L.A.’s double disaster left thousands of scars, and healing will take years
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> In the cracked and carved metropolis of Los Angeles, there are as many stories as there are people, but there is only one binding, essential truth. Disaster has…
How an accessory dwelling could turn into a 20-story tower in Berkeley
At first the plan for the property a block from UC Berkeley was modest: build a two-unit accessory dwelling behind a pair of small apartment buildings. Since then, Berkeley’s zoning…
Trump administration moves to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., in a decision experts…
Board Approves Motion to Aid Families Recovering Final Paychecks After Immigration Raids
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to explore an ordinance allowing families to recover an employee’s last paycheck when the employee is unavailable, regardless of…
Feds conduct bust of Mexican Mafia-linked L.A. gang known for kidnapping, murder
Federal agents arrested 16 alleged members of Puente-13 — a violent San Gabriel Valley-based gang known for carrying out killings “greenlighted” by the Mexican Mafia, kidnapping enemies and trafficking significant…
Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested after director and his wife found dead at their Brentwood home
Rob Reiner’s younger son, Nick Reiner, was in police custody Monday for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home…
Video: Amazon delivery driver appears to nab cat from SoCal home
A Los Angeles County resident is still looking for her missing cat after an Amazon delivery driver was seen on surveillance video appearing to take the animal from her home…
If You Close It, They Will Come.
If we close the Santa Monica Airport, the outcome is not the “great park” some imagine. What will come instead—predictably and inevitably—are forces far more disruptive to our community: first,…
$4 million for affordable housing in Altadena sparks new hope
For several days after the Eaton fire tore through Altadena, Wayne Clarvoe couldn’t bear to leave his fire-damaged apartment building. He stayed in his truck outside the affordable senior complex,…
Some Newsom detractors make up stuff, though there’s fodder for legitimate criticism
As Gavin Newsom ramps up his almost certain campaign for president, and polls put him in contention for the Democratic Party’s nomination in 2028, he has become a favorite target…