Paige St. John covers criminal justice, disasters and investigative stories for the Los Angeles Times from Northern California. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting in 2011. She hails most recently from Florida, where she covered state politics, hurricanes and property insurance.
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Amid criticism of California’s oversight of its legal cannabis industry, calls are now mounting to strip many responsibilities from the agency in charge.
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake centered in Burbank sent weak shaking across the Los Angeles region Sunday night.
The landmark downtown Los Angeles cafe that was bought by former Mayor Richard Riordan closed amid a dispute with its workers’ union.
A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape routes were gridlocked before the first evacuation orders were given.
California fails to monitor for a host of toxic chemicals pervading the cannabis supply chain
In legal and illicit markets, weed products turn up with hidden health threats. The similarities are no shock, said industry leaders.
A Times analysis of products tested, along with other data, suggests more than half of cannabis smoking products contain chemicals not monitored by authorities.
Thanksgiving rebound traffic expected to keep things busy at LAX and on Southern California highways
Commercial flight tracking sites showed only moderate flight delays Sunday in Los Angeles, unlike at some other airports.
The fire Saturday morning killed a man, whose wife and children were out of the country, and two of their dogs. A third dog was taken to an animal hospital.