'The pendulum has swung': Supervisors signal change at Men's Central Jail
In the summer of 2019, justice reformers celebrated when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors scrapped a controversial $1.7…
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First West Nile virus death in years reported in Bay Area
The first mosquito-related death in the Bay Area and the detection of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in Southern California…
Newsom urges counties to expand guardianship laws to help homeless people
California Governor Gavin Newsom is urging California counties to implement a new law that would make it easier to appoint…
Editorial: Los Angeles County shows the city that reform doesn't have to be difficult
Let's compare how the City and County of Los Angeles have handled government reform recently. In less than a week,…
Orange County mosquito samples are positive for West Nile virus
Another county in Southern California has confirmed the discovery of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus. They were the first…
Voters could be asked to reform Los Angeles County government this November
Voters could be asked to dramatically reform the way Los Angeles County is governed by nearly doubling the size of…
Editorial: Los Angeles County cities should not criminalize homeless people after ruling
Just hours after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson last week, allowing cities and counties…
Puente Hills Regional Park receives $12.5 million grant
Efforts to turn a former landfill into Los Angeles County's first regional park in decades have received a boost in…
Here's where you can cool off during the heat this holiday weekend
Four “surge” cooling centers are opening in Los Angeles to help people escape what is expected to be an excessively…
After five years of increases, count finds fewer people living on Los Angeles streets
After rising for the past five years, overall homelessness leveled off in Los Angeles this year, with fewer people living…