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Headlines: Police Seek Suspect Who Sexually Assaulted Woman Hiking in Santa Monica Mountains; Man Arrested for Climbing DTLA Skyscraper

Headlines: LAPD Requests $119 Million Budget Increase; CHP Warns They Will Be out On Full Force on Thanksgiving

Headlines: Man Arrested With Flamethrower In DTLA; Another For Bringing Assault Rifle To Little Caesar’s In Ontario

Headlines: Police in Riot Gear Confront Climate Scientists at Chase Bank; COVID Cases Up In Los Angeles

<p>Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; This year, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.</p>


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Crime

Are Vigilante Groups on Facebook to Blame for the Spike in Violence Against L.A.’s Homeless?

<p>Sam Ribakoff is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker from Long Beach, CA.</p>


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How to Stay Informed and Be Ready as Wildfires Burn in Southern California

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