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A man from the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles was sentenced Thursday to 292 months in federal prison for producing child pornography of him raping a 15-year-old girl he kidnapped from her Oregon home.

LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis came to the defense of her colleague, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, dubbing a sheriff's department political corruption probe into Kuehl a vindictive effort to "defame, harass and discredit" an elected official who has been openly critical of Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

The mother of an inmate who died in 2021 while in custody is suing Los Angeles County and Sheriff Alex Villanueva, alleging the 27-year-old man succumbed to a beating rather than drugs as asserted by deputies.

The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell below the 700 mark Thursday, continuing a mostly steady downward trend and echoing drops in infection numbers.

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A Los Angeles City Council committee sought reports Thursday from various departments to help meet the city's Electric Vehicle Master Plan.

Los Angeles County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in August, up from a revised 4.9% in July, according to the latest figures released by the state Employment Development Department.

City Councilman Gil Cedillo faced criticism from several members of the public during Friday's council meeting over how he conducted Wednesday's Housing Committee meeting, during which the committee took up recommendations to end the COVID-19 eviction moratorium in Los Angeles.

Orange County's COVID-19 hospitalizations and positivity rates continue to decline as the death toll for last month neared 100, according to data released Thursday by the Orange County Health Care Agency.