Could apartments with only one stairway be a solution to L.A.’s housing crisis?
Architect Simon Ha was trying to squeeze an apartment building onto a 6,400-square foot lot in Hollywood. The city of Los Angeles requires two stairways for such buildings, which limited…
Commentary: L.A. parks get low marks, but opening schoolyards could improve grades
As report cards go, it was one you hoped the dog would eat before anyone saw it. In a recent ranking of parks in the nation’s 100 most populous cities,…
Southwest altering seat policy for plus-size fliers: ‘Heartbreaking’
A change in Southwest Airlines’ seating policy has many advocates for the plus-size community saying the shift will create financial burdens and other barriers for this segment of the traveling…
Beverly Hills superintendent overrules plan to display Israeli flag
The superintendent of the Beverly Hills Unified School District overruled a plan approved by the Board of Education to display Israeli flags on all campuses during Jewish American Heritage Month,…
Newsom says he’ll increase CHP presence in major cities, touts progress on crime
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he would expand the deployment of special California Highway Patrol teams in major California cities to fight crime, even as he touted crime numbers…
Torrance Police agree to reforms with state after racist text scandal
The Torrance Police Department and the California Attorney General’s Office have entered into an “enforceable agreement” meant to reform the troubled agency following a scandal that led prosecutors to toss…
Trump adds Beverly Hills to his list of crime-ridden cities
President Trump this summer has railed against American cities he says are beset by crime and disorder. Los Angeles: “Lawless.” Chicago: “A killing field.” Baltimore: “A hell hole.” Washington: “Out…
Trump’s D.C. death penalty threat is a dangerous assault on civil rights
President Trump declared Tuesday that federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., should seek the death penalty for murders committed in the capital, claiming without explanation that “we have no choice.” “That’s…
Many fewer students, in just as many L.A. schools. Can the math work?
A steep drop in Los Angeles Unified student enrollment — 27% over about 10 years and 44% over about 20 — has not been matched by a proportionate drop in…
Federal grand jury indicts two SoCal medical staffers on charges of interfering with ICE raid
A federal grand jury has indicted two employees at a Ontario surgery center on charges of assaulting and interfering with U.S. immigration officers trying to detain landscapers who ran into…