Fires and floods are eviscerating US communities, intensifying the housing crisis

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The wildfires levied significant long-term damage, with thousands of homes destroyed, billions in damages and a worsening of the state’s housing and homelessness crises. Even before the fires, California already had a shortage of 1.2 million affordable homes, with Los Angeles County alone facing a deficit of 500,000 units.
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EBT fraud crackdown nets local arrest while targeting foreign nationals

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Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a 27-year-old man with stealing thousands of dollars in public assistance benefits, part of a broader crackdown that saw law enforcement arrest 11 foreign nationals in a major Electronic Benefits Transfer fraud operation across the region.
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After the Fires, LA Teachers Are Experiencing ‘Secondary Trauma,’ According to One Expert

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After a natural disaster like the Los Angeles wildfires, teachers are often a first line of support for children processing trauma — but teachers can also experience what expert Stephen Hydon calls secondary traumatic stress.
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Santa Monica teacher arrested for alleged inappropriate relationship with teen girl

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A high school teacher has been arrested for allegedly being involved in an inappropriate relationship with a teen student. Last month, Santa Monica Police Department detectives received a report of a suspected inappropriate relationship between a 16-year-old female Santa Monica High School student and a male teacher.
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