The SNAP-funding mess makes L.A.’s food-insecurity crisis clear
A strange scene unfolded at the Adams/Vermont farmers market near USC last week. The pomegranates, squash and apples were in season, pink guavas were so ripe you could smell their…
LAPD failed to fully disclose officer domestic violence allegations
The Los Angeles Police Department took more than a year to begin fully disclosing domestic abuse allegations against officers after the state passed a law that mandates reporting and can…
California Supreme Court rejects free-speech challenge to LGBT protections in nursing homes
The California Supreme Court rejected a 1st Amendment challenge to a state law that protects the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes and forbids employees of those…
Trump says Americans will receive $2,000 tariff dividend
President Trump said Sunday that most Americans would receive a $2,000 dividend payment as a result of his administration’s tariffs levied against foreign countries. Trump announced the potential payments on…
How many flights canceled out of LAX, other SoCal airports since Friday
The government shutdown has led to numerous flight cancellations and delays coming into and out of Southern California airports over the weekend. Roughly 150 flights out of SoCal airports were…
Half a million young Californians aren’t in school or work. Most are men
If you ask Jodeah Wilson how his life got off track, he’ll say it’s all about money. He needs money for November rent. He also needs money to pay back…
Firefighters free person stuck under E Line train
Firefighters freed a person who was stuck under an E Line train Sunday morning, according to officials. First responders arrived at the scene on Westwood Boulevard, near the Westwood/Rancho Park…
In Chicago, residents mount a community-wide defense against Trump’s deportation machine
LITTLE VILLAGE, Il. — The moment I got out of my Uber ride in this West Side Chicago neighborhood, the noise was everywhere. Honks. Cursing. Screeching tires. Revving engines. Whistles.…
Even with Proposition 50 win, Newsom faces rough road in 2028
A week before California’s special election, Gavin Newsom made news by doing something practically unheard of. He told donors to stop sending money to pass Proposition 50. It was a…
How can Newsom stay relevant? Become the new FDR
Proposition 50 has passed, and with it goes the warm spotlight of never-ending press coverage that aspiring presidential contender Gavin Newsom has enjoyed. What’s an ambitious governor to do? My…