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Black Is Beautiful. But Not At The Pound

by Trishna Patel | April 8, 2009
Contributor

WATCH: Not all dogs are created equal when it comes to getting adopted from a shelter. Contributor Trishna Patel exposes a hidden prejudice within the dog adoption industry. [...]

Ports Look To Clean Up Their Acts

by Shannon Carroll | February 23, 2009
Contributor

L.A. and Long Beach ports to phase out old 18-wheel trucks to lower toxic emissions and health risks. [...]

In A Victimless Crime, The Victim Is You

by Michelle Lanz and Deborah Stokol | February 17, 2009
Contributing Reporters

Medi-Cal fraud affects every taxpayer, not just the program's low-income subscribers. [...]

L.A. Copes With 360-Ton-A-Year Animal Rendering Challenge

by Kate Carroll | February 12, 2009
Contributing Reporter

From cosmetics to animal feed: stray or deceased animals found on the streets of Los Angeles can end up in our consumer products. [...]

L.A. Handymen Getting Hammered

by Chris Nelson | February 9, 2009
Co-Editor

A clampdown by Los Angeles city officials on unlicensed contractors has unfairly branded some local well-meaning handymen as criminal violators. [...]

Left For Dead

by Emily Henry and Kristopher Tapley
Contributing Reporters

Unclaimed Body Count Bloats County Morgue
There are almost 5,000 unclaimed bodies on file with the L.A. County Coroner's office. When not claimed, the bodies are cremated and their ashes are buried in a mass grave or stacked up in boxes. The names wait in ghostly purgatory. The problem is simple and tragic. Relatives of the dead can't afford to recover their loved ones. [...]