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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18, 2017 --The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center is the county courthouse located at 210 West Temple Street, between Broadway and Spring in downtown Los Angeles on May 18, 2017. California’s court leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a new study that showed more than 100 courthouses in the state — including many in Los Angeles County — could collapse and cause “substantial” loss of life in a major earthquake. Courthouses near the top of the list of buildings in peril include the Stanley Mosk Courthouse and Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, the Pasadena municipal courthouse, and courthouses in Beverly Hills and Burbank. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Trial of former D.A. advisor on hold after appeals court steps in

The trial of Diana Teran, an advisor to former L.A. County D.A. George Gascón, is on hold as an appeals court reviews the case, which involves allegations she improperly used records about law enforcement misconduct.

Downey, CA - June 29: Aerial view of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey Thursday, June 29, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Judge holds off on ordering shutdown of L.A. County’s juvenile hall

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - - Late afternoon light washes over City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on December 18, 2024. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. city officials use disappearing Google Chats. The city attorney is investigating

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 04: East 27th Street between Stanford Avenue and San Pedro Street remains closed with LAPD presence after homes and property suffered damage during the LAPD's fireworks explosion before the 4th of July. Homes and property on the the block of East 27th Street between Stanford Avenue and San Pedro Street were damaged by the LAPD's fireworks detonation that displaced more than 70 people. E. 27th Street and Stanford Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

LAPD investigates scores of bomb threats a year. Was one sent by the deputy mayor?

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 03: Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Brian K. Williams delivers a speech during the graduation ceremony for LAPD recruit class 11-23 at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

FBI agents search home of L.A. deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat

L.A. County launches investigation into death of baby left in care of 11-year-old

L.A. County gives probation chief emergency powers in effort to avoid Los Padrinos closure

State agency fines L.A. more than $560,000 for dog attack at Harbor animal shelter

$1 million, no convictions: New L.A. D.A. to fire Gascón’s police shootings prosecutor

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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 - Los Angeles City Council Member Kevin de Leon is lost in thought inside council chambers at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on September 20, 2024. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León’s career

Hubris was long the engine of De León’s 18-year political career. Hubris was also his downfall. De León conceded to his opponent, tenant’s rights attorney Ysabel Jurado, in a historic defeat.

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