$2 Million Bail Set for Man Who Livestreamed Shooting Spree from Marina Del Rey Rooftop

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Bail has been set at $2 million for Victory Nguyen, a 41-year-old self-employed chef, after he fired numerous rounds—estimated between 30 and 50—from the rooftop of an apartment building in Marina Del Rey while livestreaming the event on social media.
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‘Digital Democracy’ project penetrates California’s opaque political processes

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When I began covering California politics 49 years ago, digital technology was in its infancy and the Capitol ran on paper. If you wanted to know what was on the Legislature’s agenda, you visited the “bill room” in the Capitol basement and asked for the daily files of each legislative house.
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Playing Sobriety for Laughs: The Stand-Up Stage Is Providing a Safe Space for Comics in Recovery

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Sober for nearly a decade, Jeanne Whitney is a comic who recently released her debut album, Passionate Aggressive, which offers send-ups on being addicted to toxic relationships and alcohol alongside recollections of growing up in a small Midwestern town. She still attends AA meetings several times a week.
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California requires new homes to have solar panels. Should wildfire victims get a break?

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Hundreds of homes in Joe Patterson’s Northern California Assembly district burned to the ground in the Caldor Fire. In the three years since that devastating summer, many of those rebuilding homeowners have ended up on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars,
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L.A. County Public Health Warns About Traveler With Measles Visiting Local Attractions, Including Universal Studios And Santa Monica Pier

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said it had received notification from the California Department of Public Health of the disease carrier. The nonresident traveler visited nearly a dozen locations those three days, mostly in Universal City and at the Sheraton hotel on West Century Boulevard near L.A. International Airport.
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101 Freeway closures begin in Agoura Hills to build wildlife crossing

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Closures on the 101 Freeway through Agoura Hills begin Monday night for the next phase of what is being described as the world’s largest wildlife crossing. All lanes on the freeway will be shut down for several hours each night between Chesebro Road and Liberty Canyon Road so crews can lift dozens of concrete beams
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