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Electric scooters have become the vehicle of choice for many people in Los Angeles, including large numbers of college students. It turns out, they are also increasingly a target for thieves. @madhri.bsky.social has details in a @crosstownla.bsky.social story. xtown.la/2025/02/27/e...

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E-scooters are zippy, compact and convenient. And, as thieves have figured out they're easy to resell. Reported by @madhri.bsky.social xtown.la/2025/02/27/e...

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Crosstown is devoted to making local news more vibrant and sustainable. This week, Editor & Publisher covered what we do and the difference it can make in building strong communities.

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A year ago everyone was talking about the #graffiti covering the stalled towers in DTLA. However, the number of clean-ups in the city in 2024 actually fell slightly from the previous year. Details and data in this @crosstownla.bsky.social story. xtown.la/2025/02/20/l...

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Thieves are ripping copper wire out of streetlights at an accelerating pace. And the city of Los Angeles cannot keep up. xtown.la/2025/02/17/s...

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Are your streetlights dark? It's an epidemic of copper wire theft. And Los Angeles is more than 6 months behind in repairs. xtown.la/2025/02/17/s...

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Did your streetlights go out? Blame the rising price of copper. xtown.la/2025/02/17/s...

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+1 for press freedom.

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Which neighborhoods on the Eastside of LA suffer the most severe injuries in traffic collisions? And how do these communities compare with the rest of the city? I broke it down for @theeastsiderla.bsky.social, with some help from @crosstownla.bsky.social. www.theeastsiderla.com/neighborhood...

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We have more fires in Los Angeles. We also have more arson. See the stats. xtown.la/2025/02/06/a...

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NEW for @crosstownla.bsky.social : As wildfires burn, arson reports are rising in Los Angeles xtown.la/2025/02/06/a...

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Complaints about non-functioning streetlights have tripled in the past five years, as thieves rip out the copper wire for resale. Get the Crosstown neighborhood newsletter to figure out how you're impacted where you live. newsletter.xtown.la

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The city of Los Angeles ended 2024 with 302 traffic fatalities. The good news is that's down 12.5% from the previous year. The bad news is the roads remain far deadlier than in the pre-pandemic era. More in my new @crosstownla.bsky.social story. xtown.la/2025/01/27/t...

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Once again, Los Angeles notches more traffic deaths than homicides in 2024. xtown.la/2025/01/27/t...

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Los Angeles is staring up at a massive rebuilding that will take at least a decade and require money, labor and planning. The city's record on building new housing over the past decade is pretty bleak, though. xtown.la/2024/12/04/a...

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We made a mistake! A story we published in December used an incorrect methodology to calculate the number of new apartments permitted in Los Angeles. We've updated it here. xtown.la/2024/12/04/a...

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Angelenos wanted a little more help with city services last year, as 311 calls rose 5.2%. Notable climbs for bulky item pick-ups and #homeless encampment reports. Details and data in my @crosstownla.bsky.social story. xtown.la/2025/01/21/m...

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On @crosstownla.bsky.social there are a few different ways to look at the impact of the #wildfires. Story by @thematthewroyer.bsky.social. xtown.la/2025/01/15/d...

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How do we place these wildfires in context? We put together three charts to help. xtown.la/2025/01/15/d...

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My brother @thematthewroyer.bsky.social — an all-around great journalist — with a solid piece for @crosstownla.bsky.social on the Southern California fires.

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How can you measure the impact of the Eaton and Palisades fires? We put together a few charts to help.

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The wildfires have propelled discussions about the LAFD budget (which is separate from the L.A. County Fire Department). While the amount allocated and spent should theoretically be easy to determine, that’s not necessarily the case. Here are 7 years of budgets vs. actual spending.

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Last year was the first time in 5 years that Los Angeles recorded fewer than 300 murders. xtown.la/2025/01/13/l...

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Los Angeles is rightly focused on the fires right now. But in some good news, the homicide rate in the city fell sharply last year. xtown.la/2025/01/13/l...

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On the non-fire front, murders in the city of L.A. dropped dramatically last year, with the homicide count falling below 300 for the first time since 2019. My @crosstownla.bsky.social story has details and data. xtown.la/2025/01/13/l...

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Los Angeles had a housing crisis before 10s of thousands were displaced and entire neighborhoods were razed. Now we much address the original problem at the same time we need to rebuild. @crosstownla.bsky.social's reporting on this is cited by @nytimes.com

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On New Year's Day, @nytimes.com cited Crosstown reporting in its "62 Fascinating Facts of 2024" piece. We came in at #32, about the spike in shoplifting in L.A. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/i...

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Six charts to illustrate hate crimes in L.A. County. xtown.la/2024/12/23/s...

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We put L.A. Country's hate-crime numbers in charts. It's not pretty. xtown.la/2024/12/23/s...

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An L.A. County report reveals an unsettling rise in hate crimes--45% in one year. For @crosstownla.bsky.social I break it down in a series of charts. xtown.la/2024/12/23/s...

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How did L.A. vote compared with the rest of the state? The rest of the nation? xtown.la/2024/12/16/a...

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The ports of LA and Long Beach are the economic engine of Southern California... and a major source of air pollution. We created a map that tracks the journeys of trucks to and from the port across LA County over 15 months. Check out your ZIP code or your street. truckcount.sc-cehrt.org

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In the city of L.A., nearly 977,000 people voted for #KamalaHarris and just under 370,000 picked #DonaldTrump. Somehow, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got 15,233 votes in the city. For @crosstownla.bsky.social I looked at turnout, tendencies and more. xtown.la/2024/12/16/a...

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Who voted for Trump in LA and who for Kamala? xtown.la/2024/12/16/a...

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Had something stolen off your porch? From your apartment lobby? Tis the season. xtown.la/2024/12/09/t...

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What if L.A. had an election and nobody came? Amazingly, turnout was down by 10% in Los Angeles County compared with four years ago. Here's our story. With charts, of course. xtown.la/2024/12/06/e...

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Did you think this Presidential elections was high stakes? L.A. County voters didn't agree. Turnout tumbled this year by double digits. See the charts. xtown.la/2024/12/06/e...

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L.A. is building a lot fewer apartments these days, and it could make housing insecurity much worse going forward. xtown.la/2024/12/04/a...

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L.A.'s COVID metrics are pretty low. But this is often the super-spreader moment of the year. xtown.la/2024/11/27/i...

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“The fact that South L.A. communities see the most hit-and-run deaths is not a surprise,” said Damian Kevitt, executive director of the advocacy group Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) Full report: lataco.com/nearly-10-ye... This article was co-published with @crosstownla.bsky.social

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Los Angeles is failing to make its streets safer. The stats on hit-and-runs tell the story. xtown.la/2024/11/25/l...

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City Councilman Kevin de Leon spent more than any other candidate in Los Angeles this cycle, and lost. Which candidates got the most votes per dollar? xtown.la/2024/11/21/w...

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L.A. election results prove that money isn't everything. Candidates who spent the most didn't always win. Some failed spectacularly. xtown.la/2024/11/21/w...

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Fears about shoplifting in Los Angeles animated much of the election for District Attorney. But what are the actual stats? xtown.la/2024/11/18/s...

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