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Phantom Care, Real Theft: California’s Medicaid Fraud Is Not a Surprise

March 30, 2026 5:52 pmMarch 30, 2026 5:52 pm

The California state auditor flagged it in 2022. CBS News documented it in detail. Congressional committees sent letters. Federal prosecutors secured prison sentences. And then a 23-year-old in a hoodie posted a 40-minute video on X, and suddenly nine million...

Los Angeles Palisades Fire Rebuilds: 13 Total

March 2, 2026 2:25 pmMarch 2, 2026 2:34 pm

As of February 23, 2026, of the 6,571 homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire in unincorporated Los Angeles County, a total of 13 homes have been rebuilt, according to the official LA Recovers website. One home has been built in...

AG Bonta Wants Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls Under Receivership

July 23, 2025 6:42 pmJuly 23, 2025 6:42 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday that he is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to place Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls into a receivership following the County’s repeated failure to adhere to a 2021 settlement because of...

Former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Registers For 2026 Sheriff’s Election

July 21, 2025 11:31 amJuly 21, 2025 11:31 am

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva registered his 2026 campaign to run for Sheriff over the weekend, all but confirming that he is running yet again next year. Details are currently scant on possible reelections. What is known is...

DOJ Requests California County Sheriffs Provide Names of Noncitizen inmates in California Jails

July 17, 2025 5:29 pmJuly 17, 2025 5:29 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it issued requests to sheriffs in multiple major California counties for lists of all inmates in their jails who are non-U.S. citizens, their crimes of arrest or conviction, and their scheduled release...

How Many California Counties are Running Budget Deficits?

May 28, 2025 3:30 amMay 28, 2025 10:44 am

Earlier this month, the Globe reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom is likely staring down a $10 billion budget hole that could deepen to $20 billion or more. That deficit number is now $12 billion according to the governor. With...

Governor Newsom’s Decision on Menendez Brothers Parole

May 16, 2025 2:45 amMay 16, 2025 2:46 am

The resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez this week from life in prison to 50-years-to-life with the chance of parole brought a new spotlight to Governor Gavin Newsom, who now has to power to approve whether or not a future...