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"People experiencing homelessness need to be matched to solutions more quickly," Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

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"People experiencing homelessness need to be matched to solutions more quickly," Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

After seeing a baby giraffe and elephant "marched up the Hollywood Hills for a house party," councilman pushed for new city ordinance.
Amie Harwick, once engaged to "The Price is Right" host Drew Carey, was attacked in her Hollywood Hills home, police said.
Daniel Arellano is accused of making purchases with a stolen credit card, deputies said.
Depending where you live, you may have to scratch plans to snuggle up in front of a cozy Valentine's Day fire in the fireplace.
The blaze was reported Friday morning near Avenue 64.
Four Alexander family members, who perished in a 1965 plane crash, will be honored posthumously for their iconic home designs.
Nursed back to health for past year at Pacific Marine Mammal Center, "Meatball" is off to her new life in Iowa.
These five, the first of 13, will enhance public safety & boost communication abilities for L.A. County's first responders, officials said.
Many Huntington Beach residents were frightened when the siren went off at 4 a.m. Friday, officials said.
The wreck was Wednesday night in Newport Beach, authorities said.
The suspect was a resident of the complex where the five-alarm blaze destroyed 38 of the 40 units, officials said.
Henry Solis was a probationary LAPD officer and off-duty when he shot and killed a man and then fled to Mexico, officials said.
A 10-year-old girl was killed and her father and sister injured in the drug-fueled crash on the 405.
Plans include a Mission Valley satellite campus and revamped football stadium.
The San Diego County District Attorney's Office released three reports on the cases, including one of Old Town murder and kidnapping suspect
Skyline Church is approved to build the facility on an eight-acre site on state Route 94 and Via Mercado.
Craig Wendell Nelson, a 56-year-old probationer from Julian, faces four years and eight months in state prison if convicted.
A suspect was arrested after a police pursuit, officials said.
"Influenza remains widespread in the region and people should continue taking the recommended precautions to avoid getting sick."