Paige St. John covers criminal justice, disasters and investigative stories for the Los Angeles Times from Northern California. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting in 2011. She hails most recently from Florida, where she covered state politics, hurricanes and property insurance.
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Police tell Silver Lake and East Hollywood residents to keep the lights on at night, lock all doors and windows, and be watchful for suspicious people or vehicles.
July 28, 2024
Rancho Palos Verdes’ sliding land triggers short-notice gas shutoffs to coastal homes, adding to the miseries they have endured.
July 28, 2024
After pesticides are found in legal weed products, California regulators scramble to get a testing program in place.
July 30, 2024
The man pursued the robbers as they drove away, and allegedly collided his black SUV into the back of their white sedan, police said.
June 30, 2024
Police said five people were in custody -- although none had yet been charged with any crimes -- after a ‘mutual combat situation’ on the sand down by the waterline near Lifeguard Tower 14.
June 30, 2024
California recalls a popular vape as cannabis leaders call for a crackdown on pesticide contamination.
June 26, 2024
Cannabis growers tap into an outlaw market of banned, smuggled chemicals, putting public health at risk.
June 14, 2024
California doesn’t pull legal weed from store shelves to test for pesticides; we did and found dangerous chemicals
June 14, 2024
Consuming weed that is contaminated with dangerous chemicals can have severe impacts on health including neurological damage, endocrine disruption, reproductive harm, loss of appetite, weakness and heart failure.
June 14, 2024
An illustrated explainer of how chemicals used to control weed-killing pests make their way into cannabis products, and what producers can do when their products fail a lab test.
June 14, 2024