California has underestimated the epic potential of future floods
For more than a century, the Great Flood of 1862 has remained among California's worst natural disasters — a megastorm…
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Los Angeles Airbnb Law Failed to Stop Party House in My Neighborhood
To the editor: Her article about the Los Angeles rental home that the tenant secretly listed for sale on Airbnb…
For some incarcerated women, getting menstrual products is a nightmare
One of the things Alissa Moore remembers clearly from her time in prison is how the guards mocked her when…
Heat wave in the western US could start a sweltering summer
A major early-season heat wave heading toward western North America threatens to bring sweltering temperatures that could break records. Here,…
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…
Opinion: Was my favorite teacher gay? Maybe a belly dancer could figure it out.
Dear Mr. H: This is Raphael Simon. Rafi, as you may remember me. We last saw each other in 1982…
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County has detected mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus for the first time this year. The mosquitoes were recovered…
FLiRT subvariants of COVID are increasing. How bad will the California wave be?
As the new FLiRT family of coronavirus subvariants takes hold, early signs point to a summer surge in cases. So…
Swamp Dogg redefines bluegrass with soulful wisdom on 'Blackgrass'
Jerry Williams Jr. has a simple reason for deciding to record a bluegrass album: he doesn't know how much time…
What 20 years of data tell us about same-sex marriage
Twenty years ago this month, Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey exchanged wedding vows at Cambridge City Hall in Massachusetts and…