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State Sues Local City Blocking New Homeless Shelters, Housing Projects
"The Norwalk City Council's failure to reverse this ban, despite knowing it is unlawful, is inexcusable," Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

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"The Norwalk City Council's failure to reverse this ban, despite knowing it is unlawful, is inexcusable," Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

While Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón touts his reforms, challenger Nathan Hochman blames them for the city's crime rate.
The proposed salary surpasses the $350,000 initially earned by Michel Moore and more than President Joe Biden earns.
The pedestrian is not expected to survive, the San Diego Police Department said Monday.
The health department issued a warning to swimmers due to high bacteria levels and multuple beaches and pools in San Diego County.
"This mural is all about representation," Robert Vargas, who painted the mural, said at the ceremony unveiling it.
Police are looking for the driver of a newer model Chevrolet Silverado, who struck a pedestrian on Anaheim Street and kept going.
The crash occurred at about 9:20 p.m. Sunday on westbound Palmdale Boulevard in Palmdale.
Once again, voters in Los Angeles are being asked to figure out a long term spending strategy for addressing homelessness.
If approved by voters, Measure G would expand the Board of Supervisors and the county CEO position would become an elected position.
While Heather Hutt enters Tuesday's Election Day as the incumbent, voters will actually be getting their first chance to weigh in.
Longtime politico Kevin de León is fighting for his career following scandal, and is facing challenger Ysabel Jurado.
Former Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian and political newcomer Jillian Burgos vie to serve the Studio City, North Hollywood areas.
Police say a 52-year-old Solano Beach man talked his way into a woman's home by offering dog grooming services and sexually assaulted her.
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San Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport is making the fuel available in an effort o improve impact on public health.
A deputy crawled through a burning home to find a woman trapped in the blaze while two people helped carry her out the window.
Twenty-year-old suspected of killing a Navy sailor in East Village and feeling the state, answers to murder charge.
The state attorney general says Beverly Hills officials actively interfered with the planned opening of a late-term abortion clinic.
Next January, thousands of volunteers will spread across about 4,000 square miles of L.A. County to collect data on homelessness.