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Welcome to a special bonus edition of The Localist, where our editors share an exclusive list of stories with in-depth reporting that you won’t want to miss. Here are 11 stories reported by our journalists that are worth your time. | Your subscriber login gives you access to each of these must-read articles from across the region. |
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| In Depth | | Fentanyl Fentanyl became LA’s deadliest drug in 2022 and hit Black community hardest | Last year’s data on fentanyl in LA County paints a grim picture of what an expert calls the worst overdose crisis in history: With over 1,900 deaths recorded in 2022, fentanyl replaced meth as the leading cause of overdoses in the county. What’s more, fatal overdose data indicates a disproportionate impact on Black residents. Reporter Clara Harter dives into the numbers with experts to discuss trends and emerging threats. Read more Map of LA’s fentanyl hot spots reveals where critical resources are missing Skid Row. MacArthur Park. Hollywood. These are the neighborhoods in LA County most prone to fentanyl deaths, but an analysis by Southern California News Group found that it’s also where key services to fight the epidemic are scarce. Our series of maps help illustrate the resource gap. Read more The background: Fentanyl addiction fuels underground shoplifting economy in LA’s MacArthur Park Read more More From This Reporter: Find more stories written by Clara Harter here. Read more | |
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Demographics 6 intriguing things new census data tells us about Southern California Newly released results from the American Community Survey, the census bureau’s smaller, year-by-year questionnaire about dozens of topics, asks everything from commute times to languages spoken to health insurance to how we make a living. Those numbers say a lot about how we live and how Southern California is changing. Read more |
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Preservation Why does it cost some $3 million to fix up one Crystal Cove cottage? Yes, that funky vibe at Crystal Cove State Park is, indeed, priceless. But $55 million to renovate 17 eclectic little cottages, averaging more than $3 million apiece? Why does it cost so much?! Columnist Teri Sforza posed this question to the Crystal Cove Conservancy, the nonprofit running the show with California State Parks, and they were eager to answer. Read more |
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Politics Biden impeachment vote, for Reps. Michelle Steel and Young Kim, is complicated Should Congress open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden? That’s the question expected to be posed to House members this week. The vote would mean moving forward with the impeachment investigation — it’s not a straightforward decision to impeach the president — and it would need nearly all Republicans in the oft-bickering House to succeed. Read more |
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Military Why the Reagan Library defense forum draws top decision makers High in the remote rolling hills of Simi Valley, the who’s who of the defense landscape meets annually to discuss the challenges and solutions of maintaining the United States’ “peace through strength” amid global threats. Experts call the Southern California-based forum one of the most important globally because leaders who can make a difference come together and discuss key challenges to national defense away from the noise of the Washington, D.C. beltway. Read more |
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Criminal Justice Bid by LA County cities to halt zero bail rejected by judge More than two dozen L.A. County cities concerned about increased crime sought an injunction to block the county’s no-bail policy, but the effort was rejected by an Orange County judge. The judge permitted the cities to amend their complaint to document a link between the policy and increased crime rates and resubmit it Jan. 31. Read more |
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History Irvine quietly scrapped a vintage WWII PV-1 Ventura bomber The 1943 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, the first stealth aircraft used by the Marine Corps, was the Great Park’s first vintage plane in a collection once meant to become an aviation museum. An aircraft restoration team spent nearly five years restoring the plane. But in mid-November, it was scrapped as part of the city’s plans to clear the Great Park of old buildings and structures for a transformation of the park. News of the demolition of the rare plane sent shockwaves through the aviation community. Read more |
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