Matt Hamilton
@_hamilton_matt
Los Angeles Times reporter on investigations and civil courts [email protected]
We reviewed thousands of internal records + found how USC pursued donors and prospective donors by admitting their children as walk-on athletes. Most never appeared on a team roster. From @latimesharriet + me: latimes.com/california/sto…
Letters to the Editor: No, there shouldn't be billionaires while their employees live off food stamps (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…
SCOOP: 'South Park' creators reach $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount, finally bringing the beloved cartoon to Paramount+. The breakthrough came Monday after weeks of tense negotiations. @latimes latimes.com/entertainment-…
The Miami Herald's six-year battle to unseal court documents, detailed here. We are still fighting in court for more records and have paid tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to find out who is being protected and why. vanityfair.com/news/epstein-d…
I'm at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles today, where attorney Mark Geragos is on trial over the Nike extortion case with Michael Avenatti and it's like a flashback to 2019.
How an unpermitted food stand in East Hollywood became a billion-dollar business. Great only-in-LA story from @breijOR_THEY on the rise of Dave’s Hot Chicken: latimes.com/food/story/202…
It’s a very good day for Mayor Karen Bass, with new homelessness numbers showing the # of people living on LA’s streets is down for the second consecutive year. latimes.com/california/sto…
Before Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, there was Harold Ezell —California's original king of deportation. @shelbygrad latimes.com/california/new…
Federal judge temporarily halts alleged indiscriminate immigration stops @brittny_mejia @racheluranga latimes.com/california/sto…
I don't think this story has gotten as much attention as it deserves: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
If you happen to be an LA County official, then an @latimes story with the line "county officials are just now realizing they unwittingly committed an administrative screw-up for the ages" will not make you happy. Good read by @Rjaellis. latimes.com/california/sto…
Mayor Bass and Councilmember Tim McOsker now on the ground at the site of the tunnel collapse in Wilmington Here’s the initial report from @_ClaraHarter latimes.com/california/sto…
I’m on the ground here in Wilmington being briefed on this emergency. Thank you again to all our first responders working to get Angelenos to safety.
Despite White House claims that L.A. is a crime-ridden hell pit, the city's on pace for a record low homicide total this year. LAPD also reports double-digit drops in robberies, aggravated assaults and property crime. More here from @liborjany latimes.com/california/sto…
Under the terms of the deal, the money will be allocated to Trump’s future presidential library. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Palisades reservoir that was empty 'on the one day in history it was needed most' is back online latimes.com/environment/st…
'South Park' dispute escalates as creators accuse Paramount's buyers of meddling latimes.com/entertainment-…
The ‘South Park' dispute just keeps getting uglier - @MegJamesLAT @_hamilton_matt latimes.com/entertainment-…
I just spoke with Job Garcia, a U.S. citizen, who was arrested by Border Patrol agents outside Home Depot in Hollywood. “How many bodies did you guys grab today," he heard an agent ask another. “Oh, we grabbed 31." latimes.com/california/sto…