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Becerra backers with business in Sacramento spend tens of millions boosting his gubernatorial bid

Companies and special interest groups with some of the diciest issues expected to land on California's next governor's desk are among the top financial backers of Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front-runner.

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Killing of Catalina Island's mule deer has begun, official confirms

The controversial shooting and culling of roughly 200 members of Catalina Island's invasive mule deer species 'is underway,' local officials confirmed to The Times on Wednesday afternoon.

L.A.'s homeless authority is put on notice it will have to compete to save itself

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has been put on notice that it will have to compete for the first time with other applicants for key federally-mandated functions, setting the stage for a possible breakup of the city-county joint powers authority.

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Evacuations lifted as crews gain upper hand on fire that threatened homes, Getty Center

The blaze was reported around 4:30 p.m. and appeared to have ignited near the Getty Center parking lot at 1200 Getty Center Drive, according to the Fire Department.

Woman accuses César Chávez of sexual assault in lawsuit against two nonprofits

A lawsuit filed against a pair of nonprofits affiliated with the United Farm Workers and the César Chávez family alleges the organizations failed to protect women from the labor leader and accuses him of a sexual assault in 1973.