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Hugo Martin
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Assistant Editor @latimes. Pomona College grad. Lakers fan. Cautiously optimistic. I'm not the Doom guy.
“My jaw hit the ground.”
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Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.DC.’s Second in Command
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November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
These California desert communities are seeing a gold rush as wealthy residents move in
September 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The dark side of California’s backyard ADU boom: How much do they ease the housing shortage?
August 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
California took center stage in ICE raids, but other states saw more immigration arrests
August 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees
June 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Who could have seen this coming?

‘Have a nice day, DJT!’: Trump’s breakup with Musk devolves into a war of insults
June 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
L.A. County is paying off millions in medical debt — no strings attached. Do you qualify?
May 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
When FEMA failed to test soil for toxic substances after the L.A. fires, The Times had it done. The results were alarming
May 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
250 years after saving America’s bacon, French have little taste for what Trump dishes out
May 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
No, gracias!

Mexico’s President Punches Back Against Kristi Noem’s Anti-Migrant Ads www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w...
Mexico’s President Punches Back Against Kristi Noem’s Anti-Migrant Ads
The D.H.S. secretary’s appearances on Mexican television blaming migrants for societal ills in the U.S. have drawn a sharp rebuke from Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Rap group Kneecap claims pro-Palestine messages were cut from its Coachella set
April 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Selling California to Denmark is not the craziest idea. We’ve been eyed for takeover before
March 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by Hugo Martin
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came

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This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came
In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir’s floating cover, according to internal emails reviewed by The Times.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
L.A. wildfire resource guide: How to stay safe, what to do and how to help
January 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Maybe they should put labels on those few things that don't cause cancer.

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Surgeon general calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol's cancer risk
Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed.
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January 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A Rolls-Royce Ghost, a spider monkey in a onesie and weed: CHP makes an unusual stop

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A Rolls-Royce Ghost, a spider monkey in a onesie and weed: CHP makes an unusual stop
California Highway Patrol officers were floored by the 'next level monkey business' they discovered inside a speeding Rolls-Royce Ghost in Madera County on Monday night.
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January 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM