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Effort to exempt new apartment buildings in L.A. from 'mansion tax' moves forward

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council directed the city attorney to draft a ballot measure that would exempt new apartment buildings from the Measure ULA tax that funds affordable housing and homeless prevention efforts.

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A 7th DUI conviction for Salinas man, an unpleasant discovery in In-N-Out drive-through for police

A Salinas man was sentence to three years in prison for his 7th DUI conviction, with four of those coming in the last ten years.

Trump administration pays $765 million to kill more offshore wind projects, including one off California

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four U.S. wind leases, including one off the coast of California, and invest instead in geothermal and fossil fuel projects.

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Los Angeles mom who killed her two young children was legally insane, court finds

Jasmine Hickman, who admitted to the 2017 slayings of her 7-year-old daughter and newborn baby, was sent to a state hospital after a court found her to be legally insane.

Ex-officer for L.A. firefighters union charged with stealing from charity

Adam Walker has been under scrutiny since 2024, when the local union's parent organization suspended him from his union position and accused him of improperly depositing more than $75,000 of the charity's funds into his personal accounts.