An intertribal commission will co-manage Chuckwalla National Monument
Chuckwalla National Monument is more than an epic expanse of towering rocks, hidden canyons, ghost flowers, smoke trees and its namesake lizard. One of America’s newest protected public lands is…
USC interim president is ‘optimistic’ despite unprecedented financial crisis
The University of Southern California is in the throes of its most aggressive cost-cutting drive in memory — a grinding period of financial austerity that has shaken the university’s moneyed…
‘Herd immunity’: A coastal community wants to become fireproof after the Palisades fire
Sunset Mesa, the scenic neighborhood tucked on a bluff between Malibu and Pacific Palisades, might never be the same in the wake of the Palisades fire. But resident Karen Martinez…
Elderly were abandoned at senior facilities during Eaton fire. Regulators slam operators
They were forgotten amid the frantic evacuation of two senior care facilities, according to state investigators, leaving the elderly women in immediate danger as the smoke and flames of the…
L.A. may cap rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments at 3%. Landlords cry foul
Valerie Valentine bought a triplex in South Los Angeles two weeks ago, and already she wonders whether she made a terrible investment. Bills are immediately adding up for the small-time…
Western states miss key deadline in Colorado River negotiations
Negotiators for seven Western states said they are making progress in ongoing talks over how to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River, but they provided no specifics. A…
South Pasadena accidentally sends emergency alert test across L.A.
Shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, phones across Los Angeles County lighted up with an emergency alert test, the latest example of challenges that cities are experiencing with wireless emergency alert…
Tense air traffic control audio captures jets’ near-miss at LAX
A near-collision between two passenger planes departing from Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 31 highlighted concerns about the safety of flying during an ongoing government shutdown. Shortly before 4…
Trump wants oil drilling off the coast of California. No one else does
The Trump administration reportedly has plans to open the waters off California’s coast to new oil and gas drilling for the first time in four decades, drawing swift condemnation from…
Poll shows rising concern about healthcare in California
Californians are overwhelmingly concerned about the costs of healthcare, and most want better access to mental health services, according to a poll released last month. The survey, commissioned by the…