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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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Oct 21, 2026
Plus, drama at Netflix, rail construction in the San Fernando Valley, and a whole lot of public money for one small science institute.
Rick Caruso
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After playing coy for weeks, developer Rick Caruso stops just shy of revealing a decision.
Exclusive
Oct 15, 2026
Katie Zacharia has been cited three times in L.A. and Ventura counties since 2023.
Investigations
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One of L.A.’s powerful public-sector unions has a dead man signing its political paperwork, and is facing accusations of financial mismanagement.
Oct 14, 2026
Plus, a LinkedIn update for the former First Lady of San Francisco, the bigger better Burbank and more.
Oct 9, 2026
Plus, suburban prostitution, Stahl House struggles, a Hollywood bailout and more.
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Oct 1, 2026
L.A. City Council will vote Friday on hiring a law firm to handle the production deal.
Sep 23, 2026
Plus: an inside look at the Paramount deal, a continuing mystery about the cause of the Lineage warehouse fire, and a slate of fabulous new L.A. podcasts
L.A.’s mayor has a partner she rarely speaks of but occasionally travels to visit.
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Sep 8, 2026
After a decade of public crisis — and untold private drama — the university has an unlikely new leader. Can Beong-Soo Kim turn USC around?
It’s been a decade of turmoil at USC. Can Kim move the university forward?
Sep 1, 2026
The little-known fundraising tool that lets elected officials solicit donations from corporations, unions and wealthy backers.
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Aug 20, 2026
AltaMed — pivotal to healthcare for the poor in L.A. — employs six members of the CEO’s family.
Plus, what happened at the Sherman Oaks mayoral debate, sandwich heaven in Glendale and a controversial new consultant.
Aug 19, 2026
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
Aug 14, 2026
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.
Aug 11, 2026
Plus, water politics, L.A. River bike path, Tupac’s murder trial and more.
Mark Ridley-Thomas may soon go to prison for bribery. Has he been wronged?
Aug 5, 2026
Plus, Trump visits L.A., a reunion of beloved local TV hosts, and (another) looming insurance crisis.
Hollywood’s most-feared journalist wrote a book before she died. Her estate is now shopping the manuscript.
Jul 23, 2026
Plus, the Cinerama Dome returns, Newsom appoints a podcaster, and rats abound in Boyle Heights.
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.
Jul 16, 2026
Fresh off his victory, City Controller Kenneth Mejia backs Nithya Raman: ‘Nithya will bring the change we need at City Hall.’
Jul 15, 2026
Plus, an In-N-Out ban, gossip from Dan Tana’s, and a treasured Palisades park reopens.
