of killing Edwin Garcia, Christine Akaaku, Matthew Montebello and Giambi Makidan, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. His charges will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for review on Monday, investigators said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to the call at 1:27 a.m. in the 44500 block of Tabler Avenue in Lancaster, authorities said. When they arrived, they found…

[ad_1] The $254,000 Chispa spent in this year’s most expensive U.S. House race is just a drop in the proverbial bucket.Funds used by the Santa Ana-based nonprofit to support Democrat Derek Tran’s campaign against two-term Republican incumbent Michelle Steele in the 45th Congressional District were disclosed by the candidate and the Independent Expenditure Committee. That’s just 0.6% of the more than $46 million raised.But Chispa’s 250,000 yen and loose change paid for mail carriers, digital ads, phone bankers and recruiters targeting Latino voters in districts from Brea to southern Los Angeles County to Little Saigon. And it may be one…

[ad_1] Whooping cough, a highly contagious and potentially dangerous disease, has soared in California this year, rebounding to levels not seen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.All across California, fewer than 300 cases of pertussis (also known as whooping cough) were reported last year. According to the California Department of Public Health, 1,744 cases had been reported across the state this year as of the end of September. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infants under the age of 1 are most at risk for whooping cough. Other people at higher risk of severe illness…

[ad_1] For years, many residents of Sun Valley and Pacoima’s working-class, primarily Latino communities have been suffering from frequent headaches, nausea, and nosebleeds because doctors can’t figure out why they think they’re crazy. That’s what I was thinking.It turns out they were being gaslit.Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials concealed knowledge of a long-standing methane leak at the utility’s Valley Power Plant for at least a year. Lawyers claim the information was hidden for several years.Seven years after elevated methane levels were first detected at the plant, about 1,200 people who lived, worked or went to school near…

[ad_1] Since its inception as a hashtag in 2012, Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for U.S. nonprofits. Giving Tuesday estimates that Giving Tuesday raised $3.1 billion for charities in both 2022 and 2023. This year’s Giving Tuesday is December 3rd. How did Giving Tuesday start? The #Giving Tuesday hashtag began in 2012 as a project at the 92nd Street Y in New York and became an independent organization in 2020. It has grown into a worldwide network of local organizations that promote giving in their communities. Local relevance…

[ad_1] An old rivalry enters a new chapter on Saturday when USC and UCLA meet for the first time as members of the Big Ten Conference. Both teams are struggling to overcome disappointing seasons as they head into a rivalry game with city pride, victory bells and postseason aspirations at stake. All will be decided under the lights of one of college football’s most respected venues. Here’s what you need to know about the Trojans and Bruins matchup. When is the USC-UCLA game? The Trojans (5-5, 3-5 Big Ten), who lead the series with a 52-34-7 record, and the Bruins…

[ad_1] Authorities announced Thursday that they have arrested a 19-year-old man accused of fatally shooting four people during a house fire in Lancaster. The shooting was reported Saturday at a home in the 44500 block of North Tabler Avenue in the northern Los Angeles County community. Firefighters were dispatched around 1:30 a.m. and extinguished the fire. Three people died at the scene. The fourth person died at the hospital. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified two of the shooting victims as Christine Asa-Ka, 26, and Edwin Garcia, 24. On Tuesday, the coroner’s office identified the third person…