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Commentary: How SoCal became the nation's dairy queen
Feb 14, 2026 - Us 
President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are on a dairy kick. That's big news for California. One in every five glasses of milk that's drunk in this country comes from California dairy companies.
L.A. streetlights take a year to fix. Council members say solar power is the answer
Feb 14, 2026 - Us 
Broken streetlights have emerged as a hot-button issue in this year's election, with council members scrambling to find ways to restore them.
Notoriously hazardous South L.A. oil wells finally plugged after decades of community pressure
Feb 14, 2026 - Us 
A two-acre Los Angeles oil drill site near the St. Vincent Elementary School in University Park, had been releasing noxious fumes for years. Finally, the wells have been shut down.
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
Feb 14, 2026 - Us 
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will continue to litigate a legal challenge from UC system workers in a lower court.
As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining
Feb 14, 2026 - Us 
Seven states have missed a federal deadline to reach a water deal on the Colorado River. They remain divided on how to cut water use.
