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Nicholas Slayton

Nicholas Slayton is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering inequality, homelessness and armed conflict. He is a contributing editor for Task & Purpose and has written for The New Republic, The American Prospect and Wired.

Military Helicopters and Simulated Gunfire Disrupt Multiple Cities in L.A. County

"The city received no advanced notice. I was told that our staff contacted CalPoly officials and confirmed that it was indeed a military exercise by the Department of Defense,” said Council Member Andrew Chou of Diamond Bar, one of the cities affected by U.S. military exercises in the region this week.