Endorsement: Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD District 1 Board
Voters in Los Angeles Unified District 1, which includes much of South Los Angeles, Mid-City and Koreatown, need an experienced…
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Opinion: How one California community coped with the Puente fire
On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked grim for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel…
Opinion: What does environmental justice look like? 20 years of struggle
Just a short drive from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a low-income, minority community of 115,500 people,…
Approval: Yes on Proposition 5. It is very difficult to raise local taxes
In California, most elections are decided by simple majority, including those for governor, mayor and statewide referendum proposals. But the…
Rite Aid's response to Compton store theft: locking up all products
For years, Southern California stores have been locking up high-priced items to deter thieves. But the Rite Aid supermarket at…
Trump attacks are just the beginning. Imagine what will happen after the election
Last week we met with other academics at Ground Zero for a summit on terrorism and political violence. The mood…
Approval: Adrin Nazarian for City Council District 2
The primary election for Los Angeles City Council District 2 in the eastern San Fernando Valley was stacked with seven…
'Grab a rake, get dirty and then you'll be protecting the earth'
In 2022, I was nominated by Sheila Kuehl to serve on the first ever LA County Youth Climate Commission. While…
How can we avoid drowning in garbage?
Edward Humes thinks a lot about trash and how we should deal with it. “Garbology,” the Pulitzer Prize-winner’s book about…
Firefighters make progress on Southern California wildfires
Amid a record-breaking heat wave, firefighters in Southern California have struggled over the past week to contain three major wildfires…