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CBS2 Investigates Gets Results; City Starts Testing Water After We Found High Levels Of E. Coli In Echo Park LakeCBS2 Investigative reporter David Goldstein speaks to a water quality expert about levels of e. coli bacteria found in Echo Park Lake.
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'The Public Needs To Know': High Levels Of E. Coli Bacteria Found In Echo Park LakePeople are back out having fun on the swan boats and getting soaked under the fountain at Echo Park Lake, but is it safe?
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Building Inspectors Survey Marina Del Rey Condo Complex After David Goldstein InvestigationJust one day after an investigation by CBS2's David Goldstein exposed potential problems at a Marina Del Rey condo, building inspectors were on the scene Thursday to survey the property.
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Building Inspectors Survey Marina Del Rey Condo Complex Day After David Goldstein InvestigationJust one day after an investigation by CBS2's David Goldstein exposed potential problems at a Marina Del Rey condo, building inspectors were on the scene.
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Exclusive: County Officials Order Inspection Of Marina City Club Towers In Marina Del ReyDavid Goldstein reports on the county's efforts to have the Marina City Club Towers condominium inspected after the tragic collapse of a condo building in Florida last week.
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'It's Alarming To Me': Long Beach Building Inspectors On Alert Following Florida Condo CollapseLong Beach has hundreds of older high-rise buildings near the water, prompting building officials to take a hard look at the deadly building collapse in South Florida to see if any local changes should be made.
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Goldstein Investigates: Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing Catalytic Converters From LA City YardVideos taken between January and a few weeks ago show some of the more brazen thieves not even wearing masks, making their faces easily recognizable. So, why haven't any of the thieves been caught?
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Goldstein Investigates: Scammers Going Old School In Attempt To Defraud EDDThe state is spending millions of dollars with high-tech companies to try and stop unemployment fraud at the California Employment Development Department, but some scammers might be using a pre-internet method to outsmart the system.
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Goldstein Investigates: Dozens Of Fire Safety Violations Reported at LAXA David Goldstein investigation has found dozens of fire safety violation reports for Los Angeles International Airport, some of which inspectors said have been repeatedly ignored.
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Goldstein Investigates: Trailers Meant To Shelter Homeless Residents Sitting Unused In Parking LotsThe trailers, gifts from the state to help house the homeless in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, can be found locked up in a yard next to Dodger Stadium and in a lot at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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LA City Vehicles Hit With Catalytic Converter TheftsCatalytic converter thefts are now hitting taxpayer’s wallets. Thieves are stealing them off City of Los Angeles vehicles.
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CBS2 Investigation Uncovers Dozens Of Security Breaches At LAXA CBS2 investigation has found that there have been more than 100 security breaches at Los Angeles International Airport over the last six years.
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CBS2 Investigates Gets Results; City Starts Testing Water After We Found High Levels Of E. Coli In Echo Park LakeThe City of Los Angeles has begun weekly testing of the water at Echo Park Lake after a CBS2 investigation showed high levels of e. coli bacteria.
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'The Public Needs To Know': High Levels Of E. Coli Bacteria Found In Echo Park LakePeople are back out having fun on the swan boats and getting soaked under the fountain at Echo Park Lake, but is it safe?
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Building Inspectors Survey Marina Del Rey Condo Complex After David Goldstein InvestigationJust one day after an investigation by CBS2's David Goldstein exposed potential problems at a Marina Del Rey condo, building inspectors were on the scene Thursday to survey the property.
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Exclusive: County Orders Inspection Of Marina City Club Towers In Marina Del Rey After Tragic Florida Condo CollapseLos Angeles County officials have ordered an inspection of the Marina City Club Towers, a condominium complex with three buildings in Marina Del Rey, after the tragic Champlain Tower collapse in Florida last week.
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'It's Alarming To Me': Long Beach Building Inspectors On Alert Following Florida Condo CollapseLong Beach has hundreds of older high-rise buildings near the water, prompting building officials to take a hard look at the deadly building collapse in South Florida to see if any local changes should be made.
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Goldstein Investigates: Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing Catalytic Converters From LA City YardVideos taken between January and a few weeks ago show some of the more brazen thieves not even wearing masks, making their faces easily recognizable. So, why haven't any of the thieves been caught?
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Goldstein Investigates: Scammers Going Old School In Attempt To Defraud EDDWhile it's hard to tell how much fraud is being perpetrated by the fax scam alone, it has been estimated that as much as 10% of benefits paid out have been fraudulent.
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Goldstein Investigates: Dozens Of Fire Safety Violations Reported at LAXIn total, there were 77 fire life safety violations written up at LAX since January 2020 in the reports. They included sprinkler system, fire alarms and fire door violations in just about every single terminal at the airport.
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Goldstein Investigates: Trailers Meant To Shelter Homeless Residents Sitting Unused In Parking LotsIn a city where more than 40,000 residents are living on the street, dozens and dozens of travel trailers are sitting unused in parking lots.
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LA City Vehicles Hit With Catalytic Converter TheftsCatalytic converter thefts are now hitting taxpayer’s wallets. Thieves are stealing them off City of Los Angeles vehicles.
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Goldstein Investigates: Taxi Drivers Question Uber's Deal With City Providing Rides To COVID-19 Vaccine SitesUber's $500,000 donation of rides to the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles has come under fire from the city's taxi drivers who claim the rideshare giant is trying to influence city politics.