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Officer Charged With Violating Privacy for Recording Colleagues’ Racism

The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers.

© Mel Melcon

After The Los Angeles Times reported on the recordings last year, the Police Department opened an internal investigation, and the taped remarks were denounced across the board by city leaders.
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Newport Beach in California Struggles to Copy With Rowdy Outsiders

More than 400 people were arrested in Newport Beach on the July 4 weekend after a social media “takeover” got out of hand. Now the city is trying to figure out how to stop it from happening again.

© Ariana Drehsler for The New York Times

A group of runners near the Newport Beach Pier in Newport Beach, Calif., earlier this month.
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Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader David Huerta in L.A. Immigration Raid

The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

© Stella Kalinina for The New York Times

David Huerta, a California labor leader, in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles last year.
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After the Cesar Chavez Scandal, Can Johnny Itliong Restore His Father’s Activist Legacy?

Johnny Itliong says Cesar Chavez stole credit from his father, the farmworker activist Larry Itliong. For years, he has been trying to correct the record.

“I have been fighting to get the story of my father out for decades and have been waiting for the U.F.W. to step up and honor Larry as they do Cesar,” said Johnny Itliong, at a mural commemorating his father.
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Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows Again, After 2 Years of Decline

Los Angeles had an increase in homeless residents between early 2025 and early 2026. The rise could hurt Mayor Karen Bass, as she runs for re-election.

© Kyle Grillot for The New York Times

Mayor Karen Bass had previously promoted declines in homelessness during her first two full years in office.
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