An ode to the bird of paradise, the official flower of the city of Los Angeles
In our house, beauty had different names. This was in 1995, when we lived on 58th Place, in the upstairs…
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Heat wave to roast Southern California for several more days
The record-breaking heat wave sweeping through Southern California will continue through the weekend, delivering a miserable mix of triple-digit highs…
How California's high child care costs are a war on families
In Los Angeles and elsewhere in the country, a home's square footage used to be the ultimate reflection of wealth…
Taking “letting the states decide abortion” to its logical conclusion
September 5, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Imagine the trend continues after the U.S. Supreme Court left…
'Coup!' Review: Class Struggle Born Out of Pandemic and Inequality
In late 2020, a wave of films began to speak to the COVID-19 pandemic, either explicitly or unintentionally through the…
Editorial: Congress should expand Internet service relief program
This month more than 23 million homes will lose affordable internet access as part of a pandemic-era federal program that…
How to Know If You're Still Ahead of a Middle Class Tax Refund
Here's a statistic that's hard to understand: More than 600,000 low- to moderate-income Californians haven't touched the free cash the…
As water rates rise, lawmakers seek funding for assistance
In California and across the country, household water rates have increased as utilities invest to upgrade aging infrastructure, secure future…
Alabama frozen embryo ruling portends a theocratic future
February 22, 2024 10:37 am (Pacific Time) To the editor: The Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos are real…
In my Jamaican Mexican house we make Jerk chicken tamales.
In 1985 my mother received a phone call from the wrong number. When she answered she had no idea that…