Matt Hamilton

Matt Hamilton is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter. He can be reached via email at [email protected] and Signal at Matt_Hamilton.01

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Sep 8, 2026

Can Anyone Save USC?

After a decade of public crisis — and untold private drama — the university has an unlikely new leader. Can Beong-Soo Kim turn USC around?

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Sep 8, 2026

Full Transcript: President Beong-Soo Kim on USC's Future

It’s been a decade of turmoil at USC. Can Kim move the university forward?

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Sep 1, 2026

How Karen Bass delivers millions to pet causes

The little-known fundraising tool that lets elected officials solicit donations from corporations, unions and wealthy backers.

Matt Hamilton

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Sep 1, 2026

How L.A. Politicians Use ‘Behested Payments’ to Deliver Millions to Pet Causes

The little-known fundraising tool that lets elected officials solicit donations from corporations, unions and wealthy backers.

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Aug 20, 2026

L.A. Healthcare Giant Pays Millions to One Family, Sparking IRS Complaint

AltaMed — pivotal to healthcare for the poor in L.A. — employs six members of the CEO’s family.

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Aug 20, 2026

The powerful L.A. nonprofit whose CEO has his wife and kids on payroll

Plus, what happened at the Sherman Oaks mayoral debate, sandwich heaven in Glendale and a controversial new consultant.

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Aug 19, 2026

Nithya Raman's Campaign Has A New Adviser: Controversial Political Firm Fight Agency

Fight Agency, which was celebrated for its work on behalf of New York Mayor Mamdani and criticized for its role in the campaign of disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, will advise Raman’s bid to unseat Mayor Karen Bass

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Aug 14, 2026

Palisades Village is back

Plus: big money flows into the mayor's race, a potential shift in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics and the must-have summer celeb accessory.

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Aug 11, 2026

This criminal case is the Rorschach test of L.A. politics

Plus, water politics, L.A. River bike path, Tupac’s murder trial and more.

Matt Hamilton

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Aug 11, 2026

The Corruption Saga Dividing L.A. Politics

Mark Ridley-Thomas may soon go to prison for bribery. Has he been wronged?

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Aug 5, 2026

Nikki Finke’s estate is shopping her never-published book

Plus, Trump visits L.A., a reunion of beloved local TV hosts, and (another) looming insurance crisis.

Matt Hamilton

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Aug 5, 2026

Nikki Finke's Last TOLDJA

Hollywood’s most-feared journalist wrote a book before she died. Her estate is now shopping the manuscript.

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Jul 23, 2026

The Gascón era’s expensive hangover

Plus, the Cinerama Dome returns, Newsom appoints a podcaster, and rats abound in Boyle Heights.

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Jul 23, 2026

The Gascón Era Is Proving Costly

The County of Los Angeles has agreed to pay out at least $14 million to prosecutors who say they were improperly sidelined, reassigned or otherwise suffered after criticizing the former D.A.'s reforms.

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Jul 16, 2026

Mejia Backs Raman, Uniting Two City Hall Pariahs

Fresh off his victory, City Controller Kenneth Mejia backs Nithya Raman: ‘Nithya will bring the change we need at City Hall.’

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Jul 15, 2026

A bad crosswalk will cost L.A. $20 million and counting

Plus, an In-N-Out ban, gossip from Dan Tana’s, and a treasured Palisades park reopens.

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Jul 1, 2026

The new housing law that could reshape your neighborhood

The landmark (and incredibly contentious) law SB 79 goes into effect July 1, with the potential to remake neighborhoods near transit in the years to come.

Matt Hamilton

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Jun 23, 2026

Interview with an Arson Suspect

The untold story of the eight hours when Palisades fire suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht welcomed two detectives into his home — and went hiking with them.

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