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LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 20, 2024 - - A visitor enters Gloria Molina Grand Park nestled alongside the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, left, in Los Angeles on December 20, 2024. City Hall towers in the background.(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County faces $2 billion in fire recovery costs, straining budget

Costs from the Eaton and Palisades fires include soil testing, debris removal and beach cleanup, Fesia Davenport, L.A. County’s chief executive, said Monday.

A green Los Angeles sanitation truck empties a blue recycling bin on a residential street in Highland Park on Feb. 1, 2022.

L.A. City Council backs huge trash fee hikes for residents

Los Angeles, CA - January 17: Steve Soboroff, who will lead the LA wildfire recovery efforts, speaks along side Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass at the City Service Yard on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / For the Times)

Steve Soboroff bows out as L.A. fire recovery czar, with some parting shots

Woodlawn Hills, CA - October 03: A man pulls up his trash can with his shirt off during a hot day on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 in Woodland Hills, CA. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)

Huge trash fee hike looms for L.A. residents

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 01: Cheviot Hills raised more than $200,000 through fundraising efforts to purchase license plate-reading technology to fight a string of burglaries in the community. Photographed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

A rich L.A. neighborhood donated surveillance technology to the LAPD — then drama ensued

L.A. Convention Center renovation still alive, as City Council commits more funds

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Chabria: Bringing the death penalty back to L.A. is politics and hubris, not justice

Mayor Karen Bass is looking vulnerable. But will anyone challenge her in 2026?

Feds to look into potential fraud and corruption in Southern California homeless funds

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PASADENA, CA - JULY 25: A house is seen with a "For Sale" sign on it on July 25, 2005 in Pasadena, California. Existing home prices are shooting up at the fastest pace in nearly 25 years according to the National Association of Realtors. The record sales pace has produced a gain of 14.7 percent over the median home price a year ago, the biggest jump in prices since November 1980. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 53284411
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Contributor: L.A.’s ‘mansion tax’ needs a remodel. Here’s how to fix it

New research shows just how serious the unintended consequences of Measure ULA have been for Los Angeles.

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