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An epic (alleged) water heist in the San Joaquin Valley

Essential California Prosecutors say a local water official orchestrated a decades-long scheme to steal from the Central Valley Project. Some see him as a hydrologic Robin Hood.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  April 29, 2024   View in browser The Delta-Mendota Canal, right, and a parallel canal under the Panoche Water District's control in Firebaugh, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) By Ryan Fonseca Good morning. It's Monday, April 29 . Here's what you need to know to start your day. Feds accuse former irrigation manager of decades-long water theft Hundreds of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators gathered at UCLA Sunday

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Ex-NFL player thought 'Shark Tank' would launch his barbecue empire. It became a nightmare, he says Click to view images

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Behind the calamitous fall of hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs Click to view images

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'Vanderpump Rules' star Lala Kent on life after Randall Emmett
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Determined not to let the "Randall Scandal" define her, the reality TV star was the first person to smell trouble with the show's now infamous "Scandoval."

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Hollywood writers say the bosses make too much. This is what our analysis found Click to view images

A Times survey tallies the paydays for the heads of Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix and more. The issue became a hot topic on picket lines during the Hollywood strikes.

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34 best recording studios (for every budget) in Southern California Click to view images

Los Angeles boasts the highest concentration of top-notch recording studios in the world. We've mapped out 34 of the spaces where SZA, the Beach Boys, Frank Ocean, Neil Diamond and others have made musical magic.

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The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles Click to view images

We've mapped out 27 of the best movie theaters in L.A., from the TCL Chinese and the New Beverly to the Alamo Drafthouse and which AMC reigns in Burbank.

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Netflix has Oscar hopes for its Diana Nyad biopic. But the swimmer's exaggerations cast a pall Click to view images

The sports biopic stars Annette Bening and Jodie Foster in Oscar-buzzed turns. But the film's real-life subject remains hounded by controversy.

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