How UCLA football solved its recruiting crisis in a turbulent year
The bad news was just getting started when UCLA’s football recruiting staff learned that DeShaun Foster had been dismissed. Co-workers would walk into the office of Khary Darlington, the team’s…
Arson suspect accused of tossing firebomb at downtown federal building
Federal authorities arrested a man for throwing an improvised explosive device at a downtown Los Angeles federal building Monday morning, according to officials. Jose F. Jovel, 54, was taken into…
New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids
For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. But what if…
California’s new hazardous waste plan worries environmentalists
A California environmental oversight board approved a state plan outlining strategies to safely reduce hazardous waste — despite sharp criticism from environmental groups who say several aspects of the plan…
VA has plan for Trump’s Center for Warrior Independence in West LA
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released a document suggesting that the renovation of two shuttered, historic buildings on its West Los Angeles campus will be the first step in…
Memo to ‘nice’ Americans: You’re all illegal now
On Thanksgiving evening, as Americans offered grace for their blessings and feasted with loved ones, President Trump’s contribution to the country’s dinner table was the digital equivalent of a flaming…
Trump stops pretending it’s about the ‘worst of the worst’
The killing of Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old serving her country in the National Guard to help pay for college, is horrific. Her fellow soldier, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains…
San Bernardino mass shooting still shapes the national conversation
Mandy Pifer, a therapist, was with a client in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 2015, when she received a text about a mass shooting in San Bernardino. Her fiance, Shannon…
If elected, this City Council candidate says he will live in a trailer at MacArthur Park
MacArthur Park has come to symbolize some of Los Angeles’ most intractable issues. Homeless people crowd the park and streets nearby. Drug dealers peddle fentanyl in public. Businesses struggle to…
How one Angeleno built a health-conscious oasis in L.A.’s food desert
Olympia Auset’s route to opening a health food emporium in one of the food deserts of Los Angeles started with her own trips to the grocery store. It was 16…