As Los Angeles fire victims rebuild, let's make safety the first priority
Fires continue to burn, ominous wind warnings abound, and in devastated communities, residents search through the rubble for belongings and…
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Support: Los Angeles Charter Amendment FF is a pension giveaway
The FF Amendment to the Bylaws has flown under the radar, and perhaps that is by design. At a time…
I had to close my iconic Los Angeles restaurant in 1990. Let's hope Langer's survives.
September 6, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Your articles about Langer's Deli and the sad state of…
Los Angeles City Council upholds Bass veto, kills police discipline proposal
A divided Los Angeles City Council opted not to override the first veto of Mayor Karen Bass' administration, effectively killing…
Editorial: LAPD disciplinary action offers only minor reforms
This month, the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to ask voters to approve changes to the disciplinary system…
Los Angeles water decision expected to help Mono Lake
Los Angeles city leaders have announced plans to take a limited amount of water from the streams that feed Mono…
Los Angeles could end COVID vaccination rule for city employees
Los Angeles could soon end the requirement that city employees get vaccinated against COVID-19. City officials recommend that the Los…
Los Angeles' Chinatown helped reinvent Southern California
For nearly 150 years, Los Angeles has been both an idea and a place. Even before the rise of Hollywood,…
Editorial: City action needed to improve how LAPD fires officers
If Los Angeles is going to improve its disciplinary process for police officer misconduct (as it should, so the chief…
San Francisco Art Institute campus sold to nonprofit, including Diego Rivera mural
About a year after filing for bankruptcy, the historic San Francisco Art Institute, home to a famous multimillion-dollar mural, was…