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Santa Monica to pay $350,000 to family of displaced Black entrepreneur as part of larger reparations effort

As part of a larger reparations effort, the city has agreed to settle a claim filed by the family of a Black entrepreneur who invested in opening a Black hotel and beach club in the 1950s.

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Shelter-in-place order lifted for San Pedro, Wilmington over cargo ship blaze as fire battle continues

A major emergency was declared at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday night as more than 100 firefighters worked to combat a massive blaze on a cargo ship, authorities said.

Ex-LAPD officer staged police raid in $350,000 crypto heist, prosecutor says

A former LAPD officer and an alleged 'Israeli mafia' figure posed as police when they entered a teenager's apartment, handcuffed him and threatened to waterboard him if he didn't surrender $350,000 in cryptocurrency, a prosecutor said in court Friday.

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L.A. firefighters propose hike in sales tax to pay for new stations, equipment and more

"This is the most important thing for the LAFD really ever," said Doug Coates, acting president of the city firefighter union.

The first home has been rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades Fire

The first home to be rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades fire — a two-story home on Kagawa Street — received a certificate of occupancy on Friday.