ICE wants to expand detention capacity in California. This new facility will be the largest in the state

ICE wants to expand detention capacity in California. This new facility will be the largest in the state

CoreCivic has reached an agreement with ICE to convert its California City facility into federal immigrant detention.

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ICE flights out of L.A. area more than doubled in the last month

ICE flights out of L.A. area more than doubled in the last month

A majority of the ICE flights departing Victorville were headed to airports near detention centers in Arizona and Texas.

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You won’t regret reading this delightful story by @sean-greene.bsky.social.

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Our friendly neighborhood fence lizard: Why Californians love this reptile

We looked the FAIR Plan in the Palisades & Eaton fire zones and found dependence on the state for insurance has increased in fire areas @latimes.com www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Insurer of last resort kept growing. Then L.A. fire victims paid the price

As insurers withdrew from the L.A. market, more homeowners joined the FAIR Plan. Now Jan. 7 fire victims are battling with the state's insurer of last resort to get compensated.

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Doug & I found real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion. Gov't agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt. Our analysis @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Real estate losses from fires top $30 billion, from old mobile homes to $23-million mansions

A Times analysis shows that half the homes destroyed in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were rentals, raising questions about the future of affordable housing in the communities.

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Times' readers share what they lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires.

What we lost in the fires

Times' readers share what they lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires

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I mapped the Palisades fire's rapid spread in its first day for @latimes.com @datagraphics.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

How much does Congress look like America? We surveyed every member of the House and Senate to find out. www.latimes.com/politics/sto... by @sandhyak.bsky.social @pooja22.bsky.social @vanessamartinez.bsky.social

How much does Congress look like America?

One quarter of the newly seated U.S. House and Senate are people of color. Less than a third are women.

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One quarter of the newly seated U.S. House and Senate are people of color. Less than a third are women. How closely does your state’s congressional delegation match its constituency?

How closely does your state's congressional delegation match its constituency?

One quarter of the newly seated U.S. House and Senate are people of color. Less than a third are women.

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We tested more than 150 different cannabis products for pesticides. My latest for @datagraphics.bsky.social @latimes.com lets you search your stash to see if it might contain toxic chemicals: www.latimes.com/california/s... with @paigestjohn.bsky.social @loelebee.bsky.social

❄️❄️ okay minor spoilers to build the hype ❄️❄️

Julia Wolfe@juruwolfe.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're working on a cool thing (no spoilers) that's got me revisiting news games that I actually liked. Like, @moriartymaps.bsky.social's www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int..., which probably is the best thing any of us have ever done. Any other great ones I should revisit?

The @latimes.com wildfire map has the latest fire information for the #franklinfire. Evacuation areas are updated hourly.

Sean Greene@sean-greene.bsky.social · 2y ago

The @latimes.com's @datagraphics.bsky.social wildfire tracker shows evacuation zones and acreage for the Franlkin fire. The perimeter will be added automatically when it becomes available. www.latimes.com/wildfires-ma...

For the second time this fire season, Data & Graphics asst. editor @sean-greene.bsky.social has published a map of where SoCal Edison has shut off power because of fire risk in an extreme wind event... while his power has been shut off www.latimes.com/california/s...

Winds whip Southland, fuel Malibu fire: Where SoCal Edison has shut off power

A rare December Santa Ana wind event has prompted Southern California Edison to shut off power to thousands of customers.

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