Karen Foshay
Al Jazeera English
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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‘Wasted in Sacramento’: California’s crop of committees costs millions
Hundreds of California councils and boards with unclear roles are draining taxpayer dollars → Read More
Baby's death linked to alleged massive workers' comp scheme
A doctor indicted for involuntary manslaughter is sued by parents who claim a cream he prescribed killed their 5-month-old infant. → Read More
Miramonte: high-powered investigation never got off the ground
L.A. Unified Superintendent John Deasy had asked civil rights attorney Connie Rice to head a blue-ribbon inquiry into Miramonte, but she says he later pulled the plug. → Read More
Miramonte: LA school district admits having more photos in sex abuse case
An L.A. Unified lawyer made the admission in a court hearing Wednesday, surprising opposing counsel. → Read More
Report: LA County must implement reforms at DCFS (update)
The report concluded: "In eight months of hearing hundreds of hours of testimony, the Commission never heard a single person defend our current child safety system." Officials reacting to the report say the entire child welfare system needs to be changed. → Read More
Former top official says Cal/OSHA funds misspent and unspent
Garrett Brown claims the agency overseeing Cal/OSHA's budget is spending worker protection funds on empty office space, and not spending millions more. → Read More
Laws may have been broken at Central Basin Water District
KPCC obtained an exclusive copy of the full draft report by the firm hired to investigate the creation of Central Basin's $2.7 million trust fund. → Read More
Metropolitan Water District's little-known trips raise questions
A KPCC investigation raises questions about the presence of campaign donors and those with business before the MWD on the agency's weekend field trips to water facilities. → Read More
Central Basin Water District may lose its insurance coverage
Central Basin's insurance authority is threatening to pull its coverage because of 'dysfunction' on the water agency's board of directors. → Read More
Central Basin ratepayers pick up tab for board member's car accident
Central Basin's insurance authority says Art Chacon's car crash was not work related, but the district paid part of his legal costs arising from the accident. → Read More
Two top former officials accuse Cal/OSHA of failing to protect workers
One former official issues a 20-page report in which he lays out his case that the state is not dedicating enough resources to Cal/OSHA. → Read More
Exclusive: Inmate recalls alleged beating that left him in pool of blood
The victim says he was in the hospital for two weeks after the February, 2009 incident. Two L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies were indicted on Friday. → Read More
Central Basin Water District drowning in legal fees
As it searches for unaccounted-for funds, deals with an FBI probe and fights various lawsuits, Central Basin has spent as much as 26 percent of its budget on attorneys. → Read More
Tour bus safety: Casinos look the other way, regulators overwhelmed
Casino buses are part of a booming business in California, but as these buses have soared in popularity, a KPCC investigation found regulation has become more lax. → Read More
Tour bus safety: Regulators struggle to keep up with casino bus boom
Tour buses can now be found in almost every casino parking lot in California. A recent string of accidents has raised questions about safety. → Read More
Memo raises questions about MWD headquarters' seismic fitness
A consultant cites a "potential" for "collapse" in a major quake. MWD insists the $100 million building is safe, and says the consultant used outdated computer models. → Read More
What happened to $2.7m in Central Basin's trust fund?
The water district transferred $2.7 million into a secret trust fund set up to create an EIR for a water project. One board member called it a "slush fund." → Read More
Friday nights are tough for DCFS social workers
County social workers make the difficult calls about whether kids need to be taken from their families. When they do, it's a struggle to find a caregiver. → Read More
Friday nights are tough for DCFS social workers
County social workers make the difficult calls about whether kids need to be taken from their families. When they do, it's a struggle to find a caregiver. → Read More