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Education

New LAUSD screen time rules: No devices for youngest students, no YouTube for older grades

The policy sets up guardrails on the amount of time students should spend in front of a digital device.

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Climate & Environment

New earthquake study finds San Andreas fault is primed for a big quake

"We should certainly expect to experience large earthquakes in our lifetimes," one of the researchers told LAist.

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Criminal Justice

An off-duty ICE officer killed an armed man on New Year's Eve. We’re still waiting on LAPD findings

Nearly six months Keith Porter, Jr., was fatally shot, his family is still waiting for answers. They've challenged federal officials' account of the encounter.

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Town Hall Tuesday

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LA City Council places non-citizen voting proposal, police reform on November ballot

The proposal, if approved by voters, could lay the groundwork for dramatically changing the electorate in Los Angeles.

Californians love mail-in voting. That may have to change come November

Voters could see a significant difference in how ballots are handled and counted by the next election.
Student loan borrowers will get an interest rate cut if they sign up for auto pay

The Trump administration wants to jumpstart student loan repayment, with federal student loan debt approaching $2 trillion.

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