Editorial: California's plastic bag ban accidentally created another trash problem
California banned single-use plastic shopping bags in 2016, becoming the first state to adopt this important environmental measure. In the…
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'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…
At CatCon, some pounce on JD Vance for 'childless cat ladies' comment
The annual gathering of cat owners at the Pasadena Convention Center, known as CatCon, kicked off Saturday morning. Inside the…
The problem with calling Trump and Vance weird
Democratic politicians and pundits have recently begun calling Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, “weird.”…
Will global warming turn Los Angeles into San Bernardino?
Imagine it's a Saturday morning in Santa Monica in the year 2080. You make your coffee, open your front door,…
'Dangerous and exhausting': Seniors on using cumbersome LAX-it system
August 4, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: We have traveled all over the world, in both developing…
The largely invisible presidential campaign in rural Michigan
EVART, Michigan — Brandy Jones and Justin Patterson were hoping to find a restaurant that offered prime rib on the…
Does Trump understand that people can be mixed race?
August 4, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Let’s be clear that Vice President Kamala Harris is a…
As San Francisco clears homeless encampments, where will people go?
SAN FRANCISCO – A week into what Mayor London Breed called a “very aggressive” effort to clear out homeless encampments…
'I love my black job': Simone Biles criticises Trump's comments on immigrants
Simone Biles may be a little busy in Paris this week, but the great American gymnast seems to be keeping…