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Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers

DUNNIGAN, Calif. — As storms have drenched Northern California, water diverted from the swollen Sacramento River has been flowing from a canal and pouring onto 200 acres of farmland.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

LA's only Indigenous school helps return land to California's Native population

LOS ANGELES — When Jamie Rocha and her family first visited the swath of undeveloped land in the Monterey Hills late last year, the grass was dead, the ground muddy.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Newsom vowed to pardon LGBTQ Californians. Only 1 living person has benefited

Three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative to pardon LGBTQ Californians who were prosecuted for being gay, only one living person has benefited from the program.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Soccer star Alex Morgan makes her latest key assist: launching her foundation

LOS ANGELES — Alex Morgan has assisted on goals in World Cup games and in World Cup qualifiers. She has had assists in the National Women's Soccer League playoffs and in meaningless friendlies.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Gustavo Arellano: He helped LAUSD's most 'invisible' workers go on strike, but Max Arias isn't done

LOS ANGELES — Southern California's latest storm didn't dampen the spirits of over 300 workers who gathered in front of a school bus yard in Van Nuys before dawn on Tuesday, the first day of a planned three-day strike.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Austin Reaves in starting lineup pays off as Lakers hold off Suns

Now. This is when it gets toughest, when the Lakers' problems are either tolerable or fatal.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

LA Sheriff's Department saw signs of deadly street drug 4 years ago, told health officials about it this month

LOS ANGELES — It was at least four years ago that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials say they began finding signs of a dangerous sedative infiltrating the local drug supply.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Tornadoes in Southern California's Montebello and Carpinteria damage multiple structures

LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday afternoon, Micaela Vargas stood in front of her Kia Telluride, which she’d parked near her workplace in Montebello.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: The Fed's anti-inflation work is almost done, with an assist from the banking crisis

The Federal Reserve Board may owe the banking crisis a thank-you note.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Mayor Karen Bass mediating LAUSD strike; union has not ruled out a second walkout at later date

LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles Unified School District strike that has shut down campuses continued for a second day — with the possibility of future walkouts a reality — Mayor Karen Bass stepped in Wednesday to talk with union and school leaders to offer “assistance and support,” the…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023