Commentary: From Wild West days to 2025, he safeguards L.A County Sheriff’s Department history
When an explosion killed three L.A. County sheriff’s deputies last month, Mike Fratantoni thought about 1857. A horse thief named Juan Flores broke out of San Quentin State Prison, joined…
Hate crime suspect arrested at UCLA after police find stolen posters, stun gun
UCLA police arrested a suspect on burglary and weapons charges, the department announced Sunday morning. The suspect was detained in Haines Hall on UCLA’s campus after police found stolen posters…
California’s wildfire moonshot: How new technology will defeat advancing flames
A bolt of lightning strikes deep inside a California forest in the middle of the night. The spark becomes a flame, and within seconds, a satellite dish swirling overhead picks…
Is Southern California prepared to avoid a ‘Day Zero’ water crisis?
Over the last century, Southern California has grown and thrived by accessing water from faraway sources including the Colorado River, the Eastern Sierra’s streams and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.…
Canyon fire more than 60% contained as firefighters make ‘good progress’
The Canyon fire in Ventura County was 62% contained as of Sunday morning, with firefighters making “good progress” extinguishing the blaze, according to fire authorities. The blaze has stopped growing…
Salvaging a crumbling California coastline required some radical thinking
When the fires this year upended Los Angeles and put into question what it even means to return to normal, I was reminded of a chapter in “California Against the…
Will we ever get enough housing? Here are reasons to say ‘yes’
Over the last century, L.A.’s love affair with the single-family home has created a suburban sprawl of epic proportions. Three bedrooms. A white-picket fence. A square of grass for the…
Commentary: Prepare to say a frond farewell to Los Angeles’ palm trees
Call forth the mourners from far and wide. And remind them to bring their chainsaws. We gather to prepare ourselves to bid a frond farewell to Los Angeles’ palm trees.…
#Strong is a recovery scam. California’s future demands something more
Joyce Birdwell survived the North Complex fire in 2020, though it devoured her home, and a life she loved, in the mountain town of Berry Creek. Her partner, Art Linfoot,…
Commentary: When the going gets tough for L.A., our city rallies like no other
Los Angeles has portals to its future sprinkled across the city: Silicon Beach. Hollywood. Public schools. The ruins of Pacific Palisades. What goes on inside at City Hall and the…