Ben Poston
@latimes investigative reporter | @USCAnnenberg adjunct prof | former @js_watchdog | @IRE_NICAR member | @AT_Conservancy finisher
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2 months ago |
latimes.com | Ben Poston
Then-Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony on skid row in January 2022 for an affordable housing project developed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Former Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de León is facing an $18,750 ethics fine for voting on city council decisions in which he had a financial interest and for failing to disclose income.
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Mar 25, 2025 |
businessandamerica.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston
Rats had infested the assisted living facility in Van Nuys, state investigators said. Elderly residents wandered off without supervision, medications weren’t properly administered, and emergency pull cords in some bedrooms didn’t work, the state alleged.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
businessandamerica.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston
It’s not easy for Californians seeking care for themselves or their loved ones to find out if someone involved with another kind of care facility has been banned from running an assisted living home by the California Department of Social Services. The names of barred individuals aren’t posted anywhere that is readily available to the public, according to Social Services.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
latimes.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston
It’s not easy for Californians seeking care for themselves or their loved ones to find out if someone involved with another kind of care facility has been banned from running an assisted living home by the California Department of Social Services. The names of barred individuals aren’t posted anywhere that is readily available to the public, according to Social Services.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
latimes.com | Emily Alpert Reyes |Ben Poston
A Times investigation found that people banned by California from operating assisted living homes were able to remain involved with other types of care facilities, a result of the state’s fragmented system for regulating facilities that care for elderly, disabled or ailing people. Californians have no simple way to check whether a provider at a health facility or home health agency was previously banned from assisted livinghomes.
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