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Brutal beating of East LA woman among recent attacks by suspect who is at large, police say

LOS ANGELES -- Authorities are searching for a 21-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 67-year-old woman in East Los Angeles over the weekend, one in what they say is a string of attacks.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2023

Pope Francis begins year 10 as 'a bit of a Californian.' That means lots of love — and hate

LOS ANGELES — Sitting in her family home in East Los Angeles, Rosa Manriquez kept her eyes on the TV screen as a flood of white smoke came pouring out of the roof of the Sistine Chapel 6,300 miles away — a century-old signal that the cardinals of the Roman…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023

California’s biggest environmental cleanup leaves lead contamination and frustration

LOS ANGELES — California’s largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents at continued risk, a Los Angeles Times investigation shows.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 20, 2023

Esteban Torres, longtime LA congressman who championed Latino rights, dies at 91

LOS ANGELES — Esteban Torres, a son of East Los Angeles who emerged from the Chicano civil rights movement to become an eight-term congressman who pushed for social and economic change to help empower Latinos, has died at 91.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 28, 2022