Thomas Curwen
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law
Sacramento lawmakers approved changes to California's landmark behavioral health law. The measure now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom. → Read More
California counties scramble ahead of CARE Court launch
Seven counties will open their CARE Courts on Oct. 1. The state has estimated that 7,000 to 12,000 people will qualify for a treatment plan. → Read More
Apartment fire in West Covina kills three people, including two children
Three people, including two young children, are reported killed in an apartment fire in West Covina. → Read More
Legislators want to change California's conservatorship law
Lawmakers in the past have seen their attempts to amend the landmark 1967 Lanterman-Petris-Short Act fail over concerns that such efforts would impinge upon civil liberties. → Read More
Mountain lion cubs Holly and Hazel becoming friends and building their fan base
One week after Los Angeles bid farewell to its resident celebrity mountain lion, P-22, during a three-hour memorial at the Greek Theatre, two cubs at the Oakland Zoo have become the latest darlings of California’s wildlife set. → Read More
More rain in the forecast for Southern California
After a day of record-setting rain in Southern California, the region gets a break until Sunday night. The sun returns Tuesday. → Read More
L.A. County on track to set up CARE Court this year
Los Angeles County is poised to join the first wave of counties to launch a sweeping new mental health plan pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. → Read More
Destruction, tears and tenacity in California towns battered by earthquake
No stranger to hardship in an economy sustained mostly by the dairy and timber, Ferndale and Rio Dell residents are accustomed to relying on one another. → Read More
How we reported on Anthony, a man living with schizophrenia
A Times reporter and photographer spent months chronicling the life of a man living with schizophrenia. → Read More
Meadowbrook and L.A.'s long and conflicted relationship with mental illness
A mental institution in Mar Vista, built originally as a developer's home, spans the modern history of West Los Angeles and the region's halting efforts to house the mentally ill. → Read More
Pride, loss and second chances: L.A.'s unsheltered take stock before giving thanks
Los Angeles' unhoused residents reflect on love, loss and thanks before the Thanksgiving holiday. → Read More
West Hollywood plans candlelight vigil for victims of Colorado shooting
A candlelight vigil will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. in West Hollywood to express solidarity with the LGBTQ community of Colorado Springs after a shooting at a gay nightclub. → Read More
Suspect arrested in assault on couple after Elton John concert
A couple was assaulted in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium as it emptied out after Elton John's concert last week. A suspect has been arrested. → Read More
The riddle of California's 450-mile-long congressional district
California's 3rd Congressional District stretches 450 miles from Death Valley to Tahoe and past Sacramento suburbs. Residents ask what they have in common. → Read More
A story about suicide: Eight chapters of loss and hope
One man's death may not have been preventable, but understanding what led to it offers hope for others. → Read More
Three years after clinical trial, ketamine provides hope for severely depressed
Ketamine or more specifically, its cousin — esketamine — has started to change the landscape of depression, especially where it borders on suicide. → Read More
Man arrested on suspicion of arson in fire that destroyed historic South L.A. church
Carlos Diaz, 23, was arrested after a fire destroyed Victory Baptist Church and injured three firefighters, authorities said. → Read More
Henry Fuhrmann, Times editor and 'word nerd' who fought for fairness in grammar, dies
A skilled, intuitive and sensitive practitioner of the written language, former Times editor Henry Fuhrmann has died after a brief and sudden illness, his family announced. → Read More
Fire destroys historic Victory Baptist Church in South L.A.
L.A. Fire Department arson investigators are combing through the remains of Victory Baptist Church after a nearly two-hour firefight in South Los Angeles. → Read More
Vin Scully bridged the generations in L.A. 'It’s like your childhood ... is now really over'
Vin Scully's reach into the lives of Angelenos spanned six decades and touched multiple generations. → Read More