Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards.
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Huntington Park residents confront City Council members over the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office probe into a $24-million aquatic center that has not been built.
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Members of the Community Self-Defense Coalition patrol neighborhood streets in an effort to alert people about ICE operations and inform them of their rights.
Huntington Park was promised a $24-million pool complex. It was never built. Where did the money go?
Photos posted on Facebook show police tape blocking the entrance to Huntington Park City Hall and a white van in the parking lot.
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