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{"source_url": "https://www.latimes.com", "url": "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-30/newsletter-investigating-californias-worst-modern-boating-disaster", "title": "Newsletter: Investigating California\u2019s worst modern boating disaster", "top_image": "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b02612/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x2625+0+354/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F37%2F400eb50d471a9c7d16252ffedf95%2Fla-photos-freelance-contract-464620-la-me-boat-fire-15-ptf.JPG", "meta_img": "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b02612/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x2625+0+354/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F37%2F400eb50d471a9c7d16252ffedf95%2Fla-photos-freelance-contract-464620-la-me-boat-fire-15-ptf.JPG", "images": ["https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/152f048/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F37%2F400eb50d471a9c7d16252ffedf95%2Fla-photos-freelance-contract-464620-la-me-boat-fire-15-ptf.JPG", "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/0e/c6/b86a8b4b43a793259deb28a32a56/latlogoinverse.svg", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b02612/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x2625+0+354/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F37%2F400eb50d471a9c7d16252ffedf95%2Fla-photos-freelance-contract-464620-la-me-boat-fire-15-ptf.JPG", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/b9/f5/1c9278c94a439e28f5150c679d6f/logo-full-black.svg", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a29ea6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4035x2125+0+0/resize/840x442!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2F79%2F90fb5cd642c3ac6c2766615de9c0%2Fla-me-0115-gorman.JPG", "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0f660fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1152x1152+448+0/resize/100x100!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2Fd5%2Fa6cbf31f29d28be4e56bf5d43243%2Flat-shelby-grad-assistant-managing-editor-cali-002"], "movies": [], "text": "Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter . It\u2019s Monday, Dec. 30. Julia Wick is taking a New Year\u2019s break, so today\u2019s edition is brought to you by L.A. Times Deputy Managing Editor Shelby Grad.\n\nIt was the worst maritime disaster in modern California history: On Labor Day, 24 people died in a fire on board the Conception during a weekend diving trip around the Channel Islands. Since then, two questions have been asked over and over: How could this have happened? And how can this be prevented in the future?\n\nNewsletter Get our Essential California newsletter Subscribe\n\nTimes reporters Mark Puente, Richard Winton and Leila Miller have spent months trying to answer these questions in a series of investigative stories.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAmong their findings:\n\n\u2014 U.S. Coast Guard records over 20 years show the agency repeatedly rejected some recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board for tougher rules, describing the proposals as \u201cunnecessarily burdensome and a duplication of existing requirements.\u201d\n\n\u2014 The Conception was one of about 325 small passenger vessels built before 1996 and given special exemptions from safety standards that the Coast Guard imposed on new vessels, some of which required larger escape hatches and illuminated exit signs.\n\n\u2014 More than 100 boats in California were grandfathered with weaker safety rules, according to a searchable Times database.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe reporters\u2019 latest story asks whether the federal rules in place worked. Coast Guard safety rules require at least one crew member roving the vessel whenever passengers are in the bunk area. But even before the Labor Day fire that killed 34 people aboard the Conception, some former captains said this critical rule designed to protect passengers was not followed. \u201cIt\u2019s a regulation, but it wasn\u2019t really followed,\u201d one said.\n\n[Read the story: \u201cBefore Conception boat fire, some captains say Coast Guard safety rule was ignored\u201d in the Los Angeles Times]\n\nWhere is this all going?\n\nIn the aftermath of The Times\u2019 reporting, there has been a push to tighten safety regulations. The Coast Guard also said it is now reviewing whether some of the NTSB\u2019s earlier recommendations should be reconsidered. Expect action in Congress in 2020.\n\nAnd finally, here are biographies of the victims. They were united in tragedy by a love for the sea.\n\nAnd now, here\u2019s what else is happening around California:\n\nTOP STORIES\n\nThe plight of two friends back on the streets shows the challenges L.A. faces not just in getting people into housing, but also in keeping them there. This is the final installment of The Times\u2019 \u201cStreet Within\u201d series on homelessness. Los Angeles Times\n\nAdvertisement\n\nPlus:\n\nOne rapper\u2019s rise from the streets of Koreatown. L.A. Taco\n\nThis is one way L.A. can be more humane. Los Angeles Times\n\n2019 was the year homelessness became a true crisis in L.A. Los Angeles Times\n\nMalibu is trying to ban pesticides. But the coastal city is expecting a big fight, and there are some unexpected foes. Los Angeles Times\n\nHow new labor laws in California will change the way many people work. Los Angeles Times\n\nL.A. STORIES\n\nLos Angeles police have stepped up patrols in and around Jewish communities and synagogues after a man stabbed and wounded five people gathered for a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi\u2019s home in New York. Los Angeles Times\n\nAdvertisement\n\nL.A. says it is ready to deal with complaints over Hollywood Hills tour vans. But we\u2019ve heard it before. Los Angeles Times\n\nThe Grapevine is at the heart of the California freeway system. As the last week has shown, it also remains vulnerable. Los Angeles Times\n\nA snowstorm halted hundreds of vehicles on Dec. 16, 1940, near Gorman on the Ridge Route, a highway between Los Angeles and Kern counties. (Los Angeles Times)\n\nA Christmas tree sparked a fire that killed three people in Hemet. Los Angeles Times\n\nPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT\n\nThe story of PG&E: An investigation examines how weak regulators, poor management, misguided strategies and many errors caused so much destruction. Wall Street Journal\n\nIs prison realignment money being misspent in California? Sacramento Bee\n\nSouthern California keeps turning bluer. A look at why. Orange County Register\n\nSan Jose\u2019s once-struggling airport is taking off. That could mean an expansion for the Silicon Valley hub. Mercury News\n\nCALIFORNIA CULTURE\n\nAnother historic newspaper in California is closing. This one has a connection to Mark Twain. Los Angeles Times\n\nCalifornia is booming. But Californians are cranky at the end of 2019. New York Times\n\nThe Netflix series \u201cYou\u201d moved from New York to L.A. and picked up a lot of stereotypes along the way. The creators explain why. Los Angeles Times\n\nPlaya del Rey is having a moment. And some say it\u2019s affordable ... if you are moving from Bel-Air. New York Times\n\nSan Francisco\u2019s \u201cBeach Blanket Babylon\u201d is coming to an end and might be perfect for this moment in history. San Francisco Chronicle\n\nCALIFORNIA ALMANAC\n\nLos Angeles: partly cloudy, 66. San Diego: cloudy, 64. San Francisco: sunny, 57. San Jose: sunny, 58. Sacramento: sunny, 60. More weather is here.\n\nAND FINALLY\n\nThis week\u2019s birthdays for those who made a mark in California:\n\nDodgers legend Sandy Koufax (Dec. 30, 1935), Nobel laureate and UC Berkeley cell biology professor Randy Schekman (Dec. 30, 1948), golf pro Tiger Woods (Dec. 30, 1975) Lakers star LeBron James (Dec. 30, 1984) and Snap Chairman Michael Lynton (Jan. 1, 1960).\n\nIf you have a memory or story about the Golden State, share it with us . (Please keep your story to 100 words.)", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": [""], "tags": ["Things to Do"], "authors": ["Deputy Managing Editor", "Shelgrad Oversees California", "Metro Coverage For The Los Angeles Times."], "publish_date": "Mon Dec 30 00:00:00 2019", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "The L.A. 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