Michael Garcia (center in photograph), who was once a junior cadet in the Bell Police Department’s junior explorer program, struggled to receive special education services as an inmate in the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail for 19 months.Kelvin Kuo/For The Center for Investigative Reporting TEHACHAPI, Calif. – School ended for Michael Garcia with a […]
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Joanna Lin is a data reporter for Reveal. She previously covered K-12 education and health for California Watch, a project of The Center for Investigative Reporting. She also was a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Times, where she covered breaking news and wrote stories on religion and legal affairs for the metro and national desks. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of the University of Southern California, Lin is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
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Health officials warn of lead in eye cosmetic
A girl wears kohl around her eyes. Similar products are known in other languages as tiro and surma. New York City Health Department After a Massachusetts doctor found high levels of lead in an infant’s blood last year, hospital staff found no hazards in common sources of the toxic metal – paint at the family’s home, […]
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State repeatedly cites national retailer for selling lead-tainted jewelry
As Americans consume more and more products from China and other countries with weaker consumer safety regulations, the case of Rainbow Apparel shows how persistent the problem of lead contamination can be and how, in turn, consumers may never know if their trinkets are safe. READ FULL STORY | MAP | VIDEO | CALIFORNIA WATCH