Explosives found in SoCal boy’s home after school threat, officials say
A Santa Barbara County sheriff’s bomb squad was dispatched to the home of a youth after threats were…
Should California government records take years to be released?
Should government records take years to be released? Caltrans sends monthly extension emails Public records requests from KCRA…
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s attempt to take control of L.A.’s homelessness programs
A federal judge issued a scathing order Thursday blocking a gambit by the Trump administration to take control…
RFK Jr. rips L.A. homeless agencies, endorses faith-based alternatives
As a federal judge weighs whether to block the Trump administration’s suspension of the region’s lead homeless agency,…
Homelessness dropped 57% on Metro since 2024, count finds
Homelessness on Metro’s rail and bus system has dropped by 57% since 2024, the agency announced this week.…
World Cup was an L.A. public transit success. Can the Olympics dominate too?
Two years from now, the Olympics will have just wrapped up with the Paralympics on the horizon. Spectators…
California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires
A windowless warehouse in Northern California shelters pieces of the state’s forests. Icy air swirls and fogs around…
L.A.’s homeless authority is in a fight for its survival
The organization that has been the front line of the Los Angeles city and county response to homelessness…
Homelessness is up in L.A., dealing fresh setback to Mayor Karen Bass
The number of people living on the street — both in the city of Los Angeles and across…
ICE detentions spiked in June, targeting immigrants with no criminal records, new data show
Immigrants without criminal records make up 74% of the average daily population in California detention centers and 79%…
Machete-wielding man critically hurt by police outside O.C. hospital
A machete-wielding man was shot and critically injured by police outside an Orange County hospital on Wednesday morning…
More Californians can add driver’s license to their phones. Here’s how
The California Department of Motor Vehicles, long synonymous with slow lines and bureaucracy — immortalized by the sloths…