LAPD has stopped updating its online crime map, and is refusing to release the underlying data. Rent control rules can be confusing, but they've become so opaque in Baldwin Park that even city officials don't know how much landlords can legally raise rents. L.A. City Council has made a venue change for the 2028 Olympics closing ceremonies.

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