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NBC also claimed it does this routinely to deal with “high wind season,” but this is the first time it ever trimmed trees without a permit.

An email from a Los Angeles police officer that surfaced online Thursday said law enforcement was planning to arrest homeless people en masse during a scheduled cleanup — prompting the department to issue a condemnation of the email, and the city controller to promise an investigation.

LOS ANGELES — Dissatisfaction with Los Angeles City Hall has been simmering for years, with residents growing exasperated over the protracted homelessness crisis, anxious over crime and exhausted by a string of corruption indictments targeting various city leaders.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz called Friday for sweeping changes at the city’s Animal Services department, including regular walks for dogs, better handling of sick animals who face euthanasia and a mediation process for volunteers.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officially finalized the list of candidates who will go head to head in the Nov. 8 runoff election, setting the stage for nearly a dozen bruising contests, including the mayoral showdown between U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso.

LOS ANGELES — Developer Rick Caruso's showing in the mayoral primary Tuesday demonstrated that a significant number of Angelenos want immediate changes on homelessness and aren't turned off by the vast fortune of a billionaire who has never held elected office.

Records reveal that some cities gave more stimulus money to law enforcement than to health, housing and food initiatives