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Poison-pill effort to cancel proposed billionaire tax hits voters' mailboxes

Opponents of a proposed 5% billionaire tax are flooding mailboxes with a rival ballot measure designed to block it. The effort is funded by Silicon Valley billionaires.

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Homeless mortality is down in L.A. County for the first time in a decade

A sharp decrease in overdose deaths in L.A. County drove the first decline in homeless mortality in over a decade. Health and homeless service officials hope the trend can continue as homeless programs face significant funding cuts.

Missing a leg? A blowtorch? You might want to check with Los Angeles Metro

Some strange things have turned up in the L.A. Metro Lost & Found. There's a system for returning what bus and rail riders have lost, and a staff that takes it to heart, whether you lost a coat button or a 55-inch-screen TV.

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L.A.'s eviction defense program up in the air amid battle with city attorney

The City Council was set to vote last week on a $177-million contract for Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and other groups to continue representing tenants.

DTLA law firm co-founder faces California State Bar charges over alleged out-of-state practice

A co-founder and former partner at Downtown LA Law Group — a personal injury firm that has recently filed thousands of claims alleging sexual abuse in government facilities — is charged by the California State Bar with taking on clients in states where he was not properly licensed.