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How violent online groups like CVLT and 764 recruit, extort and abuse teens

L.A. Times staff writers Clara Harter and Brittny Mejia spoke with women who said they were targeted by CVLT, a violent online group that coerced girls into sexual abuse and self-harm on camera. Four alleged key members have since been charged in federal court in Los Angeles. Investigators, however, say the group has splintered into 764, a much larger network the FBI considers a domestic terror threat.

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Smoke cleared, crime soared: Residential burglary up nearly 450% in fire-ravaged Altadena

In the wake of the devastating Eaton fire, Altadena has been hit with a wave of residential burglary as thieves target abandoned properties, sending anxiety surging through the already traumatized community. Los Angeles Times staff writer Clara Harter reports burglars have been breaking into homes, stealing appliances, ripping up copper pipes and even taking melted silver from the ashes. In the Pacific Palisades, however, residents-only checkpoints remain in place and there has not been a similar surge in crime. This discrepancy in burn-scar security has left some Altadena homeowners feeling frustrated and abandoned.

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People Want To Know What Mayor Bass Is Going To Do About Homelessness. Here’s What She Said During The State Of The City Address

People Want To Know What Mayor Bass Is Going To Do About Homelessness. Here’s What She Said During The State Of The City Address

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, in her first State of the City address, called for a massive ramp-up of a motel shelter program for unhoused people – including having the city buy motels and hotels – and separately asked for funding to hire hundreds more police officers. The mayor said her proposed budget will include scaling up her signature program offering motel shelter to