High ranking Harbor-UCLA doctor fired after county finds he discussed “genitals of the day,” took $ from medical company without disclosing it

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Day 5 of this and still no on-record remarks from USC President Carol Folt.

Instead: an unattributed statement announcing no outside speakers or honorees at main commencement ceremony

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Asna Tabassum, the USC valedictorian barred from speaking at grad, said her speech would've conveyed a message of hope, as well as 'how we must continue to use our education as a privilege to inform ourselves and ultimately make a change in the world.”
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If you have been meaning to support L.A. TACO🌴🌮, but haven't gotten around to it, now is the time. This has been a dire year for L.A. media and this big, messy, beautiful city needs as many independent media outlets as possible.

SCOOP: In January, 8 LA County Probation officers were suspended but the department wouldnt say why. Me & Rebecca Ellis have the video and the story now.

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Video shows L.A. probation officers letting group beat teen one at a time in Los Padrinos juvenile hall.

Some officers appear to laugh and smile during the assault

w/ James Queally

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In 2022, @rjaellis found that Portland had been withholding some of Mayor Wheeler's text messages from public records requests. It became the basis of a lawsuit against the city and Wheeler. Today, council
agreed to pay $167k to settle it.

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Stop what you’re doing and read this, this is ABSOLUTELY FUCKING WILD

During the Danny Masterson trial, a prosecutor says he was nearly 'run off the road' and reported an attempted break-in. Detectives say they were harassed. Did Scientology try to 'derail' the case, as one lawsuit claims? My latest investigation Los Angeles Times: latimes.com/california/sto…

At the trial of an L.A. deputy mayor, federal prosecutors revealed a “a city legally and ethically out of control” latimes.com/california/new…

Adults with autism faced ‘torture’ at this L.A. group home. Their moms want justice

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Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has called on Chiquita Canyon Landfill owners to relocate affected residents as a massive underground garbage fire continues to spread sickening odors and noxious fumes.

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L.A. County's newest juvenile hall — the one reopened after state regulators forced the closure of two troubled halls — is now under fire from state regulators. Latest from the juvenile justice beat w/ Rebecca Ellis latimes.com/california/sto…

I’d been told I was safe, but turns out LA Times management screwed up their own layoff process and decided to send more notices. Got a call from HR last night that I'm being let go.

Introducing the LA Journalists' Mutual Aid Network!

If you want to help support recently laid off journalists with $$$, a job, or professional skills, please fill out the form below. My venmo is Emily Elena Dugdale. Please share!

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I cannot say enough positive things about Francine Orr who bursts with heart at every assignment and is as empathetic as she is talented while often working in extremely difficult circumstances.

Oh my. Francine Orr , one of the most sensitive, talented photographers ever to work at the Los Angeles Times , a The Pulitzer Prizes finalist with the compassionate eye of Dorothea Lange, has been laid off. This was her latest feature. Somebody, hire this woman. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Got laid off from my job and tested positive for COVID on the same day lmao

Joining the chorus to say -- I've been laid off by the LA Times today, along with more than 100 colleagues and the best editors I could've asked for. For 2 years, I got to work my dream job with the kindest journalists around.

If you're hiring, I'm at [email protected] 🥲