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Penny Wise, Pothole Foolish
What’s the real cause of L.A.'s crumbling roads? The city's broken budgeting process.
May 31
The bullet train is off-track again
The rail authority’s inspector general warns that design changes violate state law.
May 17
The burn of living near abandoned property
Private houses can become a public fire hazard when squatters take over.
May 10
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The fires, one year later
Jan 18 • L.A. Reported
The bullet train to … Gilroy
Mar 17
L.A.'s preposterous power prices
Jan 25
Take the D train
Feb 8
Burnt
Mar 15
Karen Bass walks through fire. And gets burned.
Apr 26

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Karen Bass walks through fire. And gets burned.
By Robert Greene
Apr 26
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.
Apr 15
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.
Mar 17
Burnt
Juan Galicia spent a year asking the city to act on the abandoned house next door. Last week, a fire answered instead.
Mar 15
Unsafe for any species
Automobiles are killing more animals in L.A. than ever before
Mar 1
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