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Public defenders, foster kids, climate: Programs created during California's boom may stall amid deficit

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Facing tough financial choices to close a budget shortfall, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing cuts to programs that benefit foster kids, public defenders and more

A guide to the preschool and child-care terms you need to know

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Parents can choose from an assortment of early childhood programs, ranging from child care to preschool to transitional kindergarten. Here's what they offer.

Letters to the Editor: 'Meh'? Commenters should stop jumping to conclusions on Trump's New York trial

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"Watching Trump finally being held accountable in court will be a spectacle Americans will surely find enlightening," a reader says.

California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits

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California's massive budget deficit, coupled with the state's relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay unemployment benefits.

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L.A. ethics panel approves fine for former CBS exec Leslie Moonves over interference with LAPD investigation

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The panel previously rejected a proposed settlement of $11,250 for Moonves because commissioners wanted a tougher penalty. The $15,000 fine approved Wednesday was the maximum allowed.

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Calmes: The hush money trial has only just begun, but it's not a good look for Candidate Trump

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The goings-on inside and outside Manhattan criminal court won't win the scowling, puffy-faced former president the voters he needs.

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Will Disneyland get an Avatar land? It's likely. Here's what else may be in store

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With the approval of DisneylandForward, new attractions and adventures will be coming to Disneyland. Here's what's been teased by Disney officials so far.

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Senate rejects impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

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Alejandro N. Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who grew up in California, is the first U.S. Cabinet official impeached in nearly 150 years.

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California's proposed budget cuts would leave many autistic young adults without a safety net

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To ease the state deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to trim funding for some agencies, including the one that provides services for Californians with autism.

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Letters to the Editor: Why voters are right not to praise Biden's handling of the economy

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'More than half of us make less than the average U.S. income, but all of us pay almost 20% more in prices and sales taxes than we did before Biden's presidency,' says a reader.

Abortion ban has supercharged Arizona politics. What will GOP legislators do?

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As abortion politics and policy clash in Arizona and threaten to sway the swing state, GOP lawmakers scramble to address the issue amid fallout from a ruling reviving an 1864 ban.

Editorial: If 10 straight months of record-breaking heat isn't a climate emergency, what is?

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The planet has recorded 10 straight months of record-high temperates. If world leaders need a jolt to get into crisis mode on climate change, this should be it.

Column: With his Truth Social stock, Trump may be laughing all the way to the bank — but his investors have reason to weep

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Truth Social stock, down 70% from its peak last month, is another Trump product that makes its buyers look like rubes

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Google employees stage sit-ins to protest company's contract with Israel

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Dozens of Google employees stage sit-ins in California and New York, calling for the company to end its cloud computing contract with Israel's military amid war with Hamas.

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News publishers' alliance calls on feds to investigate Google for limiting California links

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The tech giant said it would limit some users' access on its search engine to articles from California news outlets, in response to proposed legislation to help publishers.

Smartmatic settles defamation suit against right-wing network OAN

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Attorneys for the voting equipment company filed to dismiss its case against the San Diego-based OAN, which echoed former President Trump's false voter fraud claims.

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Huge Disneyland expansion to add new rides, restaurants and hotels wins OK

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Anaheim City Council approves a plan to amend zoning rules to allow Disneyland to build new rides, hotels and stores within its existing footprint.

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California sues Huntington Beach over 'blatantly and flatly illegal' voter ID law

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The voter ID lawsuit is the latest clash between California and the conservative town, which has thrust itself into the U.S. culture wars and the crosshairs of state officials.

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Participant, maker of 'Green Book' and 'An Inconvenient Truth,' is shutting down

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Culver City-based Participant told its staff Tuesday morning that the film and production company would be shutting down after 20 years.

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Supreme Court casts doubt on obstruction charges against hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters

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Supreme Court conservatives questioned whether the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act can be used to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol

Are you oblivious to L.A. earthquakes? Here's why you might be a 'never-feeler'

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Earthquakes are a way of life if you live in Los Angeles. But what about when you never feel them — even as your Shake Alert is blaring and your friends are buzzing about the temblor?

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Red state coal towns still power the West Coast. We can't just let them die

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Los Angeles, Portland and other progressive cities are still powered by faraway coal plants. We went to Montana to find out why.

Letters to the Editor: Before 99 Cents Only, there was Bargain Circus on La Brea. Both will be missed

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'I still miss Bargain Circus, but the 99 Cents Only stores now join it in equally fond memory,' says a reader about the closing discount retail chain.

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

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Republicans criticizing Biden's student debt relief plan took millions of dollars in pandemic relief loans and never paid them back. But they say that's different.

Controversial landlord wants to buy six more troubled Skid Row properties

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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has struggled to operate housing for the formerly homeless, has agreed to pay $27 million to buy six Skid Row properties out of receivership.

Granderson: How can evangelicals like Mike Johnson tolerate Trump?

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The former president has proved that he doesn't have to abide by any moral code to get ahead.

Letters to the Editor: Trump lies all the time. Biden has lied before. There's a difference

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Trump weaponizes distorted facts and pure make-believe; nothing Biden has done comes close to that, and there's no comparing the two.

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Berkeley schools chief will testify at congressional hearing over antisemitism charges

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Enikia Ford Morthel, the superintendent of Berkeley Unified School District, will testify in May in front of a congressional committee on charges of antisemitism in her schools.

Monday, Apr 15

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99 Cents Only stores are closing. How I spent $20 in groceries at other discount chains

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With 99 Cents Only Stores closing, where to find affordable groceries: This is what a budget of $20 will get you.

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Litman: Trump's antics didn't stop his New York hush money trial. Here's why he'll keep them up

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The former president can be expected to stick to his political strategy despite its legal risks and Judge Juan M. Merchan's lack of patience for it.