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Elly Yu

Reporter · US

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13
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Elly Yu

    California offers free money for college. Less than 20% of kids in LA County have claimed it (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. The federal financial aid process opened this past week for students applying to college for next year. But for many California students, a source of state financial help remains untapped. In 2022, the state launched the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, also known as CalKIDS, and began creating investment acco

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Elly Yu

    LA County Public Health fell short in response to Chiquita Canyon landfill issues, audit says (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. 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 departmen

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Elly Yu

    LA County will start mailing ballots this week for November election (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. Los Angeles County will begin sending mail-in ballots starting this Thursday ahead of the Nov. 3 elections. Counties across the state have until next Monday, Oct. 5, to begin mailing out ballots. In the June primary, nearly 82% of the total ballots cast in L.A. County were through vote-by-mail ballots. State and local officials are enco

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Elly Yu

    Supreme Court gives OK to Trump's voter database. California says it won't use it (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. California officials say they will not use a federal database pushed by the Trump administration to check voter eligibility. That’s after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way last week for states to use it. The Trump administration wants states to use its controversial data system, Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements — or S

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Elly Yu

    New law aims to hold social workers more accountable, years after death of abused Palmdale child (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. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill aimed at protecting children who are abused. The law, which went into effect this week, is named “Gabriel’s Law,” after Gabriel Fernandez — an 8-year-old boy in Palmdale who died in 2013 after being tortured and abused by his mother and her boyfriend. “It devastated the community. Still has,” said Sta

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