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Christopher Damien

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Christopher Damien | The LA Local Published September 30, 2026 5:00 AM

    Chiquita Canyon landfill (opens the original)

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    The backstory: An underground chemical reaction at Chiquita Canyon landfill has burned for years, producing large amounts of noxious chemicals and bad odors. Residents nearby have complained about symptoms like headaches and nausea. What’s new: The State Auditor released a report this week that found the county’s public health department hasn’t done enough to help or inform the community. For example, the audit says the department got reports from the landfill operator every quarter at times sho

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Christopher Damien | The LA Local Published September 30, 2026 5:00 AM

    Mental Health review (opens the original)

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    Why it matters: LAPD officers fatally shot more than 60 people between 2021 and 2025, according to the most recent data the department reported to the California Department of Justice. All of those deaths will be reviewed. Why now: “There is a severe shortage of mental and behavioral health care, and too many people in crisis have nowhere to turn,” Mayor Bass said in a prepared statement. “People cycle between the streets, emergency rooms, and detention facilities, and too often come into contac

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Christopher Damien | The LA Local Published September 30, 2026 at 5:00 AM PDT

    Mayor Bass orders independent review of how LAPD responds to mental health crises (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. How LAPD responds when someone is experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis is getting a closer look. Last week, Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive ordering an independent review of the department’s response, including its policies, training and use of force. “There is a severe shortage of mental and behavioral healt

  4. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · By Christopher Damien, Isaiah Murtaugh Barish | The LA Local Published September 12, 2026 7:30 AM

    SoFi & Inglewood (opens the original)

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    What one side says: Companies tied to Stan Kroenke and his Hollywood Park stadium property say Inglewood owes them about $400 million under the agreement that had the companies pay for the development’s infrastructure up front in exchange for future reimbursement. What Inglewood says: But Inglewood said it shouldn’t have to pay, and claimed the agreement was not enforceable, prompting several businesses that operate SoFi, YouTube Theater and other real estate developments on the site to sue in D

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · By Christopher Damien, Isaiah Murtaugh Barish | The LA Local Published Sep 12, 2026 7:30 AM

    The deal that helped bring SoFi Stadium to Inglewood isn’t legally valid, judge rules (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. This story first appeared on The LA Local. The contract Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium was built on is void, a judge ruled, upending a 10-year-old deal at the center of a larger fight between the city and the stadium developer. Companies tied to Stan Kroenke and his Hollywood Park stadium property say Inglewood owes them about $400 million un

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