Matthew Seedorff
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NEW: One day before a PATH worker was federally arrested in LA on fentanyl distribution charges, mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt told me in a 1-on-1 interview: “The same people giving out needles are also giving out drugs.” Pratt also claimed “arrests are coming.” Today, federal authorities arrested a PATH employee near MacArthur Park.
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NEW: I spoke exclusively with the organizer behind the viral fake encampment videos outside Nithya Raman’s home. He defended the stunt saying: “We brought it to her doorstep so she can see what other people are going through.” Raman’s campaign says it crossed a line involving her family.
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WATCH: Four months before launching his campaign against Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt attended a Pacific Palisades fire recovery event hoping to ask the mayor whether she supported a congressional investigation into the fire. Bass was scheduled to attend, but didn’t show up. When I asked Pratt about her absence, he responded: “Maybe she’s in Ghana.” (Interview: Aug. 26, 2025. Pratt announced his mayoral campaign Jan. 7, 2026.) Now, less than a year later, Pratt and Bass are facing off in Tuesday’s Los Angeles mayoral primary.
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BREAKING: Major law enforcement operation underway at MacArthur Park. F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli says this is “Phase III” of efforts to make the park safer. He says authorities will keep returning for random sweeps until the open drug use ends.
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BREAKING: Officials say the failing toxic chemical tank in Garden Grove, CA is now above the 100-degree threshold on its gauge. OCFA says crews have discovered a crack in the tank, but the risk of a catastrophic failure or explosion remains. Evacuation orders are still in place for thousands.
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WATCH: A recorded call involving Karen Bass, made days before the Palisades Fire, is resurfacing ahead of the primary, with John Alle now identifying himself as the person who recorded it. Alle says he warned about dangerous winds and fire risk during the call. Bass’ campaign strongly disputes that, saying the call focused on planned law enforcement activity in MacArthur Park, not fire danger.
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NEW: A bus stop bench has been removed in MacArthur Park after complaints about homeless people sleeping there and using drugs nearby. But residents tell FOX 11 Los Angeles the missing bench is just a symptom of a much deeper crisis involving open drug use, violence and chaos near Alvarado & 6th. During our visit, we witnessed a violent daytime assault, open drug use and needles scattered across the area.
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NEW: A Long Beach man says thieves drilled into his pickup truck’s gas tank overnight… stealing about $80 in fuel and leaving behind a $2,000 repair bill. “I hear like a faucet running… gasoline everywhere.” Comes as gas prices across Los Angeles climb above $6/gallon.
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NEW: Billionaire Stephen Cloobeck says he threw Rep. Eric Swalwell out of his Beverly Hills home after “busting his trust” — amid sexual assault allegations Swalwell denies. Swalwell has since dropped out of the governor’s race and resigned. “You don’t exist in my life.”
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LATEST: A toxic chemical tank in Orange County could still explode at any moment, forcing 50,000 people from their homes for another night. Officials say the unstable tank contains 7,000 gallons of highly flammable chemicals at a Garden Grove aerospace facility. Crews are racing to check a crack in the tank to see if the likelihood of an explosion has decreased.
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NEW: Fire fears are rising in Pacific Palisades as brush grows and the Santa Ynez Reservoir (that was offline during the Palisades Fire) sits empty again. The City of LA starts brush/defensible space inspections tomorrow. Some say they want that same urgency on nearby public land.
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EXCLUSIVE: Family identifies the woman found living in a South L.A. storm drain as a 43-year-old mother of three. They say she’s battled addiction and mental health issues for years and are now pleading for stronger intervention to get her help after she walked away from outreach teams. “She’s not mentally able to think straight for herself.”
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NEW: An L.A. man who quit his job to clean city streets says the trash bags he collects sit for days despite repeated 311 calls. Juan Naula — “Clean L-A With Me” — has picked up 100,000+ lbs of trash this year as he says some residents now turn to him when the city doesn’t respond.
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