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Los Angeles TimesSaturday, 4 April 2026
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Pilots rescued after two U.S. warplanes go down in Iran
One is hit by enemy fire after Hegseth said air defense systems had been obliterated.
The paper focuses on the successful recovery of the downed pilots while explicitly contrasting the successful enemy strike with recent assurances from the Defense Secretary regarding disabled Iranian air defenses.
U.S. forces have been conducting strikes in Iranian territory, with administration officials recently claiming local air defenses were destroyed. The unexpected loss of two advanced aircraft to enemy fire marks a significant development in the conflict's operational reality.
“had been obliterated”
“Critical of administration claims”
Officials sound alarm on mail-in ballots
A significant number arrived too late to be counted during special election for Prop. 50.
Highlights administrative concerns over postal delays affecting a recent local special election.
Business renters turn buyers
With office space prices bottomed out, downtown tenants with means are snapping up their buildings
Reports on commercial tenants taking advantage of low downtown real estate prices to purchase their buildings.
L.A.’s top federal prosecutor outlasts other Trump allies
Details the political survival of a local federal prosecutor amidst a broader administrative reshuffle.
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