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Just got this pacer alert and I see the county hired a psych expert to evaluate whether the former sheriff was emotionally distressed by being put on the Do Not Rehire list. These were the conclusions:

Confirmed through a series of public records requests, thousands of inmates wrongly tested positive for opiate use in California state prisons last year because of a laboratory mistake, reports Salvador Hernandez for the Los Angeles Times. latimes.com/california/sto…

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I’m reporting on the Great Lakes, drinking water, infrastructure, and US/Canada dynamics. And I’m interested in accountability stories of all kinds with Michigan roots + national resonance. Do you have a news tip? Issue expertise? I’d love to hear from you. My Signal:

In 2021, the Los Angeles City Council approved an ambitious plan to bring dozens of charging stations and low-cost electric cars to South L.A. Four years later, however, not a single station has been built in South Los Angeles. And the program that was expected to bring these

Oh to be a gen x journalist unafraid of calling anyone on the phone

A great story by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs. Many people released from the Santa Fe jail walk for miles alongside a highway to get back to the city center. Records show that 5 have been fatally struck by vehicles.

With DoorDash and Wing expanding their drone delivery partnership, the question is "why Charlotte?" While the state has made regulatory and policy moves to open up the "first in flight" state's skies, I'd argue it's more about the exurban geography of southeastern 'burbs.

Karen Bass went from fighting cops to funding them while LA’s budget burns lapublicpress.org/2025/05/mayor-… via Los Angeles Public Press

The LA City Council's budget committee is wrapping up its discussions on Mayor Bass's budget. Chair Katy Yaroslavsky, says their recommendations reduce the layoffs by half (1,600+ were proposed).

Just learned it was published in March according to LADOT — but did it go to city council? Check it out: ladot.lacity.gov/sites/default/…

Retweets, replies, comments—having my back out loud means more than you know because predators thrive in silence. cjr.org/feature-2/wesl… 4/5

The La City Council is taking its final votes on the City Budget today. There were 44 motions (as far as I know) that you can only view atm if you're here in chambers. Here is a video of a flip through of the motions. The motions got voted on but I didn't follow how they went.

Former Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau is SUING ex-sheriff Alex Villanueva, ex-detective Mark Lillienfeld and the county, saying they violated her 1A rights when they criminally investigating her for reporting on a list of problem deputies: latimes.com/california/sto…

Going back to my roots (once again writing about bus shelters)

So, I did it. I joined Substack. Check out my first post and subscribe, share, read, laugh, cry -- whatever you feel! "Creating a New Home While Watching My Hometown Burn: First 6 Months in London" open.substack.com/pub/joycmitch/…

I've watched like 40-60 hours of bike racing over the last three weeks and finally got a chance to write about it for L.A. TACO🌴🌮