Fatal shooting shuts down northbound 101 near downtown L.A. ^9.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Salvador Hernandez, Karen Garcia - 6/11/2026, 7:17 PM

Unattributed Quote 36.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 27.1% - Availability Heuristic 19.5%

All northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway approaching downtown Los Angeles were reopened in Boyle Heights by Thursday afternoon after a shooting involving a California Highway Patrol officer, authorities said. Officials gave the all clear around 4 p.m. that all northbound lanes of that section of the freeway had reopened six hours after it... more

Still 700,000-plus ballots left to process in L.A. County, election officials estimate ^3.3%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia - 6/4/2026, 1:27 AM

Framing Effect 29.8% - Biased Writer Voice 25.7% - Anchoring Bias 22%

Los Angeles County elections officials continue to chip away at ballots received for Tuesday's primary election but still have hundreds of thousands left to count. Just since election night, there have been 77,521 ballots processed countywide, L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan said in a statement Wednesday evening.... more

Security guard’s ‘heroic’ actions saved others in San Diego mosque attack, officials say ^3.6%

Los Angeles Times - By Hannah Fry, Karen Garcia - 5/19/2026, 2:35 PM

Negativity Bias 22.8% - Anecdotal 22.3% - Availability Heuristic 18.3%

SAN DIEGO — The Islamic Center of San Diego is mourning three people killed in Monday’s attack, including a security guard praised by police for his actions. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said the security guard who was inside the mosque was “able to minimize the situation to the front area of the mosque” and saved lives. “His... more

Millions of dollars in scholarships are available to high school students. Here's how to get funding ^34.1%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia - 5/13/2026, 10:44 PM

Framing Effect 12.7% - Optimism Bias 11.1% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 9.4%

With only about a month left before graduation, eligible high school seniors across Los Angeles County still have time to claim scholarship funding worth up to $1,500 to pay for college, trade school or other education expenses. The scholarships are administered through the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program under... more

Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly? ^5.2%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia - 5/1/2026, 10:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 21.8% - Biased Writer Voice 20.7% - Negativity Bias 15%

Driverless cars haven’t always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they’ve gotten away with it. That’s about to change. A slew of statewide autonomous vehicle regulations based on Assembly Bill 1777 will go into effect July 1 — including a process for law enforcement to issue a “notice of AV... more

Woman bitten three times by snake is third Californian to die from snakebite this year ^26.3%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia - 4/22/2026, 2:21 AM

Appeal to Authority 23.7% - Unattributed Quote 20.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 19.5%

A woman died this month after being bitten by a snake three times as she was taking a walk on rural property in the unincorporated Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley, officials say. The 78-year-old Northern California woman is the third person to die in California during an erratic snake season. On average, five people die... more

LAUSD and teachers union reach tentative agreement, but there could still be a strike Tuesday ^3.8%

Los Angeles Times - By Howard Blume, Karen Garcia - 4/12/2026, 2:59 PM

Negativity Bias 20.8% - Appeal to Emotion 20.2% - Confirmation Bias 10.9%

Los Angeles school officials announced on Sunday morning that a tentative agreement has been reached with the teachers union, making it possible that a planned Tuesday strike could be averted. The tentative two-year agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles would significantly increase salaries and raise the beginning teacher salary to... more

Speeders beware: 125 traffic cameras are coming to L.A., along with hefty fines. What you need to know ^1%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia - 3/30/2026, 10:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 3.8% - Negativity Bias 2.6% - Recency Bias 2.5%

By the end of the summer, 125 speed cameras will be installed on dozens of streets throughout Los Angeles, specifically on roads that are in school zones, are known street-racing corridors or where speeding has resulted in a high rate of traffic accidents. On Tuesday, Los Angeles became the latest city to gain approval from its leaders... more

Push to strip Cesar Chavez’s name off streets, buildings, holidays catches fire after sex abuse allegations ^66.6%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia, Melissa Gomez, Brittny Mejia, Jaweed Kaleem - 3/18/2026, 11:58 PM

The sex abuse allegations against famed labor leader Cesar Chavez has prompted immediate calls that his name be stripped from schools, parks, streets, buildings and holidays. The claims immediately became a political issue across California and other states, where Chavez has been memorialized in many ways since his death in 1993. Gov.... more

Cesar Chavez abused girls, raped fellow labor icon Dolores Huerta, newspaper investigation finds ^92.5%

Los Angeles Times - By Karen Garcia, Richard Winton, Melissa Gomez - 3/18/2026, 2:42 PM

Cesar Chavez, the iconic labor leader, is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls in the 1970s as well as fellow farmworker leader Dolores Huerta in the 1960s, according to an investigation from the New York Times. The allegations have sparked public outcry from elected leaders and spurred a wider reckoning of a towering figure... more