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For months, Venice Arts teamed with ten youths between the ages of 13 and 18 to document their lives through photography in the downtown Garment District. The photographers–recruited at St. Francis Center, a service agency for the homeless and near homeless–are primarily the children of... [Read more]

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Economy

Prop. 36 treatment dollars up in smoke

In theory, it was a win-win. Nine years ago, California voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to put low-level drug offenders on a path to rehabilitation while potentially saving taxpayers huge sums in jail costs. Proposition 36 guaranteed non-violent drug and alcohol abusers the right to enter... [Read more]

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Environment

Not so much trouble in Paradise (Cove)

They set out to solve one mystery, but they ended up with another. First, the good news: An unusual three-year research partnership has found that the water quality at Malibu’s Escondido and Paradise Cove beaches is dramatically better than expected. Now the puzzling news: Nobody knows why. Outlet... [Read more]

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Health

MLK hospital: “Like a Phoenix rising”

The University of California regents voted today to join forces with Los Angeles County to create a new hospital at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Medical Center—a signal of hope, innovation and commitment rising from one of the nation’s most distressing health care failures. The... [Read more]

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Public Safety

Rescue on the rocks of Catalina

As they walked up the hill overlooking the ocean, the Topanga couple only wanted to test the ham radios they’d been trained to use in a disaster. Instead, Karl Tso and Deborah Ava ran into a real-life emergency on Catalina. Their quick work one night late last month helped save the life of a man who... [Read more]

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Social Services

Insider tapped to probe children’s services

Rose Belda hit the ground floor running. Working from a basement office in the Hall of Administration, the newly hired chief of the Children’s Special Investigations Unit already had been directed by the Board of Supervisors to examine the deaths of 36 children. With no staff yet, she was doing her... [Read more]

Transportation

7 things you should know about the Westside Subway

With the Metro board’s recent approval of long range transportation projects for the region, the Westside Subway extension is embarking on an important new stage in its journey. With Santa Monica envisioned as the line’s ultimate destination, there is currently $4.1 billion in local funding, mostly... [Read more]

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MLK hospital: “Like a Phoenix rising”

The University of California regents voted today to join forces with Los Angeles County to create a new hospital at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Medical Center. [Read More]