SPECIAL SERIES: Fraying Safety Net Raises Risk Of Hunger
Comments (0) | @news, Hunger in the Golden State, Los Angeles and Region
Emilie Mutert, Ashley Ragovin

Two key safety net programs for poor people in California are sagging under soaring demand and long-ignored problems that impair their effectiveness.

An Annenberg investigative journalism class spent a semester reporting on Californians dealing with hunger and food insecurity. To see the entire multimedia reporting series, visit the Hunger in the Golden State Web site.

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Green Burials Take The Greener Path To Greener Fields
Comments (1) | @science, Environment, Science
Emilie Mutert
Senior Editor

Green burials revisit the meaning of "ashes to ashes, dust to dust."



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Fifth District LA City Council Race Too Close To Call
Comments (3) | @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Emilie Mutert, C. J. Dablo
Senior Editors

County Registrar still needs to count thousands of provisional and vote-by-mail ballots

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Students Embrace Reading, With A Little Help From Man's Best Friends
Comments (0) | @local, Los Angeles and Region, News Feature
Newly Paul, Emilie Mutert
Staff Reporter and Senior Editor

WATCH: Therapy dogs make a calm, nonjudgmental audience for young readers.

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Koretz And Vahedi Compete To Replace Weiss
Comments (0) | @editor, @local, Los Angeles, News Analysis
Emilie Mutert
Senior Editor

Both candidates have criticized their predecessor for his lack of attentiveness to constituents.

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Marijuana Dispensaries Still Wrapped In Legal Haze
Comments (4) | @editor, @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Emilie Mutert
Senior Editor

As the City Council debates new legislation, some neighborhood residents worry about the number and location of dispensaries

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Neighbors Lose As New Metro Station Breaks Ground
Comments (4) | @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Emilie Mutert
Staff Reporter
Expo Park station still on track despite calls of protest from would-be neighbors.

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