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ArticlesBeverley Delay2026-07-03T03:51:28+00:00
  • Public safety, Transportation

    Waymo taxis, way fewer accidents

    How many life-changing injuries have robot chauffeurs prevented in Los Angeles? About eight.

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  • Environment, Policy, Public safety, Transportation

    Penny Wise, Pothole Foolish

    What’s the real cause of L.A.'s crumbling roads? The city's broken budgeting process.

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  • Policy, Transportation

    The bullet train is off-track again

    The rail authority’s inspector general warns that design changes violate state law.

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  • Abandoned house in LA
    Housing, Policy

    The burn of living near abandoned property

    Private houses can become a public fire hazard when squatters take over.

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  • Karen Bass speaking at a press conference
    Housing, Policy

    Karen Bass walks through fire. And gets burned.

    She came in as the consensus-builder L.A. needed. After the fires, even her allies kept their distance.

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  • Policy, Public safety

    Do you know why we didn’t pull you over?

    It's never been easier to get away with speeding or running a light in Los Angeles. Drivers and pedestrians are paying a deadly price.

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  • Policy, Transportation

    The bullet train to … Gilroy

    California voted for high-speed rail to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco. That’s not what it looks like in the latest reports.

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  • Juan Galicia stands in front of his burnt out home
    Housing, Policy

    Burnt

    Juan Galicia spent a year asking the city to act on the abandoned house next door. Last week, a fire answered instead.

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  • Public safety, Transportation

    Unsafe for any species

    Automobiles are killing more animals in L.A. than ever before

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  • Environment, Public safety

    L.A.’s trash vigilantes

    When the city doesn't keep up with ever-mounting piles of garbage, these residents step in.

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