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Legal pot in California sparks corruption
Ever since California legalized cannabis in 2016, the state’s weed market has become a multi-billion dollar industry. It’s estimated to be the larges…
3 years, 5 months ago
How L.A.’s next mayor will handle homelessness
Housing L.A.’s homeless population has unsurprisingly proved to be a herculean task. With tens of thousands of people on the streets, it’s become a t…
3 years, 5 months ago
Back to the moon — and beyond?
Sometime soon, NASA plans to launch a powerful new rocket. The launch is part of an ambitious quest to get people back to the moon for the first time…
3 years, 5 months ago
How illegal cannabis smoked California
California voters legalized cannabis in 2016, and one of the issues that was supposed to be solved was the violence and environmental wreckage associ…
3 years, 5 months ago
A wildfire with your Airbnb?
A Los Angeles Times analysis found that thousands of short-term Airbnb rentals are in California’s most hazardous fire zones. But the company does no…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fast cars, furious residents
Street takeovers. Street races. Burnouts. They’re the latest manifestations of car culture in the region — cousins to the drag races, lowrider cruise…
3 years, 5 months ago
A Wyoming wind farm to power California
There’s a Gold Rush right now happening in Wyoming — for wind. Billionaire developers are putting up wind turbines to help power California and turn …
3 years, 6 months ago
An unprecedented use of Mexico's military
Mexico president Andrés Manuel López Obrador came into office promising to get the military off the streets. Instead, he’s more than doubled their nu…
3 years, 6 months ago
Melanie Lynskey gets very real with us
For her role as Shauna in “Yellowjackets,” Melanie Lynskey has an Emmy nomination for lead actress in a drama series.
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3 years, 6 months ago
Less loan debt, more midterm love for Dems?
Millions of Americans who attended college could have their debt completely canceled or reduced under a plan announced by President Joe Biden last we…
3 years, 6 months ago