Arrests of Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants in California rose more than tenfold in a year, often at routine check-ins and almost always far from the public eye.
L.A.'s primary homeless agency claims less than half of the county's unhoused struggle with drug addiction and/or mental illness. Try 9 out of 10, former outreach workers say.
Facing $5,000 scans and $1,600 dental cleanings at home, Southern Californians are driving their dogs and cats across the border—or paying shuttles to do it for them.
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L.A.'s primary homeless agency claims less than half of the county's unhoused struggle with drug addiction and/or mental illness. Try 9 out of 10, former outreach workers say.
Facing $5,000 scans and $1,600 dental cleanings at home, Southern Californians are driving their dogs and cats across the border—or paying shuttles to do it for them.
Nithya Raman touts an astounding decline in unsheltered homelessness in her council district. What’s behind the single biggest number in L.A.’s mayoral race?
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The L.A. Department of Water and Power promises to lead the way to an affordable, clean energy future. Yet for three years it has sat idle while other utilities embraced a promising technology.
L.A. County has been adding bedrooms at a glacial pace of 0.4% per year. Will a spate of new pro-housing laws finally change that?